Investigator in Cosmetics and Tattoo Inks

At the Medical Products Agency, we make a difference together. In life and for life. We work for the health of people and animals, for a better Sweden today and in the future. Do you want to work with socially important issues and contribute to ensuring consumers have safe cosmetic products? Are you interested in how legislation meets a rapidly changing digital trading environment? Then you might be the one we are looking for.

Our Operations

The Unit for Cosmetics, Medical Products, and Narcotics is part of the supervisory area and consists of three groups: cosmetics, illegal drugs, and narcotics. We are now looking for a driven and analytical supervisory investigator to work with market control of cosmetic products and tattoo inks. With us, you play an important role in ensuring that products on the market are safe and comply with applicable regulations, and that new sales methods and channels are handled effectively and legally.

The group's work also includes EU work, collaboration with customs and other authorities, supervisory guidance to municipalities, inspection of cosmetic manufacturing, investigation of reports on adverse effects of cosmetic products, drafting new regulations, and responding to inquiries from the public, businesses, and media. Within the group for cosmetic products and tattoo inks, we independently manage cases with continuous collaboration and anchoring with colleagues within the group.

Your Responsibilities

As an investigator, you will collect and analyze information, make scientific and legal assessments, write investigations, and make or prepare decisions. You will follow developments in e-commerce and digital tools and contribute to developing both market control and future legislation.

You will work with supervision and guidance regarding both cosmetic products and tattoo inks. Your work will involve reviewing and analyzing information from both traditional and digital sales channels, applying relevant legislation, and collaborating with other authorities, industry actors, and internal colleagues.

The work is varied and includes many different parts. Therefore, you need to be able to manage multiple ongoing tasks simultaneously and actively prioritize together with your manager and colleagues.

Your Background

We are looking for someone with an academic background in natural sciences or medicine who is interested in the supervision of cosmetics and tattoo inks. You should have experience in investigative or supervisory work, preferably from a government agency, and you should have experience interpreting, applying, and communicating legislation. You should have a good ability to work in digital environments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously. We also appreciate an understanding of new digital sales forms such as marketplaces and dropshipping. You express yourself well in both spoken and written Swedish and English.

Your Personal Qualities

You are responsible, have good collaboration skills, and appreciate a modest working style. We strive to continuously develop and improve our working methods, and therefore we are looking for a person who approaches new challenges with curiosity and enjoys participating in and driving change. An important part of the work involves shaping and communicating information, so we see that you have good communication skills, where you can respectfully and clearly discuss and respond to others' questions and requests in both speech and writing. You are structured and solution-oriented, have good self-awareness, and actively contribute to a good atmosphere in the workplace. We place great importance on personal qualities.

Good to Know

Application deadline: 2026-04-07
Employment type: Permanent
Start date: September 1 or by agreement
Unit: Unit for Cosmetics, Medical Products, and Narcotics
Diary number: 2.4.1-2026-019637

We apply a 6-month probationary period. We value diversity and welcome applicants from different backgrounds.

At the Medical Products Agency, you will have good conditions for work-life balance. We offer you, among other things, flexible working hours, favorable vacation conditions, wellness benefits, and wellness during working hours. To the extent that work tasks allow, there is the possibility to work partially remotely by agreement with your manager.

Read more about the benefits you get with us here: Benefits with us (https://www.lakemedelsverket.se/sv/om-lakemedelsverket/jobba-pa-lakemedelsverket/formaner-hos-oss)

The Medical Products Agency is a preparedness authority, which means that we conduct certain background checks in connection with recruitments. You will need to verify your identity and present your diploma and relevant certificates during a possible interview. All permanently employed staff at the Medical Products Agency are placed within the agency in case of war.

Contact

You are welcome to contact group manager Stina Wallin Ottoson. You can also contact the union representatives Jonas Walldén, Saco, and Pia Wictor, ST. We are all available by phone at 018-17 46 00 or by email at [email protected].

More about the Medical Products Agency

You may not think about the Medical Products Agency often, but we can promise that you encounter us in your daily life. The results of what we do are visible in pharmacies, hospitals, at the veterinarian, and in your bathroom cabinet. We ensure that you and everyone else in Sweden have access to safe and effective medicines and medical devices, from band-aids and pregnancy tests to walkers and apps. We do this by approving and granting permits, monitoring and controlling, and by informing and advising. We who work at the Medical Products Agency are proud of our important societal mission: to contribute to the health of the Swedish people and animals.

Read more about our mission and what it means to work at the Medical Products Agency here: Work at the Medical Products Agency (https://www.lakemedelsverket.se/sv/om-lakemedelsverket/jobba-pa-lakemedelsverket)

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