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At the Swedish Medical Products Agency (Läkemedelsverket), we make a difference together. In life and for life. We work for the health of humans and animals, for a better Sweden today and in the future.

We at the Regulatory Affairs Unit of the Swedish Medical Products Agency are looking for a new colleague who, together with us, wants to contribute to ensuring that approved medicines are safe and effective.

Our operations

The Regulatory Affairs Unit is part of the Business Area Permits. We are approximately 50 employees divided into three groups: new application, variation, and follow-up groups. We are responsible for regulatory investigation, advice, and coordination of, among other things, new applications, variations, and renewals of marketing authorizations. We are now looking for a Regulatory Affairs Officer for a fixed-term position in the follow-up group.

Your responsibilities

As a Regulatory Affairs Officer, you are responsible for the regulatory assessment of applications and act as a regulatory expert for certain types of cases. The role includes answering and guiding on regulatory questions internally and externally. You have a coordinating role for each individual case within the Swedish Medical Products Agency, towards pharmaceutical companies and authorities in Europe. You handle several cases in parallel, which places demands on your ability to plan, prioritize, coordinate, and communicate. You ensure that investigations are carried out on time, in good collaboration with expert functions, in accordance with current laws and guidelines, and that the results are communicated and documented correctly. The work also includes administration, such as schedules, templates, and quality review of documentation.

Your background

You are a pharmacist or have a Master of Pharmacy degree (Farm. mag.). You have a very good ability to assimilate information and express yourself orally and in writing in Swedish and English. You generally have good IT skills and find it easy to adapt to new systems. You have experience working with regulatory procedures and have case-handling experience from a public authority.

Your personal qualities

You are flexible and solution-oriented and are open to changed conditions and situations. You have a very good ability to prioritize, structure, and complete work within set timeframes. You are receptive and enjoy collaborating with others to achieve common results. You have a very good ability to compile and structure information and can communicate it in a trustworthy manner.

We place great emphasis on personal qualities.

Good to know

Last application date: 2026-06-18

Employment type: Fixed-term 12 months

Start date: As agreed

Unit: Regulatory Affairs Unit

Reference number: 2.4.1-2026-046466

We value diversity and welcome applicants with different backgrounds.

At the Swedish Medical Products Agency, you are given good conditions for balance in life. We offer you, among other things, flextime, favorable holiday terms, wellness benefits, and wellness during working hours. To the extent that the duties allow, there is an opportunity to work partially remotely after agreement with the manager.

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

The Swedish Medical Products Agency is an emergency preparedness authority, which means that we conduct certain background checks in connection with recruitment. You will need to prove your identity and present your degree certificate and relevant certificates during a potential interview. All permanent staff at the Swedish Medical Products Agency are assigned to war-time duties within the authority.

Contact

You are welcome to contact Group Manager Bodil Grantinger. 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 reachable via email [email protected].

More about the Swedish Medical Products Agency

You might not think about the Swedish Medical Products Agency very often, but we can promise that you will encounter us in your daily life. The results of what we do are noticeable at 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 plasters and pregnancy tests to rollators and apps. We do this by approving and granting permits, monitoring and controlling, and by informing and advising. We who work at the Swedish Medical Products Agency are proud of our important societal mission: to contribute to Swedish public and animal health.

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

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This recruitment is conducted entirely through the Swedish Medical Products Agency. We therefore decline phone calls from recruitment agencies and advertising salespeople.