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Do you want to make a life-saving difference to the health of people and animals? Come and work with us at the Swedish Medical Products Agency!

Do you have a strong interest and commitment to issues related to the use of medicines? We are looking for you who want to contribute to our operations regarding medicine accessibility.

Our Operations

The Unit for Medicine Accessibility is part of the Operations Area Usage. We consist of just over 20 employees. The unit carries out both ongoing work and development and investigative activities. Today, we have several ongoing development projects and government assignments concerning preparedness and accessibility issues for medicines. The unit also collaborates with other member states within the EU and contributes actively to working groups within the European Medicines Agency (EMA) regarding accessibility.

The unit is tasked with leading and coordinating the Swedish Medical Products Agency's work regarding medicine accessibility. We do this, among other things, by:

• continuously providing information on sales interruptions for medicines
• providing a structure for coordination between actors within healthcare and actors within the medicine supply chain regarding critical or potentially critical shortage situations
• producing situation reports on remaining stock
• providing information on regulatory prerequisites for handling shortage situations to actors within healthcare and actors within the medicine supply chain.

We need more employees to be able to carry out our important mission!

Your Responsibilities

We are looking for you who have a strong interest and commitment to issues related to the use of medicines. Your work will revolve around questions concerning the availability of medicines. This primarily means that you will ensure that reports of sales interruptions are reviewed, investigated, and published externally. The work includes producing situation reports on remaining stock and, if necessary, providing additional information to external target groups. You will also contribute with administrative support to the unit regarding, among other things, sanction cases, disclosure cases, and our main diary. It may become relevant to participate in and/or lead various types of collaboration meetings with actors within the medicine supply. The work is independent but is often carried out in close cooperation with other functions and investigators within the unit. Supporting other projects and investigations at the agency-wide level, as well as participating in collaborations with other authorities and actors, may also be relevant in this position.

Your Background

We are looking for you who have a degree from a university or college in pharmacy or another relevant natural science education. You have a few years of experience working with medicine information and usage. You are accustomed to gathering, analyzing, and summarizing information from various sources and communicating it further based on the different needs of target groups. You have good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written, and have the ability to write text in a balanced and objective manner in collaboration with others. You are computer literate, and it is an advantage if you have worked with document management and administrative planning. Experience from collaborating with actors both within and outside your own organization is also an advantage.

Your Personal Qualities

You are structured, meticulous, service-oriented, and have good communication skills. Since the position involves many internal and external contacts, it is important that you enjoy working in a team and can build good relationships. You take initiative and have a good ability to execute and drive activities to completion. By being receptive, open, and unpretentious, you contribute to a trusting and productive work climate. We place great emphasis on personal qualities.

Good to Know

Last application date: 2026-07-06

Employment type: Permanent

Start date: By agreement

Unit: Medicine Accessibility

Case number: 2.4.1-2026-050062

We apply a 6-month probationary period.

We value diversity and welcome applicants with different backgrounds.

At the Swedish Medical Products Agency, you get good conditions for balance in life. We offer you, among other things, flexible working hours, favorable holiday terms, fitness benefits, and fitness 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 a preparedness authority, which means that we conduct certain background checks in connection with recruitments. You will need to prove your identity and present degree certificates and relevant documents at a possible interview. All permanent staff at the Swedish Medical Products Agency are assigned to wartime duties within the authority.

Contact

You are welcome to contact acting unit manager Eva Pettersson or group manager Maria Wanrud. 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 by email at [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 result of what we do is noticeable at pharmacies, hospitals, at the veterinarian's, and in your bathroom cabinet. We ensure that you and everyone else in Sweden have access to safe and effective medicines and medical devices, everything from plasters and pregnancy tests to rollators and apps. We do this by approving and granting permits, monitoring and controlling, and by informing and giving advice. We who work at the Swedish Medical Products Agency are proud of our important societal mission: to contribute to Swedish human 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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