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Do you want to work with product development in an international environment within Medtech?

Orkla Wound Care is looking for a Product Developer & Project Manager for its headquarters in Solna. We are looking for you who have a project management profile and are a civil engineer or equivalent with a focus on materials science or chemical engineering. This is a chance to work as a product developer within medical technology in a broad role with great development potential. In the role, you work in an international environment as Orkla has factories and offices in several locations in Europe.

Orkla Health Wound Care develops, manufactures, and markets consumer products within wound care and first aid for both workplaces and industrial customers. The company has a strong tradition of its own product development and innovation and has played an important role in shaping the category of consumer wound care and first aid. Well-known brands within the category are Salvequick, Salvelox, and Norgesplaster within the B2C segment, and Cederroth First Aid and Snögg within B2B.

Within the Wound Care Category, approx. 35 people work at the office in Solna, where a total of approx. 220 employees work within Orkla's different product segments, with leading positions in the Nordics and a strong international presence.

The position is located in Solna Business Park and is a temporary position for approx. 12 months during parental leave. We warmly welcome your application; selection takes place on an ongoing basis.

About the role

Orkla Wound Care works with the entire value chain, and you will be part of making a difference in our operations! We offer an stimulating work environment in modern premises with an activity-based and flexible way of working where you work with competent colleagues from several Orkla companies. Orkla offers good development opportunities in an inspiring culture where you have the opportunity to grow and create value together with others. You will be part of the global Wound Care category and you report to the Head of Innovation & Product Development.

In the role, you are responsible for:

• Developing products and improving materials
• Leading improvement projects related to products on the European market
• Creating project documentation and technical product documentation
• Performing simple laboratory tests in connection with product development
• Identifying new materials with a focus on sustainability and cost optimization

In your role, you have extensive contacts both externally and internally, and you develop and design products together with colleagues within marketing, procurement, quality, regulatory, and production.

Who are you?

We believe you are at the beginning of your career with a few years of relevant work experience. For this position, good knowledge of English is required, as well as preferably one of the Nordic languages. Good knowledge of Microsoft Office is a requirement.

Furthermore, it is meritorious if you have:

• Experience from a development department within medical technology
• Experience and interest in the construction or design of new products
• Experience of different types of manufacturing methods
• Experience of laboratory work, material analyses, stability studies, as well as planning and execution of verification against established requirements
• Experience of risk analysis

We are looking for you who thrive in an innovative environment with engaged colleagues and who as a person are proactive, initiative-taking, goal-oriented, and have a strong inherent drive. Furthermore, you have a structured, careful, and responsible approach to your work and you enjoy handling many parallel tasks. You have a good ability to analyze problems and come up with sustainable solutions, and you contribute with a positive and flexible attitude. A prerequisite for you to succeed in the role is that you find it easy to collaborate and communicate with people from different backgrounds and functions.

About Orkla Health

Orkla Health is a leading Nordic brand company within consumer health, with strong positions within Omega-3, wound care, and oral care. With exports to over 24 markets outside Europe and distribution in more than 60 markets globally, we generate an annual turnover of approx. 6 billion NOK.

Orkla Health has a commercial presence in the Nordics, the Baltic states, and Poland, as well as representation in several additional countries. Our products are sold via pharmacies, grocery retail, directly to the consumer, as well as through contract manufacturing.

For more information about the role, please contact:

Krishan Johansson Haque, PhD

Sr Recruitment Consultant, QRIOS Life Science & Engineering

T: +46 720701653

E: [email protected]