Product Developer

Are you looking for a great career and want to make your mark?
Please keep on reading but don’t just take our word for it. We’ve interviewed colleagues around the world about their jobs, the Mölnlycke unique culture and Mölnlycke people and it is simply A great company to work for!
Could you help improve healthcare outcomes around the world?
If the answer is yes, you think just like us and should apply for this exciting opportunity that we have below.
We are now recruiting for a Product developer to join our Gloves R&D team.
Would you like to work in an exciting and innovative environment with the possibility to make an impact at Mölnlycke Headquarters in Gothenburg?
As the Gloves Product Developer you will integrate customer needs and voices into the product development projects and roadmap. You will be leading the identification, development and implementation of new products in order to meet customer needs and growth goals.
This position will be a subject matter expert in gloves customers, product development, and project management. In addition, the role will implement ideation, concept development, and evaluation to identify customer-preferred solutions. Also you will execute development and commercialization activities to bring solutions to market.
In this position you will partner with R&D team members and external partners to identify and develop enabling technologies to support the innovation projects.
This roles gives you the opportunity and requires that you will have the possibility to travel globally now and then and to have a flexible schedule due to working across multiple time zones.

Key Accountabilities:
Identify and connect customer needs to product solutions through generating new ideas, refining concepts, and commercializing new products.
Initiatate and analyze research to develop the right solutions.
Project co-leadership, with marketing function, to establish project scope and strategy; managing stage-gate process.
Lead projects within the product development process to enable smooth transition in the introduction of new products to manufacturing; with cross-functional input, establish project scope, develop timeline and deliverables, identify resource needs, and manage project implementation accordingly.
Plan and execute VOC and customer feedback at identified milestones in the development process.
Support the development of product and project roadmap for Innovation and new products.
Secure necessary IP for own products and monitor IP environment to ensure manufacturability and deliverability of own products.
Identify and develop new and improvements to product development and project management tools, processes, and ways of working.
Plan and formulate all aspects of assigned product development projects such as objectives, purpose of projects, application cost of projects, equipment and resources needed.
Follow project planning processes and procedures. Provide updates on project status, timeline, and resourcing. Identify and mitigate project risks and challenges.
Provide budgetary estimates and manage projects according to committed budgeting decisions.
Co-operation with R&D and cross-functional partners to develop solutions and deliver project scope.
Engage and manage stakeholders throughout the project, aligning on scope and project strategic direction and conducting routine updates.


Capabilities, Qualifications & Experience:
Bachelor’s degree preferably in Engineering or technical field. Masters or PhD preferred.
Advanced certifications in Project Management or Product Development will be an added advantage.
5+ years of overall experience in product development
3+ years of overall experience in medical device
Experience with a variety of innovation practices including voice of customer, front end innovation, ideation and design
Experience leading projects and teams delivering new products to the market
Preferrable to have experience of leading cross functional projects in an international – multicultural environment.


Core competencies:
Ability to create actionable projects from high level goals
Project management tools, processes and skills
Communication Skills with internal or external stakeholders at different levels of business.
Analytical Skills to support decision-making based on supporting evidence.
Strong Organizational Skills to execute and manage project deliverables.
Knowledge of Global Regulatory Requirements and standards related to medical devices.
Independent and critical thinking.
Teamwork in a global cross-cultural environment
Fluent English written and spoken


This roles requires that you will have the possibility to travel globally now and then and to have a flexible schedule due to working across multiple time zones.
About Mölnlycke
Mölnlycke is a world-leading medical solutions company. We design and supply solutions to enhance performance at every point of care – from the hospital to the home proven it every day.

We specialise in:
Wound management: including dressings with Safetac® such as Mepitel® and Mepilex®
Preventing pressure ulcers: with Mepilex® Border used prophylactically and devices to help turn and re-position patients
Surgical solutions: including Mölnlycke trays, HiBi® antiseptics and Biogel® surgical gloves


Mölnlycke was founded in 1849. Nowadays our solutions are available in around 100 countries; we’re the number one global provider of advanced wound care and single-use surgical products; and we’re Europe’s largest provider of customised trays. Our headquarters are in Gothenburg, Sweden and we have about 7,800 employees around the world.

If this sounds like you and you feel you have what it takes to succeed in this role, we want to hear from you!

www.molnlycke.com/careers