R&D Manager Packaging & Artwork Design

Do you want to help shape the future of sustainable packaging and labelling development in the medical device industry? Do you have experience in packaging or product development? If you above that have a passion for leadership, this position as the R&D Manager Packaging & Artwork Design could be a great opportunity for you! Please apply as soon as possible as we will have an ongoing review of candidates.
In Wound Care at Mölnlycke Health Care, we help to prevent, manage and accelerate the healing of wounds. Continuing to invest in a sustainable future, Mölnlycke Health Care is now hiring a Manager to the newly formed Packaging & Artwork Design group to play a critical role in our Wound Care R&D Product Engineering team.
We are looking for a leader to set direction, motivate & inspire, be authentic, develop talent & capabilities and with the ability to lead experienced co-workers. You will lead a team of passionate engineers in the development and implementation of new packaging solutions, in labelling and design changes and maintenance of existing solutions. This in order to meet customer needs, to increase competitiveness and sustainability, for compliance reasons or to secure supply. To manage the position you will need to be creative, perseverant, positive and solution oriented.
The position is full-time and based in our global HQ in Gothenburg. Parts of the team are located in our sites in Mikkeli and Oldham.

Key Accountabilities:
Lead the team in meeting their objectives in
compliant artwork and packaging documentation in new development and change projects
maintaining and developing knowledge of packaging materials
securing supply for existing packaging solutions by working with internal partners and material suppliers
Drive continuous improvements in processes and ways of working
Develop capabilities in the team to meet future challenges in quality, supply, legislation, etc
Own the packaging supplier base in collaboration with procurement and SQA
Drive the packaging sustainability agenda for Wound Care

Capabilities, Qualifications & Experience:
Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry, life science or equivalent
Minimum 10 years of work experience from product or packaging solution development – whereof at least 5 years within the medical device industry sector
Knowledge and experience from
packaging suppliers, materials, design and converting
artwork/labelling requirements and technologies
Design/Change control as well as other medical device and packaging regulatory/quality requirements
Experience from working with PLM systems
Strong communication skills
Strong leadership and team work skills
Fluent in English both written and spoken
General business acumen
Experience from sustainability work is beneficial



Apart from making a world of difference by optimizing and developing packaging for wound care products you’ll get…
The opportunity to help improve patients’ lives globally
You will be part of a dynamic team in a global company
A work environment where you will get space for your ideas and you are encouraged to pursue new challenges
An open, friendly and fair working atmosphere
Attractive career-growth perspectives
In a near future, you’ll be joining us at our new HQ in GoCo Health Innovation City, fitted with state-of-the-art laboratory facilities
Extra focus on employee wellbeing – it might be a given, but we take it extra seriously at Mölnlycke
Training is important at Mölnlycke as well as the experiences you have and the colleagues around you. You’ll have a variety of opportunities to stretch yourself and develop new skills



Here are just a few examples of how we’ll take care of you:
Activities organized by our internal health and wellbeing organization Mölnlyckan
The opportunity to join our CSR and volunteer activities for Operation Smile
Mobile IT equipment and an annual bonus in addition to your monthly salary
A compensation package with generous benefits, such as company health care, company pension plan, travel expense reimbursement, employee benefits platform on products and services and more



Your work-life balance
We have a flexible work from home policy.
Our approach to diversity and inclusion
We strive to have a diverse mix of people from different cultures, ages, geographies and genders, to reflect the world in which we operate and to facilitate innovative thinking across the business.
About Mölnlycke
Mölnlycke is a world-leading medical products and solutions company that equips healthcare professionals to achieve the best patient, clinical and economic outcomes.
Our business is organised in the four business areas Wound Care, Operating Room Solutions, Gloves and Antiseptics, where customer centricity, sustainability and digitalisation are at the heart of everything we do.
Mölnlycke employs around 8,400 people. The company headquarters are in Gothenburg, Sweden and we operate in more than 100 countries worldwide. Since 2007, the company has been part of Investor AB, an engaged owner of high-quality, global companies which was founded by the Wallenberg family in 1916. For more information, please visit www.molnlycke.com and www.molnlycke.com/careers

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