R&D Project Manager

R&D Project Manager
Malmö
We need a project manager who will bring innovation to the market, with complete project ownership while guiding the project teams to success!
Maybe you have a good job today, but would feel more motivated by making products that truly helps and makes a difference to people in need?
Perhaps you also want to work with new technologies and would like to see it implemented in those products? Alright, keep on reading this then…
You will join our R&D team in Malmö, where we are developing new medical beds, bathing solutions and safe patient handling equipment. In this important role as R&D Project Manager, you will work close to the development team, taking responsibility from start to end, ensuring that the product is developed towards the expected outcome.
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Arjo is a globally minded company with a Swedish heritage, where a thriving international environment is driven by Swedish leadership culture. As a company that puts people at the heart of everything we do, Arjo employees are our partners in our mission to improve lives. Explore challenging and rewarding careers in a wide range of specialties across our global network.


What does Kajsa Haraldsson, Director of Hygiene and Medical Beds say about Arjo?
"I started at Arjo 15 years ago as an engineer. I was drawn to the fact that I could make a difference in people’s life through design of Arjo products, and particularly intrigued by the many interfaces between technology and human interaction in our products.
At Arjo we invest in the physical work environment where creativity and teams can thrive. We also look after our employees' mental health and today have a flexible workplace approach which for many makes it easier to find time for all parts in life.
We have an open and prestigeless culture, where everyone’s opinion counts and where we are all curious to learn from each other. We believe in empowering each other as a tool for personal growth."


Main tasks as Project Manager
You will secure the execution of product development projects, meeting time, quality and cost objectives. You will often work with a team at an early stage to define product and functionality that will meet market and customer requirements. Developing different prototypes builds with new technical innovation, and finally concretize and execute on your plan.
You will typically be managing 1-2 projects at the time, depending on size. Typical projects have between 10-40 participants, consisting of specialists within marketing, clinical, mechanical, industrial design, electronics, software and process engineering, design assurance, regulatory, supply chain, procurement and launch management.
Key responsibilities
Responsible for the execution of product development projects, ensuring that the products developed meet the required quality, performance, deadlines and established costs
Ensure cross functional collaboration between R&D and all other functional areas involved in the development of new products
Lead the team to continuously improve the processes and develop a continuous improvement culture

Location: Malmö
Reporting to: Director of Hygiene and Medical Beds


What does Jakob Ringström, Senior Project Manager say about working at Arjo?
"Working at R&D at Arjo is very exciting and I still feel after 5 years that there are much more to learn. I really enjoy working with all the nice and motivated colleagues.
What I found interesting about Arjo is that it is a global company with head office in malmö, we have our own production and, the width of the technical challenges and products that really are doing good for the world.
We are a focused team that have a lot of fun and take pride in what we do. We listen to each other and together find the best way forward."


Qualifications
Technical educational background e.g. within electronics or mechanical engineering
Worked as a project manager for at least 3 years and launched several physical products with technical complexity and a clear end-user
Fluent in English, both spoken and written

Meritorious experiences
Medical devices development, with understanding of regulations, standards, and other regulations that apply to medical device development and design controls
Documented project management education such as PMI certification

The ideal candidate
To succeed in the position, you have a technical competence and ability to drive problem solving and planning of projects containing mechanical, electronic and software development. We believe that you need to have a structured way of working and act proactively, having eye of sight on the end goal. It’s essential to understand and combine technology to clinical and business needs and to be a strong communicator with the ability to explain complex technical info to non-technical stakeholders.
If you also are positive and an energetic team player with a “can-do attitude” and have the ability to lead, engage and energize a development team, then you definitely are of interest for us at Arjo.


Contact and application
In this recruitment we are working with recruitment consultant Christofer Dahlman, tel. 0702-469300 and Sara Persson, tel. 0720-712688 at Intenso Teknikrekrytering.
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Arjo - With people in mind
Arjo is a globally minded company with a Swedish heritage, where a thriving international environment is driven by Swedish leadership culture. As a company that puts people at the heart of everything we do, Arjo employees are our partners in our mission to improve lives. Explore challenging and rewarding careers in a wide range of specialties across our global network.