Research Scientist

Swedish Match är ett börsnoterat bolag på den internationella marknaden. Vi utvecklar, tillverkar och säljer både moderna och traditionella produkter av högsta kvalitet under välkända varumärken inom segmenten Rökfria produkter och Tändprodukter. För att snabbt kunna möta förändrade marknadsförutsättningar arbetar vi innovativt, flexibelt och hållbart. Att erbjuda tobakskonsumenter alternativ till cigaretter är kärnan i det vi gör. Därför är vi på Swedish Match stolta över att jobba här – för tillsammans gör vi skillnad!

Med hjälp av ledorden passion, ägarskap, innovation och kvalitet arbetar vi gemensamt mot samma vision – en värld utan cigaretter. Varmt välkommen till ett vinnande lag!

Swedish Match has the ambition to create a world without cigarettes. Do you want to be a part of making the world smoke free? Do you have a background in research within chemistry or a related field and an interest in working with data analysis, statistics, research, and science? Then this job opportunity as a Research Scientist at Swedish Match is for you.

About Swedish Match

Swedish Match develops, manufactures, and sells quality products under market-leading brands in the product segments Smoke-free Products, Cigars and Lighting Products. The largest product segment is Smoke-free Products, which includes nicotine portions, snus, moist snuff and chewing tobacco. With the vision of a world without cigarettes, the company strives to contribute to improved public health by offering attractive alternatives to cigarettes with its smoke-free products. Some well-known brands are General (snus), ZYN (nicotine portions) and Cricket (lighters). Manufacturing is in seven countries and the largest sales countries are the US and Scandinavia. Swedish Match was recently acquired by PMI who shares the objective of a smoke-free future, thereby creating a global, science-led smoke-free champion.

Role

In your role you will be part of the Nicotine Science function which is a part of the Product Science group. Product Science supports the company with scientific knowledge and works with research projects and studies aimed at improving products and optimizing the business benefit for Swedish Match. Within Nicotine Science, the focus is to support the organization with new science and analysis from the research field of nicotine science, both within the framework of Swedish Match and within the research field in general. A large part of the work involves research, data compilation and analysis.

Main responsibilities:

• Plan and implement projects and research work within the group’s business area.
• Evaluate and compile results from research work into reports and presentations.
• Support the design and evaluation of clinical and product testing studies.
• Keep up to date on research developments in chemistry, pharmacology and analysis regarding smokeless tobacco products, foodstuffs, nicotine products and pharmaceuticals.

In this role, you will have many interactions internally and externally, therefore good communication skills are valuable. You are pedagogical as you support other functions in the company with expertise and new knowledge in areas such as physicochemical and nicotine-related issues.

Your profile:

• PhD in chemistry or a related field or an academic degree at master’s level in science with professional competence to apply research methodology.
• Good knowledge and experience of applying research methodology effectively.
• Experience with data analysis.
• Good computer skills and knowledge in statistics.
• Fluent in English

We see great value if you also have:

• Worked with clinical data or clinical samples
• Interest and experience in the field of Nicotine Science.
• Swedish skills.

Personal attributes:

To really enjoy this role, it is important that you are a team player who likes to take responsibility. Curiosity and taking initiative are words that describe you. You must also be able to plan and work independently and collaboratively while providing support with your area of expertise.

Swedish Match promotes a culture where our employees are actively involved and carry out their duties based on the company's core values − passion, ownership, innovation and quality. These values are constantly present in our daily work and guide us in performing at our best.

At Swedish Match, we are convinced that a diverse workforce is positive for the organization. Our continued goal is therefore to be an open and inclusive employer. In this environment, all employees have equal opportunities to reach their full potential regardless of personal characteristics. As part of this the company offers flexible working hours as well as partial work from .

For union information, please contact:

Tobias Lundbäck, Unionen, 0725314330

Eva Norlén Moritz, Swedish Engineers, 0761113589.

Interested?

In this recruitment process, Swedish Match is collaborating with Mpya Sci & Tech. If you have any questions, please contact Ellinor Crafoord at 072-176 51 67, ellinor.crafoord@mpyascitech.com or Jasmin Khatibi at 076-163 63 00, jasmin.khatibi@mpyascitech.com.

Do you not meet all of our requirements 100%? The person we are looking for would not let that stop them! Please submit your application no later than the 20th of January. Interviews will be scheduled on continuous basis.

As part of Swedish Match’s recruitment work, our final candidates undergo a background check to increase awareness of our employees.

We look forward to receiving your application!