Associate Laboratory Specialist

Do you want a career that impacts millions of people for the good? At Mölnlycke, you’ll be helping to equip medical professionals with solutions to improve outcomes for patients. And you’ll develop your career in a growing organisation with an inspirational culture – where you’ll be recognised for the results you’ve achieved.


Mölnlycke is now looking for an Associate Laboratory Specialist to be working out of our new labs within the headquarters within GoCo Health Innovation City, Gothenburg wider area.
This is a great opportunity to join a great team and to contribute with new areas and techniques that will help us grow and develop towards our future strategy.

About the job
In this position you will be a key person in the physical testing laboratory team. You will lead the delivery of the laboratory workstream in innovation projects. This includes planning the laboratory deliverables in line with innovation project milestones and leading the cross functional testing team to achieve the projects goals.
You will also lead new test method development projects, as well as updating the existing test methodologies to be more effective with regards to automatization and digitalization.
Relevant test areas are physical testing in relation to material properties such as adhesion and strength, as well as fluid handling and absorptive properties.
You are curious to learn new areas and techniques that will help us grow and develop towards our future strategy. You have also a flexible mindset and are able to adapt to a dynamic environment with short lead times.

What you’ll need
To be successful in this role you will need to have these capabilities
Driven with proven strong analytical and communication skills
Embrace unfamiliar tasks, solutions oriented and open to learn new areas
Proactive and with the ability to bring structure to complex test plans
Programming proficiency in python, in relation to create scripts for image analysis or macros for tensile testers
Engineering Master’s degree in relevant field, i.e., Biomedical engineering, Material science physics or equivalent.
2-5 years experience in related fields.


Plus:
Experience in automation of repetitive manual steps in tests
Experience in Computerized system validation
Experience in working in collaborations with external testing partners


What you’ll get
Wellness benefits
Flexible working hours
Great colleagues in a global company
An open, friendly and fair working atmosphere
Competitive compensation package including company pension plan, bonus, company health care


Our approach to diversity and inclusion
At Molnlycke diversity is not just a vision, but our strength. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace that values and celebrates the power of diversity. At the heart of our commitment is the belief that diversity fuels innovation, creativity and problem-solving. We invite you to be a part of a team where authenticity is embraced, and every employee, regardless of background or any other traits, experiences a true sense of belonging. Your attitude, drive, enthusiasm, and eagerness to learn are just as important to us as the requirements for the role.

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 8,700 people. The company headquarters are in Gothenburg, Sweden and we operate in more than 100 countries worldwide. Mölnlycke is a founding partner of GoCo Health Innovation City, a world-class innovation cluster for health and, in early 2025, our headquarters moved there.
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 as soon as possible.

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