Are you a PhD or Post PhD passionate for technology and advances on science? Do you want to improve the life experience for people with a hearing disability? Do you also have a strong experience with implant development and analysis?
Then we might have an exciting career for you as Translational Research Manager at the Research & Technology Department at Oticon Medical in Gothenburg.
Our product
Oticon Medical is committed to improve the quality of life of people with hearing disabilities. For that, we develop implantable medical devices and surgical techniques for Bone Anchored Hearing Systems (BAHS) to restore hearing loss. We are a fast growing and agile company, ambitious and possess an entrepreneur spirit and the will to win. Here, we offer an opportunity to join us on our exciting journey and to help us develop innovative implantable hearing solutions that improve the lives of children and adults across the globe.
Solid experience with active implantable devices
You will be joining Oticon Medical’s Research & Technology (R&T) team in Gothenburg (Sweden) where you will work with the development of our next generation bone-conduction implant systems and initiate and manage research project internally and together with external partners. We are a dynamic, ambitious, international, curiosity-driven crew of engineers and scientists dedicated to shaping the future of hearing implant solutions. We investigate, conceptualise, prototype, implement, communicate, and share our vision and our work with Oticon Medical’s product development and clinical teams. We work closely with our academic and external clinical partners across the globe and share with them our passion to make a difference for patients and professionals in the field.
Your core responsibility will be to lead and manage translational research project aligned to our long term roadmap for next generation of bone-anchored hearing devices. Your key responsibilities include:
- Assuring development of prototypes, concept demonstrations and publications.
- Work towards impact on products and strategy
- Conceptualise, design, prototype, and test implant design and solutions
- Lead technology & research projects
- Perform scouting & technology evaluations
- Promote Oticon Medical as a scientific partner to current and new academic, technology and clinical partners
- Development of Prototypes and Proof of Concept for technologies
- Execute technology evaluations (maturity, make/buy assessments, commercial relevance for technology transfer scoping)
- Evaluate and generate project proposals for internal & external research or technology collaborations, incl. grant/funding application
- Advance concept projects by demonstrating expertise, creativity, and engineering leadership in mechanical design and biomaterial science
- Lead cross-functional teams
- Influences the roadmap by proposing new solutions that support the strategic agenda
- Supervise or oversee consultants or students working on the projects you are accountable for
For you to be successful in this job, we are looking on following skills and qualifications:
- PhD in mechanical, biomechanical, biomaterials, or biomedical engineering, or similar
- Experience in new product development of implantable medical devices is required. Experience with active implantable medical devices is a plus.
- Track record of successful endeavours in concept development of implantable devices and systems. Experience in translation of medical device research and concepts into product development and clinic is a plus
- Strong knowledge in methods for implant and biomaterials evaluation
- Strong skills as an innovator and problem solver
- Experience of working on multi-disciplinary teams, with exposure to systems, electrical, and mechanical engineering
- Fluency in English (both spoken and written).
We are screening applications continuously and would like to receive your application not later than October 2025
If you wish to know more about the position, feel free to contact Martin Johansson, [email protected].
We look forward to hearing from you.
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