Do you want to make a vital difference for people's and animals' health? Come work with us at the Swedish Medical Products Agency!
We are now looking for someone with experience in pharmacokinetics/pharmacometrics who wants to contribute to safe and effective medicines.
Our Operations
The Authorizations operational area works in several ways to ensure that appropriate medicines reach patients. Approval of new medicines and new indications, as well as safety monitoring of approved products, is a central part. Advice regarding medicine development and information about medicines are other important parts. The operational area has approximately 370 employees and is divided into several units, where the Effect and Safety unit evaluates documentation concerning medicine efficacy and safety. The investigations and recommendations made form the basis for decisions on whether a medicine should be approved for clinical use. We collaborate with other EU member states in the investigation work and actively contribute to committees and working groups within the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
We now need to recruit an additional staff member to the kinetics group at the Effect and Safety unit. The kinetics group of approximately 15 people works with the parts of cases related to clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacometrics.
Your Tasks
In your role as investigator, you will combine independent work with close collaboration with other pharmacokinetics investigators/pharmacometricians and pharmaceutical, preclinical, and clinical expertise in an interdisciplinary environment. You will primarily work with evaluating clinical pharmacokinetic documentation such as population (popPK) or physiologically-based (PBPK) pharmacokinetic modeling, exposure-response relationships, and ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) and drug interactions in medicine documentation in various procedures. An important part of the work is to concisely describe and justify conclusions in a written report in English and also communicate your conclusions to other investigators at the Swedish Medical Products Agency. Since we collaborate with other European medicines authorities in approval matters, you will also evaluate conclusions in reports from other countries. As an investigator in pharmacometrics/pharmacokinetics, you will also contribute your expertise in scientific consultations.
Your Background
We are looking for someone who:
- has a degree from relevant natural science education
- has a doctoral degree in pharmacokinetics/pharmacometrics or alternatively several years of experience in qualified work in the field
- can communicate and understand information in both Swedish and English
- has very good knowledge of English, particularly when writing scientific and/or medical reports
It is a merit if you also have:
- experience in medicine development, preferably from industry with a focus on pharmacokinetic/pharmacometric issues
- experience in regulatory work in areas relevant to the position
- practical experience in modeling, for example PBPK
Your Personal Qualities
You have a scientific mindset, are curious and engaged, and are stimulated by working in a highly competent environment. You have good analytical capacity, the ability to oversee and summarize large amounts of scientific information, and can make relevant prioritizations within established timeframes. As a person, you have both scientific and social drive, and taking on new tasks is something that appeals to you. You like working in teams and with a responsive, open, and unpretentious approach, you contribute to a trusting and productive work environment in the group. We place great value on personal qualities.
Good to Know
Deadline for applications: 2026-08-24
Employment type: Permanent
Start date: By agreement
Unit: Effect and Safety
Diary number: 2.4.1-2026-052370
We apply a 6-month trial period.
We value diversity and welcome applicants with different backgrounds.
At the Swedish Medical Products Agency, you have good conditions for work-life balance. We offer you, among other things, flexible working hours, favorable vacation terms, wellness allowance, and wellness activities during work time. To the extent that work tasks allow, there is an opportunity to work partially remotely by agreement with your manager.
Read more about the benefits you get from us here: https://www.lakemedelsverket.se/sv/om-lakemedelsverket/jobba-pa-lakemedelsverket/formaner-hos-oss
The Swedish Medical Products Agency is a preparedness authority, which means we conduct certain background checks in connection with recruitments. You will need to prove your identity at a possible interview and present certificates of education and relevant documents. All permanent staff at the Swedish Medical Products Agency are war-placed within the agency.
Contact
You are welcome to contact group manager Anna Törnkvist or scientific leader Elin Lindhagen (available mainly from August 11 onwards). You can also contact the union representatives Jonas Walldén, Saco and Pia Wictor, ST. We are all available by phone 018-17 46 00 or can be reached by email [email protected].
More About the Swedish Medical Products Agency
You may not think about the Swedish Medical Products Agency often, but we promise that you will meet us in your daily life. The results of what we do are visible at pharmacies, hospitals, at the veterinarian, and in your bathroom cabinet. We ensure that you and everyone else in Sweden have access to safe and effective medicines and medical devices, everything from plasters and pregnancy tests to walkers and apps. We do this by approving and issuing permits, monitoring and inspecting, and by providing information and advice. We who work at the Swedish Medical Products Agency are proud of our important public mission: to contribute to Swedish public and animal health.
Read more about our mission and what it means to work at the Swedish Medical Products Agency here: https://www.lakemedelsverket.se/sv/om-lakemedelsverket/jobba-pa-lakemedelsverket
We look forward to your application!
This recruitment is carried out entirely by the Swedish Medical Products Agency. We therefore decline telephone calls from recruitment companies and advertising salespeople.Do you want to make a vital difference for people's and animals' health? Come work with us at the Swedish Medical Products Agency!
We are now looking for someone with experience in pharmacokinetics/pharmacometrics who wants to contribute to safe and effective medicines.
Our Operations
The Authorizations operational area works in several ways to ensure that appropriate medicines reach patients. Approval of new medicines and new indications, as well as safety monitoring of approved products, is a central part. Advice regarding medicine development and information about medicines are other…