Are you looking to join a dynamic, innovation-driven, international company, building a better future for us all? UPM leads the forest based bioindustry into a sustainable, innovation-driven, and exciting future. The competence, integrity and drive of our people make us unique. We live by our values – trust and be trusted, achieve together, renew with courage.

We are now looking for a Product Development Scientist to join our Biomedicum team in Helsinki, Finland.

Biomedicum Helsinki, the center for medical research and training, is a leading environment that promotes medical research and training in Finland and supports cooperation between academia and industry. Future challenges in health care are met with the uniquely extensive cooperation between the university's basic biomedical research and the clinical research conducted by Helsinki University Central Hospital, as well as interaction with society at large.  UPM Biomedicals is ideally located in this innovative and collaborative environment to advance the development and launch of our products to serve this fast paced important market.

Greetings from your future colleague

“We are looking for a dynamic, open minded individual with a “can-do” attitude.  The Biomedicals opportunity offers an exciting proposition for someone who can make an impact on the business from day 1, collaborating with team members to deliver the common goals and working together to produce high quality products for the Life Science and Clinical markets” – Dr Jane Spencer-Fry

What you’ll do

• You will play a key role in the development of our product strategy
• You will share the vision for the products and be responsible for its execution, the strategy, and the roadmap
• You will be responsible for taking products from proof of concept stage to full market launch
• You will take a central lead in the coordination, forecasting, production and release planning of our products and features at all stages of the product lifecycle
• You will be responsible for quality control processes and reporting

Who you are

• You have a university science degree and minimum 5 years of relevant work experience
• You have a deep understanding and working knowledge of ISO, QC, GMP and GLP practices
• You have previous experience in product development for the Life Science market
• You have proven business understanding as well as understanding of the industry and supplier base
• You have excellent communication, problem solving skills and able to work independently
• You are positive thinking, solution oriented, multitasking and proactive team player
• You are fluent in written and spoken English

This is what we offer for you

• Meaningful job: We are proud of what we do. Our work highlights the expertise of our personnel, the high quality of our products and the company's values.
• Inspired and motivated teams: We have highly skilled workforce. We are a multifaceted, international organisation that works as a team to achieve our shared objectives.
• Development opportunities: With us you can build up your expertise. We provide opportunities to support your development throughout every stage of your career.
• Responsibility for people and environment: Our ethical principles embrace people as well as the environment. We are always striving to build a more sustainable future.
   

Additional information

For more information, please contact Jane Spencer-Fry, jane.spencer-fry@upm.com

Please send your application via link above latest 31.08.2019. We will start going through the applications already during application period so please submit your application as soon as possible.

For support with submitting your application, please contact HR Service Center at contacthr@upm.com or +358204146600.

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