Safety Engineer

Elekta AB; Crawley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 25 paid vacation days

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Employer Pension Contribution Package

Cycle to work scheme

Life Assurance

Onsite restaurant

Job summary

Elekta is a global leader in precision radiation therapy, dedicated to improving cancer care. We seek a professional to lead risk management activities across the product lifecycle, ensure regulatory compliance, and collaborate across cross-functional teams to embed safety into design and development.

The role supports post-market monitoring and continuous improvement in a highly regulated environment. Applicants should have a degree in Engineering or Life Sciences and hands-on experience with

Qualifications

• A degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in product safety, risk management, or a related discipline within the medical device industry.
• A good understanding of risk management principles and how they are applied throughout the product lifecycle.
• Knowledge of medical device regulations and the requirements of working in a highly regulated environment.
• Experience interpreting and applying relevant standards and regulations, including ISO 13485, ISO 14971, IEC 60601, IEC 61508, IEC 62304, FDA, NMPA, and MDR requirements.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across a range of teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support product risk management activities throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Identify potential risks, assess their impact, and ensure appropriate measures are in place to reduce risk to acceptable levels.
• Review and document risk management activities, providing clear recommendations to support product release decisions.
• Ensure products and processes meet relevant regulatory and risk management requirements.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to embed safety and risk awareness into product design and development.
• Prepare and maintain key risk management reports and monitoring activities, including post-market reviews and ongoing product assessments.

Skills

Product risk management

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree

Life Sciences degree

Job description

Are you a current Elekta employee? Please click here to apply through our internal career site Find Jobs - Elekta. We don’t just build technology. We build hope for everyone dealing with Cancer. Elekta is shaping the standard of care, together with healthcare providers, by developing precision radiation medicine that brings advanced radiotherapy into routine clinical practice. Our solutions support consistent, efficient and personalized care, addressing evolving patient needs. Through adaptive radiotherapy, precision treatment delivery and integrated workflows, Elekta supports care teams across a range of clinical settings. Each year more than 2 million patients are treated using Elekta solutions across over 130 countries. Elekta is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with over 4,000 employees and offices in more than 40 countries. The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. For more information, visit elekta.com. We don’t just build technology. We build hope for everyone dealing with Cancer. At Elekta, we believe every individual deserves access to the best cancer care. That’s why we’re committed to developing innovative solutions that make precision radiation therapy and radiosurgery more effective, efficient, and accessible. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, we invite you to bring your expertise and energy to our team.

What You’ll Do At Elekta:

• Lead and support product risk management activities throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Identify potential risks, assess their impact, and ensure appropriate measures are in place to reduce risk to acceptable levels.
• Review and document risk management activities, providing clear recommendations to support product release decisions.
• Ensure products and processes meet relevant regulatory and risk management requirements.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to embed safety and risk awareness into product design and development.
• Prepare and maintain key risk management reports and monitoring activities, including post-market reviews and ongoing product assessments.

What You’ll Bring:

• A degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in product safety, risk management, or a related discipline within the medical device industry.
• A good understanding of risk management principles and how they are applied throughout the product lifecycle.
• Knowledge of medical device regulations and the requirements of working in a highly regulated environment.
• Experience interpreting and applying relevant standards and regulations, including ISO 13485, ISO 14971, IEC 60601, IEC 61508, IEC 62304, FDA, NMPA, and MDR requirements.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across a range of teams and stakeholders.

What You’ll Get:

In this role, you will work for a higher purpose; hope for everyone dealing with cancer, and for everyone regardless of where in the world, to have access to the best cancer care.

In addition to this, Elekta offers a range of benefits.

• Work Pattern (you are required to work from the Crawley HQ 4 days a week with 1-day WFH)
• Up to 25 paid vacation days (plus bank holidays)
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Attractive Employer Pension Contribution Package
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance
• Onsite subsidized restaurant, offering budget-friendly dining
• Love electric (Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme)

We are an equal opportunity employer

We are an equal opportunity employer.

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

About Elekta

As a leader in precision radiation therapy, Elekta is committed to ensuring every patient has access to the best cancer care possible. We openly collaborate with customers to advance sustainable, outcome-driven and cost-efficient solutions to meet evolving patient needs, improve lives and bring hope to everyone dealing with cancer. To us, it's personal, and our global team of 4,700 employees combine passion, science, and imagination to profoundly change cancer care. We don’t just build technology, we build hope. Elekta is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in more than 120 countries and listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. For more information, visit elekta.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.