Senior Manager Scientific Engagement

Swedish Match; Stockholms kommun; Hybrid; SEK 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Global opportunities

Job summary

Swedish Match in the Nordic region seeks a Senior Manager Scientific Engagement to lead programs using scientific evidence to support regulation and advance tobacco harm reduction. You will build trusted relationships with key opinion leaders, engage regulators and scientists, and guide clear scientific communication while coordinating cross-functionally.

Based in Stockholm, Copenhagen, or Oslo, the role combines strategic leadership with hands-on collaboration, travel across the Nordics, and a

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a scientific, medical, regulatory, public affairs, or external engagement role.
• Experience in highly regulated industries (tobacco/nicotine, pharma, medtech, healthcare, food or chemicals).
• Ability to translate complex scientific evidence into clear, engaging messages for diverse audiences.
• Experience engaging with regulators, scientific experts, public health stakeholders or industry bodies.
• Experience in cross-functional and international/matrix environments.
• Excellent written and verbal English, and at least one Scandinavian language.
• Agile mindset and comfort operating in uncertain, rapidly changing environments.
• Willingness to travel across the Nordics and to international events.
• Confident representation of a company in external forums, meetings, and public discussions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive the Nordic Scientific Engagement Strategy to support appropriate regulation and understanding of tobacco harm reduction.
• Develop the scientific communication strategy and localized narrative based on recent scientific developments and external/internal needs.
• Build and maintain a network of international and local key opinion leaders to foster advocacy and support for tobacco harm reduction.
• Provide guidance, coaching, and training on the science of smoke-free products across the organization.
• Drive function-level projects and initiatives focused on developing and implementing new processes or standards both within and outside the function.
• Navigate complex tobacco and nicotine regulatory issues through rigorous analysis and cross-functional collaboration.
• Refine and improve existing scientific engagement processes through innovative problem-solving.
• Drive the implementation of AI-tools in Scientific Engagement.
• Ensure compliance with relevant national legalization and global policies.

Skills

Regulatory science

Scientific communication

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

AI tools in science

Education

Life sciences degree

Tools

AI-tools

Job description

Join us to deliver a smoke- free future as Senior Manager Scientific Engagement!

We’ve chosen to do something remarkable. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future with one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future. Swedish Match is an affiliate of PMI and has been a leader in the industry for more than 200 years.
In the Nordic region, we are around 1,800 employees based in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway and together we are collaborating to deliver a smoke-free Nordics.

Role Summary

As Senior Manager Scientific Engagement, you will lead initiatives that use scientific evidence to support appropriate regulation and increase understanding of tobacco harm reduction and smoke-free products. You will build trusted relationships with key opinion leaders, shape clear and compelling scientific narratives, and engage regulators, the scientific community, and wider society through forums, conferences, publications, and other channels. You will also act as the local focal point for pre- and post-marketing scientific matters.
This role can be based in either Stockholm, Copenhagen or Olso.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and drive the Nordic Scientific Engagement Strategy to support appropriate regulation and understanding of tobacco harm reduction.
• Develop the scientific communication strategy and localized narrative based on recent scientific developments and current and emerging external and internal needs.
• Build and maintain a network of international and local key opinion leaders to foster advocacy and support for tobacco harm reduction.
• Provide guidance, coaching, and training on the science of smoke-free products across the organization.
• Drive function-level projects and initiatives focused on developing and implementing new processes or standards both within and outside the function.
• Navigate complex tobacco and nicotine regulatory issues through rigorous analysis and cross-functional collaboration.
• Refine and improve existing scientific engagement processes through innovative problem-solving and conceptualizing new approaches to operational challenges.
• Drive the implementation of AI-tools in Scientific Engagement.
• Ensure compliance with relevant national legalization and global policies regarding scientific activities around tobacco and nicotine.

Who You Are

• Academic background in life sciences, public health, pharmacy, medicine, toxicology, regulatory science, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in a scientific, medical, regulatory, public affairs, or external engagement role.
• Experience working in a highly regulated industry, such as tobacco/nicotine, pharmaceuticals, medtech, healthcare, food, or chemicals.
• Proven ability to translate complex scientific evidence into clear, engaging messages for different audiences.
• Experience engaging with external partners, such as regulators, scientific experts, public health stakeholders or industry bodies.
• Experience working in a cross-functional and international/matrix environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and at least one Scandinavian language.
• Agile and confident to work in areas with uncertainty and a rapidly moving external environment.
• Willing to travel across the Nordics and to international events.
• High confidence in representing a company, which could initially be perceived as controversial, in external forums, meetings, conferences, or public-facing discussions.

To be successful in this role, you are an influential communicator with strong project management skills and the ability to translate complex scientific concepts into clear, engaging messages. You collaborate effectively across functions in a matrixed organization and can communicate confidently with a wide range of stakeholders, including scientists, clinicians, lawyers, government officials, and business leaders, in both written and spoken formats.

What We Offer

Our success depends on the dedicated people who come to work every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress. Join Swedish Match and you too can:

• Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore.
• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong.
• Enjoy flexibility of hybrid way of working - split your time between working from our office or the comfort of your home, where it works best for you in line with business needs.
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provide endless opportunities to progress.
• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: to deliver a smoke-free future.

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