AdressSectra is one of the world's leading providers of IT systems for managing medical images. Our long-term ambition is to make customers' diagnostics more efficient and contribute to a healthier society, with a special emphasis on cancer. We have started a new business unit to drive innovation and product development within the area of genomics IT based analysis of genetic information. Genomics is increasingly used in cancer care to better diagnose patients and to predict how an individual patient may react to different treatments. Individualized care based on genomic information is often referred to as precision medicine and is a rapidly growing field which has resulted in dramatic improvements in cancer survival. Sectra is working closely together with several world leading universities to provide better IT systems and analysis for this exciting and growing field.
About the position
This role is to support and enable the growth and expansion of the new business line where the first product is just about to be clinically released. You will work in a small and closely collaborating team consisting of five people where you will be the business and marketing arm. Creating value for our customers is our top priority and understanding the customers and their challenges as well as learning the market are essential for the role.
Responsibilities include:
- Lead and perform marketing initiatives including creating marketing material
- Research and analyze the Market and customer needs
- Help direct product development
- Organize client meetings and together with others represent Sectra at relevant events, conferences, exhibition
- Perform demos for customers
Life at Sectra
Sectra has over 1 200 employees in 14 countries and many of us who work at Sectra work here because we know that technology can help patients. Both in-house and third-party surveys show that Sectra is a workplace where employees are satisfied and feel that they are doing important things and have the opportunity to develop as individuals. This environment is something we nurture.
Our HQ in Linköping is home to almost half of our employees who all like to have fun together. We are a diverse workplace with individuals with all sorts of backgrounds and interests coming from more than 30 countries. Regardless of if you want to join in on a lunch workout, participate in a board-game night or join the Sectra band or choir (we actually have 3 bands) there will be something for you.
At Sectra, we hire for attitude and ability - train for skill. This means that who you are is more important than your previous experiences. There are a few core abilities that are central for any role. We always look for your willingness and ability to learn and take on new tasks fast, utilize previous experiences and quickly grasp new information. We also want you to have a strong analytical mindset in which we consider it to be important that you can understand and break down and solve problems. We also look for good communicators who have the ability to interact with colleagues, partners and customers in an effective, clear and constructive way.
In addition to these abilities, we also want you to:
- Have a master's or bachelor's degree in engineering with strong academic records
- Have at least a basic understanding of cell chemistry and genomics.
- Be fluent in English both verbally and in writing
- Have a curious mind and a lot of drive. You are a person who take initiatives and make things happen, and can document this.
- Be willing to travel, not the least to the US and western Europe.
We consider it a great asset if you:
- Have prior experience, education or additional knowledge of genomics, sequencing or molecular diagnostics.
- Have a Ph.D. in a relevant area.
- Sales and marketing experience and/or education
- Speak more languages than those required above
- Have interests besides school/work, such as sports, sports leader, music, horseback riding, singing or flying airplanes as examples (at Sectra we have our own airplane that several employees pilot to our customers)
- Have experience with other cultures
Other information:
The goal is for the right candidate to start after the summer.
We recruit on an ongoing basis. This means we encourage you to apply or contact us as soon as possible.
Learn more about our recruitment process here.
