Surgical Science is a global organization and leading provider of medical training simulations and software solutions.

Together with healthcare partners and customers in more than 90 countries, we enhance patient safety and healthcare outcomes through evidence-based, state-of-the-art simulation technology that improves clinical proficiency and performance — enabling safe and effective training without putting patients at risk.

Our solutions are used by medical training centers, universities, hospitals, and the medical device industry for practice, assessment, and certification.

With offices in Gothenburg, Stockholm, Tel Aviv, Cleveland, Wales, and China, we are a fast-growing and stable organization in a rapidly evolving world. We foster a hybrid work culture that supports onsite and remote collaboration across teams and time zones.

Location: Stockholm (Kista) office preferred, or our Gothenburg office.

Reporting to Senior Director, Project Management (based in the US).

Job summary

We’re looking for a proactive (senior) project manager who thrives in a collaborative environment and can drive delivery across multiple software projects.

• Lead 3-5 concurrent software development projects for a key customer account with varying scopes, timelines, and budgets
• Drive projects independently from initiation through delivery with distributed development team and customer in a different timezone
• Work as part of the R&D Project Office team and contribute to unified processes, tools, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Manage stakeholder relationships including direct customer communication and cross-functional coordination with engineering, product, and business teams
• Partner with the technical lead to plan and track work, manage risks, and coordinate resources, while the technical lead owns technical decisionsa and team leadership responsibilities
• Own project budgets and cost management for delivery, ensuring financial targets are met
• Establish and maintain project governance including status reporting, risk management, and quality assurance processes

Minimum requirements

• 4+ years of software project management experience with demonstrated progression in complexity and autonomy. Ideally more than 5 years' experience.
• Proven ability to manage 3-5 projects simultaneously with varying timelines, scopes and budgets
• Demonstrated experience leading projects and collaborating with teams and customers across different timezones
• Budget management experience - comfortable working with project financials and delivery costs
• Proven ability to identify project risks and implement mitigation strategies proactively
• Track record of independently driving projects from initiation through delivery with minimal oversight
• Highly self-motivated and hands-on - comfortable doing both project planning and day-to-day execution while proactively anticipating team and customer needs
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to travel to customer or team locations on occassion.
• Experience with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, or similar) in practice, not just theory
• Proficiency with project management tools (Jira, Monday.com, Office Suite, or equivalent)
• Excellent written and verbal communication in business English

It is beneficial if you also have any of the following

• Program management experience coordinating multiple interconnected projects
• Experience or background in technical project management, simulation technology, medical sciences or gaming
• Experience scaling PM processes or building PMO capabilities in growing organizations
• Power BI or similar reporting/analytics tools
• Technical scripting ability or comfort working closely with developers
• AI workflow automation experience (GPTs, process automation)
• PMP, CSM, or similar certifications

Career path

• Senior PM track: Progress to Senior Manager Project Management role managing larger, more complex programs and potentially leading other PMs. Develop advanced skills in cross-functional leadership and technical collaboration.
• PMO leadership: Shape and scale our project management practices as the organization grows
• Domain expertise: Build deep specialization in simulation technology and educational applications with direct customer exposure
• International exposure: Opportunity to work with teams and customers across Europe, North America, and Asia - expanding your global project leadership experience
• Cross-functional growth: Gain experience across our full product portfolio from concept through commercial deployment

Benefits

• 🌍 Global environment (English as primary language)
• 💻 Hybrid work
• ⌚️ Flexible working hours
• ☕ Regular fika
• 🏩 Private healthcare
• 🧘 ♀️ Wellness allowance (Friskvårdsbidrag)
• 🚲 Bike lease

Surgical Science as an employer

Surgical Science is a global and continuously expanding organization. You Will be part of a dynamic, creative environment where we make sure to make room for all employees to influence and contribute with their own unique experiences and knowledge.

Guided by our core values — curiosity, respect, and perseverance — we strive to empower our people by recognizing their strengths, supporting their growth, and creating opportunities to make a real impact.

We invite you to join us on this exciting and meaningful journey — to shape the future of medical training and improve care for patients around the world.

Apply today!

If you think you would fit our awesome team and enjoy our work environment, apply as soon as possible as recruitment is ongoing. Let us meet and figure out together whether we are a match! We kindly request that you apply with a resume in English.