Your new position
As our Student Assistant in the Device Development Team, the role supports ongoing medical device development activities with a strong focus on documentation and quality. The position provides hands-on exposure to regulated development practices, including design verification, risk management and usability engineering support. Tasks are planned to match project priorities and can be adjusted over time to align with individual strengths and interests.
We Offer Exciting Responsibilities
- Support the Device Development Team in maintaining and updating controlled documentation in accordance with SOPs and applicable regulations
- Support QMS-related documentation activities (Quality Management System), including structuring, reviewing, and organizing content to ensure consistency and traceability
- Support risk management activities by compiling inputs, coordinating updates, and maintaining documentation and traceability
- Support usability engineering activities by coordinating documentation and structuring evidence and results
- Perform Excel-based data analysis and summarize batch/lot characteristics to support investigations of deviations and follow-up actions
- Support project work related to design inputs (requirements) and standards/regulatory compliance activities, as needed
Your profile
The role suits a structured and proactive person who can work independently while collaborating closely with engineers and specialists. A high level of attention to detail and motivation to learn in a regulated environment are important. The ideal candidate enjoys balancing documentation tasks with analytical assignments and taking ownership of deliverables.
- Currently enrolled in a relevant degree program (e.g., Biomedical Engineering or similar)
- Interest in the medical device industry and motivation to gain hands-on experience with regulated development practices
- Basic knowledge of medical device development and design control processes (e.g., through university courses or project work)
- Understanding of a QMS (Quality Management System) and familiarity with relevant standards and regulations (e.g., EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expectations)
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel (data structuring, analysis, and clear presentation of results)
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)
Your new team
You will join the Device Development Team and collaborate closely with colleagues working within device development, risk management, and usability engineering. The team works cross-functionally with relevant stakeholders (e.g., Quality and project functions) to support device development activities and robust documentation practices.
Let's bond and be bold
We have a unique culture, characterized by excellent teamwork and strong engagement across the organization. And we want you to help us strengthen this culture.
Making bonds is at the core of everything we do. From discovering and developing the best new peptide drugs for patients, to engaging with our partners or connecting with each other. We bond through curiosity and playfulness as a team, allowing ourselves to challenge common thinking and drive future innovation. Join us and let's bond and be bold.
Interested in bonding with us? Then please apply no later than
March 15, 2026, or as soon as possible. The applications will be reviewed as they come in. While a cover letter is not required, please include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.
For further information, please contact
VP Device Development, Lars Stenholt; lstenholt@zealandpharma.com.
We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and welcome applications from all job applicants.
About Zealand Pharma A/S
Zealand Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ZEAL) is a biotechnology company focused on advancing medicines for obesity and metabolic health. Combining more than 25 years of peptide R&D expertise with a proprietary data platform that leverages advanced data-driven and AI/ML approaches, Zealand Pharma aims to lead a new era in obesity and metabolic health. To date, more than ten Zealand Pharma-invented drug candidates have entered clinical development, of which two products have reached the market and three candidates are in late-stage development. The Company has collaborations with global pharmaceutical and biotechnology partners for research, development, and commercialization. Founded in 1998, Zealand Pharma is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, with a U.S. presence in Boston, Massachusetts. Learn more at www.zealandpharma.com.
