Careers
165 years of pioneering innovation requires a relentless focus on what’s next.
We’re focused on you. You’re what’s next.
Careers with purpose
Work that inspires you, changes patients’ lives.
As a portfolio medical technology business, we’re focused on the repair, regeneration and replacement of soft and hard tissue. We exist to restore people’s bodies and their self-belief by using technology to take the limits off living.
When you join our team, your work brings new purpose to each day. It’s a devotion to caring. A collaboration of all the best ideas. The courage to transform a vision into reality. When you are at your best, a patient’s world changes for the better.
Our values
We believe that it’s our culture - of care, courage and collaboration - that really sets us apart.
DEVELOPING YOU
Setting you up for success, at every level
Are you simply being pushed? Or given the freedom to stretch and grow?
Internships
Combine your academic knowledge with hands-on work experience. Our internships are available in 11 countries around the world, across departments ranging from IT and Finance, to Marketing and Manufacturing.
As an intern with us, you will:
- Have the opportunity to undertake meaningful work
- Have access to our summer learning series
- Be matched with a mentor
- Have the opportunity to take part in community volunteering opportunities
- Receive a mid-programme and end of programme review
Early careers
Our Leadership Development Programmes are designed for university leavers to help you gain exposure, learn and develop early in your career.
Through our rotational programmes, you will have access to talented leaders who are invested in developing people, and a collaborative community that believes in helping one another to develop professionally and grow personally.
Available:
- across a range of departments including Supply Chain & Procurement, Manufacturing, Information Technology, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs.
- in USA, UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Costa Rica, India and Poland.
Growing in your role
We get that learning is about building on what you already know and finding ways to grow in the direction you want.
Open to all employees, our approach to development is tailored to you. You can assess your skills to highlight the areas where you could stretch and develop further. We connect you with targeted resources and expert-led sessions that focus on the skills that matter most to you. You can check in on your progress at any time, to see how far you've come and where to go next.
Our offering covers leadership, interpersonal, technical, and professional skills — helping you sharpen what you already do well, while also preparing for what’s next in your career.
Leadership development
Whether you're stepping into your first leadership role or advancing to senior levels, you will be encouraged to take part in leadership development grounded in core leadership skills.
Through our personalised learning approach, you’ll gain insights into your strengths and areas for growth - helping you shape your own leadership journey.
We combine self-paced learning, collaborative workshops, and practical experiences led by internal and external experts to equip current and future leaders with the skills to thrive and make a meaningful impact at Smith+Nephew.
SUPPORTING YOU
Your wellbeing. Our priority.
Wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do. You matter and we want to help you live a Life Unlimited, which is why we've developed a comprehensive reward programme. Built around wellbeing, for our employees and their families, it's designed to help you feel good, think great and live better.
Your local Talent Acquisition team will share full details of your reward package during the recruitment process.
Flexibility at work
At Smith+Nephew, we believe our purpose of Life Unlimited extends to our employees. Your wellbeing is important to us and enabling a flexible work environment is an important part of our culture.
Flexible working arrangements are subject to local labour laws and the requirements of each role.
Inclusion and belonging
At Smith+Nephew, we strive to create a culture of belonging where all employees can bring their full selves and best ideas. We are committed to creating a psychologically safe environment that fosters innovation, delivers business success and strengthens engagement and personal fulfilment.
Employee Inclusion Groups (EIGs) support our commitment to inclusion and belonging. EIGs are voluntary, employee-led groups that foster an inclusive and equitable workplace and provide a network for employees to engage and collaborate.
OUR WORK, YOUR OPPORTUNITY
What we do
With colleagues based in 100 countries, a world of opportunity, possibilities and career mobility awaits.
Our leading-edge technologies help healthcare professionals to support their patients back to health and mobility.
If you want to drive to make a difference, if you want to train to be your best, if you want to join the field of medical innovation, explore our career opportunities. It could be part of your Life Unlimited.
Our departments
Sales & Marketing
Driven by a passion for improving the health and wellbeing of patients, our Sales, Marketing and Medical Education teams believe in our products and their potential to help patients to live a Life Unlimited.
Whether you join our Sales or Marketing teams, you will be empowered to build strong relationships and specialise in innovative product areas, helping to bring our story to life.
Every year we provide tens of thousands of surgeons and nurses with opportunities to evaluate the latest evidence, learn innovative surgical techniques and practice the effective use of our products through our medical education programmes. As a member of our Medical Education team, you will be at the centre of bringing our programmes to life in world-class training facilities.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain
We take great pride in our manufacturing expertise, ensuring precision in every stage of the manufacturing process.
As a member of our Manufacturing team, you will generate the exact components needed to assemble medical devices, endeavouring to guarantee that patients have access to the safe and effective treatments they require.
Our global Supply Chain function is wide-ranging and pivotal to the success of our business. From demand planning and sourcing, to distribution and customer care, you will be ensuring that the right products are delivered to the right customers, at the right time.
Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs
When it comes to our products, we ensure we are delivering the best in quality. This means meeting the highest standards of safety and efficacy.
As a member of our Quality Assurance team, you will establish and enforce these standards and protocols for all stages of product development, manufacturing and distribution, to guarantee that our devices meet regulatory requirements and industry standards.
In Regulatory Affairs, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that our devices meet all legal and quality standards, allowing them to be marketed and distributed to healthcare professionals and patients with confidence.
Research, Engineering & Innovation
Innovation is at the heart of Smith+Nephew. From initial concept to prototyping and product development, our Research and Development teams work to create technologies that address real-world problems and support patient wellbeing.
Whether you are a Research Scientist, Product Development Engineer or a Clinical and Medical Affairs Specialist, your technical knowledge and expertise will help us to take the limits off living for even more patients around the world.
Corporate functions
Finance, HR, IT, Legal services, Compliance, Facilities or Business Development. When you join us in one of our corporate functions, you will be working at the centre of our business, ensuring that we are best positioned to deliver our purpose of Life Unlimited, ethically, securely and sustainably.
Our stories
External Recognition + Memberships
Recruitment Fraud Warning
It has come to our attention that candidates have been contacted through job sites such as Indeed and Career Builder, by people impersonating Smith+Nephew recruiters.
Please note that we will only ever contact you through an email address from the domain @smith-nephew.com and we do not interview via apps such as Trillian or Ring Central.
If you are concerned by any correspondence you receive claiming to be from Smith+Nephew, please contact us on GBS.Preboarding.us@smith-nephew.com