Clinical Research Scientist - Fixed Term

Care to make a difference

Join a team of good people doing good work with intent. People like you, who care to make a difference.

About the opportunity

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare is a world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of medical devices, exporting to over 120 countries globally.

We are looking for a Clinical Research Scientist to join our Surgery team. Our surgery products and therapies provide a wide range of research opportunities from deeper learnings of key clinical outcomes to exploring mechanisms of actions for products under development. Join our driven, innovative team and take the opportunity to learn directly from global clinical experts as we work towards improving the standard of care and improve outcomes of surgery.

This is a key role in a multi-disciplinary project team focused on surgery products that are at the early phases of research and development. You will contribute to the entire life cycle of product development by delivering timely results through understanding the problem, ideation, testing, building evidence, through to commercial release.

About you

• The ability to search, analyse, and summarise clinical literature.
• The ability to think outside the box and apply scientific knowledge to progress the development, introduction, adoption and sales growth of medical devices.
• The ability to understand the medical device design challenges and assess their implication on clinical application, and be able to implement a solution together with the product development engineers.  It is vital that you are a team player with the ability to interact and communicate with people coming from diverse disciplinary and the openness to learn outside of your immediate area of expertise.
• Exceptional oral presentation skills to a variety of stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and a strong understanding of research methodology.
• Experience with clinical research (including protocol design, ethics submission, agreements, budgets, and statistical analysis).

Working With Us

Care to join a supportive environment? Fisher & Paykel Healthcare foster an inclusive work environment founded on our culture of care and cooperation. Here you’ll have the trust and support to generate ideas, solve problems and do your best work.

• Employee share purchase scheme
• Bi-annual Profit share
• Generous Paid Parental Leave
• Life, Critical illness and Income Protection Insurance
• Discounted Health Insurance
• Active Social clubs & community groups
• In-house training programs from external providers
• Purchasing privileges for Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and Medela products
• School holiday programme subsidy
• Banking and Insurance discounts
• Free Parking
• Beautiful campus with green spaces
• Subsidised Café’s
• Annual Salary Review
• High rates of internal promotion

• Access to state-of-the-art facilities

About Us

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of medical devices, exporting to over 120 countries globally.

Our commitment to care unites us. Here, we’re driven to improve patient care and outcomes through inspired and world-leading healthcare solutions.

Care to join us? Apply today

We focus on nurturing a positive and inclusive culture based on trust and respect. In New Zealand, our employee-led communities, Spectra (rainbow), Manaaki (Māori) and Women in Engineering play an important role in this culture. We also have a commitment to creating a positive lasting impact on society, shown by our support of New Zealand organisations such as Diversity Works NZ, Pride Pledge and Global Women.

We are dedicated to designing our recruitment process with care and empathy to support all candidates, regardless of identity, background, and experiences. Should you require support or adjustments during our process, please let us know at recruit@fphcare.co.nz

Requisition ID: 6486 
Posting end date: ​17/06/2026