Overview Product Lead External Manufacturing (IVD) for our client based in Rotkreuz. You will have your designated products and work in an interdisciplinary team ensuring a holistic view of necessary activities. You will take care of parts and products in the diagnostic workflow, manufactured by external suppliers.
Responsibilities Accountable for assigned products and owner of product specification and production process specification
Accountable for product-/production-issues and risks, changes, complaints and deviations, production assets and equipment
Accountable for the overall squad performance with regards to prioritization, quality, supply, compliance, cost
Develops and implements the product-wide production capacity plan and output report in collaboration with the relevant functions in accordance with the Product Strategy and provides information to Network Lead
Manages all key stakeholders at Squad level (internal and external)
Represents Global External Manufacturing in Business Teams on PCQT level, represents Global External Manufacturing in system development projects
Interacts with business (e.g. IPM) to understand demand forecast, its development and fluctuations and triggers follow up actions
Owns and maintains product documentation during Product Life Cycle
Qualifications University degree in Engineering, Natural Science or related disciplines
Min. 3 years of work experience in IVD product management and production engineering
Leadership experience and skills, including the ability to get things done with a proven track record of consensus building and conflict management in challenging situations
Executive presence where you perform well under pressure and with decisiveness
Excellent communication skills in German and English
Travel required 10-20%
Nice to Have Experience in IVD product development following design control, manufacturing and testing
Knowledge of Process Management methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.) and in-vitro diagnostic related regulations, such as ISO 13485, IVDR, FDA 21 CFR part 820 etc.
Job Type 12 month contract with high probability of extension
*While we appreciate every application, please note that due to the high volume of responses, we may only be able to contact shortlisted candidates.
**Please note that we can only consider EU/Schengen applications
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