Manager NPI Engineering
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Job Location:
Zürich - Switzerland
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Thoratec Switzerland GmbH Abbott Medical Zürich
Thoratec Switzerland GmbH part of Abbott Medical develops and manufactures lifesaving mechanical circulatory support devicesCentriMag and HeartMate 3supporting patients with advanced heart failure around the world.
We are expanding our team in Zürich and are looking for a:
Manager NPI Engineering
A leadership role at the intersection of innovation manufacturing excellence and patient impact.
Why This Role Matters
This is a highly crossfunctional position where your leadership will directly influence how breakthrough technologies move from design into safe reliable real world manufacturing. You will guide a diverse team of engineers shape future products collaborate across multiple sites and play a vital role in delivering therapies that truly change lives.
We welcome applicants who bring curiosity empathy and strong collaboration skills alongside their technical expertise. If you enjoy leading people building processes and working in an environment where every voice is valued this could be the perfect next step.
What Youll Be Doing
Key responsibilities and activities
Build up and lead the NPI team comprising of up to 8 engineers (software electronics mechanics).
Together with the relevant cross-functional stakeholders:
Define work packages for the design transfer to manufacturing in compliance with internal and external procedures and regulations
Estimate time and cost of the design transfer work packages
Coordinate and synchronize your activities closely with the cross-site program management R&D supply chain quality engineering manufacturing engineering production OPEX and finance.
Ensure design for manufacturability assembly and test according to best practices.
Prepare plans and execute them to set up and qualify new production lines.
Define and implement within the plants the necessary processes to guarantee the availability of components resources tools equipment and the high quality of the products delivered.
Perform the risk analysis & reporting risk review boards define and implement mitigation actions.
Establish efficient lines of communication to ensure commitments and deadlines are met and issues are resolved.
Define and follow KPIs to measure the timeline cost and quality of the design transfer.
Your Profile
We encourage applications from individuals who may not meet every requirementif you believe you can make an impact we want to hear from you.
MustHave Qualifications
Masters degree in science or engineering
Minimum 5 years experience in NPI industrialization or product creation
Minimum 5 years in MedTech or pharma; strong knowledge of ISO13485/FDA21CFR820/MDR/GMP
Minimum 3 years of people leadership
Strong project management experience (crossfunctional and multisite)
Excellent communication skills
Fluent English (negotiation level)
NicetoHave
Further education in business project management or leadership
Fluent German
Experience in fastpaced regulated environments
A structured analytical mindset with a collaborative working style
Openness to diverse cultures and ways of working
Do you like the sound of this job and think youve got what it takes Then send us your CV today. We look forward to receiving your application as pdf.
The base pay for this position is
N/AIn specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Engineering
DIVISION:
HF Heart Failure
LOCATION:
Switzerland : Technoparkstrass 1 CH 8005
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Not specified
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Not Applicable
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Hospitality Experience
- Go
- Management Experience
- React
- Redux
- Node.js
- AWS
- Mechanical Engineering
- Team Management
- Leadership Experience
- Mentoring
- Distributed Systems
About Company
WHO WE ARE CREATING LIFE-CHANGING TECHNOLOGY From removing the regular pain of fingersticks as people manage their diabetes to connecting patients to doctors with real-time information monitoring their hearts, from easing chronic pain and movement disorders to testing half the world’s ... View more
