Manager (m/f/d) Trauma R&D - Schleswig-Holstein, Schönkirchen Prof-Küntscher-Str1-5

Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite

Who we want:

We are looking for a passionate and inspiring leader for the intramedullary nailing (IMN) platform with profound knowledge about design development as well as the Trauma and especially intramedullary nailing field. In this manager role you will be part of the IMN management team and be responsible for a high-performing team of engineers. Your main responsibilities include mentoring and coaching as well as driving design development excellence in our new product introduction (NPI) landscape and contributing to shape the future of our Trauma portfolio.

What you will do:

Technical / Managerial Responsibilities

• Execute a robust talent offense by attracting, developing, retaining, and engaging top talent while driving personal/professional growth of individuals, the team and delivering high quality results with passion, energy and drive.

• Lead and mentor others in driving positive outcomes to technical, business, and personnel problems based on the application of problem-solving and process improvement methodologies.

• Make (independent) decisions for project, program, or portfolio level issues.

• Leverage strong listening skills and written / verbal communication to influence and convey complex business, regulatory compliance, and/or technical ideas to customers, employees, peers, external partners, and senior leaders.

• Lead a culture of diversity, inclusion, and belonging at a team level in hiring and staff development.

• Lead high complexity projects and initiatives within the platform (and business unit), with responsibility for planning, budgeting, meeting project goals and adequately staffing with talent.

• Lead and mentor others in complex cooperative efforts across cross-functional teams, influencing multiple technical areas of expertise and building key relationships, to drive innovation and ensure achievement of business goals.

• Oversee all feasibility, verification and validation testing activities to ensure user needs are satisfied and all safety and efficacy requirements are met.

• Distill platform objectives, goals, strategy and mission into performance objectives for direct reports, provide coaching / guidance, and deliver performance evaluations and feedback.

Business Responsibilities:

• Drive financial accountability across direct team at a project level. Responsible for budget creation and contributing to higher-level R&D budget at platform level, projections, and tracking activities.

• Partner with senior leaders to strategize and execute customer facing activities like Voice of Customer and customer centric design across the business.

• Partner with customers and internal / external key opinion leaders (KOLs) to develop technical strategies that meet clinical / business needs.

• Collaborate on financial / business modeling and contribute to strategy and execution for one or more product segments / business function.

Med Device Compliance:

• Lead a team and cross-functional counterparts to demonstrate compliance with applicable regulatory requirements for a specific project/program.

• Provide overall direction to direct reports/department as related to design controls for new and existing processes/products.

• Review and approve (or delegate) program / project specific technical documentation and deliverables.

Minimum Qualifications (Required):

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Engineering or applicable technical field.

• 8+ years applicable experience, with 2+ years direct people management experience preferred.

Preferred Qualifications (Strongly desired):

Technical Skills:

• In-depth understanding of, experience in, and ability to mentor in one or more technical / functional disciplines.

Leadership Experience:

• Talented performance coach who is skilled at providing actionable feedback to team members, setting clear performance objectives and managing team member performance.

• General knowledge of the healthcare (esp. Trauma) market and competitors.

• Experience executing a talent and performance management strategy.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex plans and technical information to team members within a business unit.

• Proven ability to deliver programs or other business goals on time, on quality and within budget.

Diversity is important to us. We welcome applications from people regardless of their ethnic, national or social origin, gender, disability, age or sexual identity.

Contact: We are looking forward to your application including CV, Cover letter, transcript of results, references. In case you have further questions regarding the position, please feel free to directly reach out to Robin Schwegler: +49 761 870 030 95

Travel Percentage: 20%