Product Development Professional at Wyss Zurich

80%-100%, Zurich, permanent

The Wyss Zurich is a joint accelerator of the ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich, which was made possible by a generous donation from the Swiss entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr. hc. mult. Hansjörg Wyss. The mission of Wyss Zurich is to drive the clinical translation and technology transfer of outstanding scientific discoveries into new therapies for patients and breakthrough innovations in the emerging fields of Regenerative Medicine and Robotics, and to promote hybrid technologies in these fields. Wyss Zurich brings together some of the world’s leading experts to form multidisciplinary teams, pooling their knowledge and expertise. For further information: www.wysszurich.uzh.ch .

Project background

The Biomedical and Robotics Technologies Platform (BIROP) is a state-of-the-art technologies platform in the fields of biomedical- and robotics- engineering. The translation of technologies into products, within the available time and resources, is one of the startups' major challenges. The mission of the BIROP Platform is to support and accelerate Wyss Zurich projects in their transfer to market, by providing multidisciplinary expertise and services, covering a range of core competences such as product development, engineering, industrial design, prototyping, design transfer and quality by design.

Job description

To amplify our support function for Wyss Zurich’s projects in the area of medical devices, bionics- and robotics- technologies, we are looking for a service-oriented personality to complement our staff.

Responsibilities

• Actively engage with project teams to understand their needs and wishes
• Shape and scope out work packages to address project teams’ needs
• Support the execution of defined work packages, staying true to scope, effort and timeline
• Provide project teams with effective and reliable support service in various functions (e.g. work package leader, advisor, systems architect, development engineer, manufacturing engineer)
• Share your experience and product development practices with project teams in different formats and forums, e.g. 1-on-1 teachings, coaching, workshops, presentations
• Keep abreast of current developments in the state-of-the-art regarding relevant technologies and regulations (publications, conferences, news)

Your profile

How You Work

• You feel comfortable running multiple sub-projects in parallel and on different levels of engagement, ranging from occasional high-level involvement down to deep dives into project teams’ domains
• You are open to interacting with many interesting people with varied backgrounds, becoming acquainted with breakthrough technologies and accepting challenges that have no clear solution
• You integrate easily into matrix-like structures and function well in teams, but you can also set and follow your own goals
• You want to make a difference by accelerating start-ups with a high impact on our society

Qualification and Experience

• You are well-versed within one relevant engineering or science domain (MSc. or equivalent) and have a broad knowledge of other fields (mechanical, electrical, or bio-engineering, computer- or material- sciences, etc.)
• You have gathered relevant industry experience with multiple companies over 6 years or more
  • You have developed several products from concept to design transfer or led such development projects
  • You can demonstrate having applied sound requirements engineering, risk management and change management practices
  • You have worked actively within Quality Management Systems and intuitively work according to Standard Operating Procedures in your field
  • You have participated in or led stage-gate reviews and are familiar with the idea of Technology Readiness Levels
• You have successfully managed conflicting priorities (scope, time, budget) within your projects
• You use agile methods in a targeted way
• You are a motivated, creative and passionate person and excited to work with fast-paced, innovative and dynamic start-up projects
• You are fluent in German and English

Your workplace

Your workplace

We offer

We offer an exciting environment and open culture, wherein we can provide customized services to our start-ups, allowing us to create a real societal impact.

We offer a dynamic and friendly work environment within the Biomedical and Robotics Technologies Platform team. You get the opportunity to develop yourself further and to learn constantly within vibrant startup environment. As a member of the team, you will have the opportunity to support several, different and innovative start-up projects in the field of Robotics and Regenerative Medicine and work with state-of-the-art development and fabrication technologies.

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Curious? So are we.

We look forward to receiving your online application with the following documents:

• Letter of motivation,
• CV and certificates of employment.

Please note that we exclusively accept applications submitted through our online application portal. Applications via email or postal services will not be considered.

Further information about Wyss Zurich/BIROP Platform can be found on our website: www.wysszurich.ch . Questions regarding the position should be directed to Mr Stefan Bertschi, Head of Biomedical and Robotics Technologies Platform, phone no. +41 44 632 04 16 or email [email protected] (no application documents).

About ETH Zürich

ETH Zurich is one of the world’s leading universities specialising in science and technology. We are renowned for our excellent education, cutting-edge fundamental research and direct transfer of new knowledge into society. Over 30,000 people from more than 120 countries find our university to be a place that promotes independent thinking and an environment that inspires excellence. Located in the heart of Europe, yet forging connections all over the world, we work together to develop solutions for the global challenges of today and tomorrow.