Senior Manager R&D Reprocessing Laboratory, Global (m/f/d) in Hamburg

Senior Manager R&D Reprocessing Laboratory, Global (m/f/d)

Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH (OWI)Chief Technology Officer

As a high-tech specialist within the Olympus Corporation, Olympus Surgical Technologies Europe is the development and manufacturing center for rigid endoscopy, bipolar high-frequency surgery and reprocessing. With a total workforce of 2,600 employees at nine locations in EMEA and its headquarters in Hamburg, the company stands for exceptional performance in medical diagnostics and therapy, and offers a full range of the most modern endoscopic applications, from single products to procedure-oriented systems solutions.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the EMEA-reprocessing laboratory for our surgical business division, offering different processes for lifetime aging for different needs as well as test methods to support early stage development and general investigations of reprocessing and biological safety
• Ensure excellence in laboratory operations, quality, and compliance
• Develop and maintain laboratory infrastructure and capabilities
• Implement efficient laboratory planning and control
• Establish, oversee and manage global structure and cooperation of SIS reprocessing laboratories
• Manage and develop employees - Own budget, project, and capacity planning
• Drive EHS compliance and promote a strong safety culture
• Ensure compliance with relevant QMS processes.
• Build and strengthen supplier and partner relationships
• Collaborate with global stakeholders to deliver required services
• Drive digitalization and AI-enabled laboratory solutions
• Contribute to the development and execution of the overarching strategy.

Your qualification

• Master’s degree in Medical Engineering, Microbiology, Life Sciences, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in laboratory operations or a comparable function, preferably within the medical device, pharmaceutical, or other regulated industries
• Proven leadership experience with a track record of developing and managing teams
• Strong knowledge of relevant standards, regulations, and EHS requirements for laboratory operations
• Experience in reusable medical device development is an advantage
• Experience with change management
• Knowledge of equipment qualification and test method validation
• Experience with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) is beneficial
• Experience managing external suppliers and strategic partnerships
• Collaborative and empowering leadership style with a focus on people development
• Results-oriented decision-maker with a high degree of accountability
• Strong cross-functional collaboration, project leadership, and problem-solving skill
• Very good German and English skills

Your benefits

• 30 days of annual leave
• Up to 40% mobile work possible + flexible work time model with overtime compensation
• Holiday and Christmas bonuses
• Corporate benefits discounts for employees
• Comprehensive company pension scheme and capital-forming benefits
• Company restaurant with live cooking and healthy food (subsidized)
• Employee Assistance Program of FamPLUS to support your health, mental and emotional well-being
• Subsidy for public transportation (Deutschlandticket), free parking spaces and bike or car leasing
• Various subsidized company sports groups and access to the inhouse company gym

About Olympus

At Olympus, we are committed to Our Purpose of making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. As a global medical technology company, we partner with healthcare professionals to provide best-in-class solutions and services for early detection, diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment, aiming to improve patient outcomes by elevating the standard of care in targeted disease states.

For more than 100 years, Olympus has pursued a goal of contributing to society by producing products designed with the purpose of delivering optimal outcomes for its customers around the world.

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