Project Manager — Tecan
- Location
- Männedorf
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 7 days ago
Role overview
Ever wondered how your skills and unique background could impact the world of tomorrow?
Join our R&D team and bring your passion and talent to work. Project Manager (80-100%) Männedorf, Zürich Your contribution
In this pivotal role, you will take the lead on development projects from end to end, ensuring timely delivery, budget compliance, and achievement of key performance objectives.
- Ever wondered how your skills and unique background could impact the world of tomorrow?
- Join our R&D team and bring your passion and talent to work. Project Manager (80-100%) Männedorf, Zürich Your contribution
- Defining and building project teams with the right cross-functional mix of professional skills.
- Managing the planning, staffing, and execution of development projects for lab automation and clinical diagnostics according to applicable development processes.
Main responsibilities
- Defining and building project teams with the right cross-functional mix of professional skills.
- Managing the planning, staffing, and execution of development projects for lab automation and clinical diagnostics according to applicable development processes.
- Planning, monitoring, and reporting on complex projects, coordinating interfaces with related projects.
Application process
- At least 3 years of experience in project management, preferably in the development of complex instruments or automated solutions for diagnostic applications.
- Experience in product management and business administration is a bonus.
- Fluent in English; additional languages (German and others) are a plus.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey technical solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Proven experience in leading highly regulated product development projects, with a focus on automation, assay development, and agile project management. W hat makes working at Tecan unique
- The chance to make it count and to have an impact on the world of tomorrow
- Working in an international and diverse environment
- The chance to grow your career within the company
Company and context
- Ensuring proactive and proper communication within the organization and with stakeholders, including management board members.
- Demonstrating clear leadership within the organization towards all management levels.
- Coordinating team members located across multiple locations.
- Through leadership and methodological competence, ensure efficient implementation and adherence to processes, guidelines, and regulations, such as: ISO 13485, IEC 61010, and the machinery directive (2006/42/EC).
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional team activities across departments to ensure successful delivery of project goals — from feasibility studies and product development through design transfer and industrialization.
- Drive effective stakeholder management and proactively resolve conflicts within the project team and across stakeholders. Your background
- We’re not just looking for hard skills: We’re looking for people who bring their passion and talent to work.
- BSc or MSc in a technical degree in a technical field, preferably in engineering, life sciences, mechanical or electrical disciplines.
- A PhD in Life Sciences, along with project management education, PMP or similar certifications, and training in change management and leadership, will set you apart.
Additional details
- Join our R&D team and bring your passion and talent to work. Project Manager (80-100%)
- Drive effective stakeholder management and proactively resolve conflicts within the project team and across stakeholders.
- Proven experience in leading highly regulated product development projects, with a focus on automation, assay development, and agile project management. W hat makes working at Tecan unique
- Stay unique and make it count. trust, highest standards and ambition
- We foster a positive and empowering environment where our rarest assets, our unique employees, can grow and bring their passion and talent to work.
Notes and original content
- Join our R&D team and bring your passion and talent to work.
- Project Manager (80-100%)
- Männedorf, Zürich
- Your contribution
- Responsibilities
- Your background
- Proven experience in leading highly regulated product development projects, with a focus on automation, assay development, and agile project management.
- W hat makes working at Tecan unique
- Stay unique and make it count.
- Our values
Questions about this listing
What salary does Tecan offer for this role?
Tecan lists CHF 101'500 - 154'000 gross per year for this position in Männedorf. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Tecan offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Tecan during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Tecan?
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