OTICON A/S
Egedal, 1 stilling
Lokation DK - Smørum
.Are you motivated by bringing fantastic products to the market and is the management of complex, high-tech product development projects part of your DNA? Is it second nature for you to motivate a team to reach ambitious goals through teamwork and dedication?
Then we might have an exciting opportunity for you as Head of Hardware at Oticon Medical. You will be based in our HQ in Smørum, near Copenhagen.
At Oticon Medical we develop both bone-anchored hearing systems and cochlear implants. We are very ambitious and have a strong entrepreneurial spirit and we expect a massive growth within the next years. Join us on our exciting journey and help us develop innovative implantable hearing solutions that improve the lives of thousands of children and adults across the globe.
Management of high-tech, innovative hearing solutions
In your new job you will be part of Oticon Medical’s R&D organization consisting of 3 development sites; Smørum in Denmark, Gothenburg in Sweden, and Vallauris on the French Rivera. You main responsibility will be to build, develop and lead the sound processor hardware development within Oticon Medical. Thus you will play a key role in shaping our future products, and we expect you to have a well-defined opinion of our products.
You are responsible for ensuring that we have the competences and people required in order to deliver on our overall ambitious plan and keep the momentum of our growth.
You will be manager of a dedicated team, and it is your responsibility to grow and develop the team. Besides this, you will be project manager of various development projects within sound processors.
You have interfaces with senior project management and functional management as well as other departments and platform development teams at Oticon as well as external partners and subcontractors.
Your key responsibilities include:
People management
Play an active part in defining the strategy and goals for the area
Project planning and execution - from early concept phase to release
Ensuring that deliveries comply to medical, regulatory and internal quality requirements
Delivery and review of product development specifications
Pro-active stakeholder management - both to internal and to external partners or subcontractors
Leadership and motivation of the people working in the project or contribute to the project
People and Project Manager with a proven track record
In order for you to be a success in this job, it is vital that you have documented experience from similar jobs, preferably from a company within the area of medical devices. You are a strong people and project manager, and you have achieved excellent results within both areas.
Furthermore, we expect you to hold a B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering in combination with at least 5 years’ of professional experience from the above-mentioned areas.
Fluency in English is mandatory.
Results driven Team player by heart
As a person you are:
Business and product driven
Curious about the needs from business, professionals and patients – and possess a good understanding of these
Characterized by a high degree of technical insight and curiosity to support a multi-disciplinary work environment
Driven by results, and know how to set goals – and how to reach them with your team
Skilled in creating and maintaining good relations to all parts of the organization
A natural authority
Able to travel up to 20 days per year
Want to join us?
Then send your application today and no later than January 6th 2016 as we are continuously screening applications. Apply for the job via <a href='javascript:openLinkWindow("http://job.oticon.dk")' data-cke-saved-href='javascript:openLinkWindow("http://job.oticon.dk")' "="">http://job.oticon.dk. If you wish to know more about the position, feel free to contact Director Product Development, Matthias Müllenborn on +45 39 13 86 62.
We look forward to hearing from you.
About Oticon Medical
Oticon Medical is part of the William Demant Holding Group, a Danish owned company with more than 9.000 employees worldwide and revenues totaling DKK 9 billion. The group's products are sold in more than 100 countries, and 98% of Group revenues are generated outside Denmark. Oticon, the largest company of the group, has more than 100 years of experience and today is one of the world's leaders in the industry. We have secured this position by being experimental, creative and effective in finding new solutions. And we work together towards a common goal: to provide people who wish to improve their hearing with the best solutions.
