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Product Lead - External Manufacturing

m/f/d, Zug

Job profile (AK99H0)

Life Sciences - Engineering
Zug
Contracting
Full Time
June/July/August 2026 - 12 months contract (high chance of extension)
Product Management, IVD, Engineering, Natural Science

As Product Lead (m/f/d) you are the focal point for your designated products and work in an interdisciplinary team ensuring a holistic view of necessary activities. In this position you have versatile and varied responsibilities interacting with our Suppliers, Supply Chain, Quality and Regulatory as well as System Development and Business Management ensuring continuous learning and development. Together with the team members you have the possibility to exercise your leadership, enfolding the swarm intelligence of the people surrounding you. The need to visualize complex interdependencies for fact based decision making, ensures ample opportunity to use your communication and presentation skills.

Start date: June/July/Aug 2026
End date: 12 month-contract (with the chance of extension)
Workload: 100%
Workmodel: Contracting
Location: Rotkreuz
Info: Global travel activities possible, depending on product portfolio, up to 10% with peaks rather than continuous traveling

Your Responsibilities:

Accountable for assigned Product- /Production-issues and risks
Owner of product specification and production process specification
Accountable for product changes, complaints and deviations
Accountable for spare part management
Accountable for production assets and equipment
Accountable for the overall Squad performance with regards to quality, supply, compliance, cost
Develops and implements the product wide production capacity plan and output report in collaboration with the relevant functions in accordance with the Product Strategy and provides information to Network Lead
Manages all key stakeholders at Squad level (internal and external)
Represents Global External Manufacturing in Business Teams on PCQT level, represents Global External Manufacturing in system development projects
Interacts with business (e.g. IPM) to understand demand forecast, its development and fluctuations and triggers follow up actions
Compiles Annual Product Review Report in collaboration with all relevant stakeholders, including triggering actions, risks and mitigations
Chairs Product Meeting with supplier and sub-suppliers at an operative level, the Squad and provides necessary leadership to the team members
Executes Operative Risk Management
Plans replacements and new investments and calculates business cases
Understands contracts with suppliers with regards of content
Monitors the supplier safety stock and the clients hub stock versus targets
Owns and maintains product documentation during Product Life Cycle

Your Profil:

University degree in Engineering, Natural Science or related disciplines
3 years of work experience in IVD product management and production engineering
Ability to think strategically and systemically, willingness to try new ideas and participate in changes
Leadership experience and skills, including the ability to get things done with a proven track record of consensus building and conflict management in challenging situations
Self-motivated, autonomous, structured and goal-oriented mindset with a solution oriented balance of short term mitigation and long term solution
Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization by establishing credibility and building rapport
Executive presence where you perform well under pressure and with decisiveness
Excellent communication skills in German and English

Nice to have:

Experience in IVD product development following design control, manufacturing and testing
Knowledge of Process Management methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.) and in-vitro diagnostic related regulations, such as ISO 13485, IVDR, FDA 21 CFR part 820 etc.