Ref. 4448

CTO / Head of SW & HW Development at a world leading Swiss Medtech company

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Our client has been a leading global independent developer and manufacturer for over 30 years. The company has been growing at a double-digit rate and achieved a turnover of approximately CHF 500 million last year. Their main customers are international pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies as well as end users.

How you can benefit from talking to us:

  • Salary comparison, current salary to market salary
  • Understanding your career options
  • Identification of development and promotion potential
  • 65% of candidates will be making a career move within the next 12 to 24 months

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Why is this position interesting for you?

 

Digitalisation of the medical industry

  • Your benefit: As an innovation leader, you will shape the digitalisation of medical technology, thereby maximising therapeutic success

 

Platform-based development

  • Your benefit: Short time-to-market and scalable development processes

 

Recurring business model with above-average margins (self-medication)

  • Your benefit: The company has a solid, scalable business case with high international market demand (the need is acute and significant)

 

Full coverage of the value chain

  • Your benefit: In-house production in Switzerland, contract manufacturing as well as nearshore and offshore production facilities

 

Above-average R&D budget (close to 10% of sales)

  • Your benefit: Leadership in R&D and innovation ensures long-term business growth

 

Swiss values

  • Your benefit: A healthy, performance-oriented management culture with a stable management team over the years, without a hire-and-fire mentality

Our client's positioning

  • International leader in innovation, development and manufacturing of complete self-medication systems (for chronically ill patients)
  • Comprehensive portfolio of products (technology and consumables) for reliable self-medication
  • Modular and proven platform technologies
  • Solid double-digit cash flow, very high equity ratio (over 70%)

Role, function and supervisor

  • CTO/VP SW & HW
  • Reports to: an Executive Board member

Main responsibilities and focus

  • Lead a team of 30 software and hardware engineers
  • Optimise development processes and organisation
  • Coaching and development of employees
  • Position the department as an efficient and reliable partner for internal and external customers
  • Strategy and implementation responsibility for SW & HW development
  • Expand internal and external collaborations with a focus on digitalisation
  • Participate in cross-functional review boards

 

Requirements profile

  • Experience in leading teams across multiple hierarchical levels
  • At least 5 years of software engineering experience in industry
  • Solid engineering education (e.g. medical, electronics, mechanical, IT, software or mathematics) with appropriate degree, proven track record
  • Experience in outsourcing, nearshoring or offshoring
  • Fluent in German and English, any other language an advantage

 

Conditions

  • Workplace: Greater Mittelland area
  • Attractive basic salary plus bonus

Application & Contact

Erik Wirz
Erik Wirz
Managing Partner
wirz phone +41 44 515 02 60 wirz email erik.wirz@w-gruppe.com

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Recruitment Process

In an initial conversation, we will give you a detailed insight into the role, the company, the culture and your development opportunities.

After an initial conversation with the partner (headhunter), you will receive further information about the role and our client's expectations. If you are interested, please send us your documents. Wirz & Partners will draw up a longlist which will be discussed with the client. From this longlist, 4-6 candidates are selected for the shortlist.

 

Time until feedback: 2-3 weeks

If you make it to the shortlist, you will move on to the next round. During the interview with Wirz & Partners, we will get to know you professionally and personally. You will receive additional information about the client, the offering, the services, the team and the KPIs. Based on all interviews and documents, we prepare a complete dossier on you for the client, including an executive summary. These documents form the basis of the structured interview process with the client. We prepare you for the interview.

 

Duration until the interview with the client: Up to 2 weeks

The first meeting with the client is about getting to know each other on an equal footing, getting to know the people and the culture. This takes place in person at the client's location and usually lasts around an hour.

The second interview focuses on professional competencies and leadership issues. You will get to know the team, the strategy and the operational goals.

You will then receive a salary proposal and an overview of the overall offer.

 

Duration until feedback: 1-2 weeks

A de-briefing with you and the client takes place after the final meeting.

We help you negotiate the contract and clarify further details. The contract is drafted and we support the onboarding process with the client.

 

Duration until feedback: Up to 1 week

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