Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG

Your Responsibilities: Selects and manages experts and study sites. Drives, manages and executes research, pre-clinical (animal) and/or clinical studies, including post-market clinical follow-up. Authors study plans and protocols, with appropriate statistic rationales and methods of assessment, in accordance with intended clinical benefits and performance (study design). Ensures operational aspects of the studies are being conducted in accordance with all relevant ethical and government standards, Good Clinical Practices or Good Laboratory Practices, and company's procedures. Ensures submissions to regulatory competent authorities and ethics committees/IRBs, as required. On-site driving and executing studies, as required, per specific project. Analyses and discusses data and prepares study reports. Maintains a high level of professional expertise, staying abreast with scientific literature, product portfolio, and the competitive and healthcare environments. Supervises and reviews study data and documentation when collaborating with CROs. Drives process improvement initiatives which relate to the described responsibilities. Up to 50% travel.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES Driving the process that convert customer known and unknown needs into delivered Advanced Digital Visualization Solutions and thus increases customer satisfaction and optimize patients’ outcomes. Monitoring and analyzing market dynamics, competitive landscape and customer needs in advanced digital surgical workflows (Neuro, ENT, P&R, dental, Augmented-, Virtual Reality & Fluorescence based/Lab free Imaging Applications, IGS, etc.) to identify pain points and initiate projects to address those pain points with Products/Clinical applications with differentiated and defendable claims. Developing of related business plans, definition of the product positioning in the marketplace and managing the relevant product life cycle including product basic material costs (BMC) and margin. Supporting of the launch, establishing pricing strategies, overseeing market trends, monitoring the performance of the product through-out its life cycle, suggesting/driving corrective initiatives to further enhance the product performance and enable sales. Cross-functional responsibilities, which require cooperating with various departments within the company (Imaging Platform, Business Management, sales, R&D, RA, QA, CA, Marketing, Operations) and external partners.