Medical Director / Medical Safety Officer (m/f/d)

Your Mission

• The purpose of this position is to establish and maintain medical safety oversight for the KARL STORZ product portfolio to ensure user and patient safety throughout the product lifecycle
• You play a key role in assessing customer/user risk and evaluating the actual or potential impact of product performance issues on patient safety
• Based on your medical expertise, you will assess product risk/benefit, provide medical input and review: Risk Management, Product Issue Assessment/Health Hazard Assessments, Clinical Evaluation Reports and Safety Signal Investigations
• You will review and provide input into: mitigation strategies, labelling and materials aimed at minimizing patient risk and improving outcomes, including external communications
• You will ensure appropriate metrics to evaluate patient safety processes, represent product safety views and lead in a matrix environment through scientific expertise and organizational influence
• You will continuously contribute to and review the product harm and hazard list, ensuring consistency in the severity of harm determinations throughout the risk management process, pre- and post-marketing
• You will promote safety awareness and patient-centered thinking throughout the global KARL STORZ organization
• As a member of the global Medical Scientific Affairs group, you will work closely with Risk Management, Post-Market Surveillance and other functions including Product Management and R&D
• You will report directly to the Chief Medical Officer

Your Talents

• Medical degree or comparable education
• At least 5 years of clinical experience, preferably in surgical or interventional field
• Industry experience desired, preferably in medical devices
• High level of medical competence, with an ability to balance this with industry standards to achieve business goals
• Strong scientific analytical reasoning skills and good communication skills
• Ability to work on multiple complex projects in parallel
• English language skills required, German language desired
• Willingness and ability to travel: up to 20%

Your Benefits

• Flexible working hours & mobile working: In many areas, working hours and location can be arranged as required​
• 30 vacation days and various special payments​​
• Further training opportunities: Open in-house seminar program, extensive e-learning offering, professional development courses and much more
• Corporate benefits and bicycle leasing​
• Subsidy for private pension plan and company health management​
• Various childcare options – at the headquarters in Tuttlingen​
• Health, sports, cultural and leisure activities – offers vary depending on location​