Project Manager Manufacturing

**About us**

At Distalmotion, we believe that every patient undergoing mínimal invasive surgery should benefit from the best of surgical expertise and robotic technology. This is the vision that made us create Dexter, the world’s first and only on-demand robotic surgery system. Thanks to Dexter, surgeons have never been closer to their patients while benefiting from robotic best-in-class technology.

Distalmotion has been created in 2012 by passionate and open-minded people with various experiences. Today, we are still convinced that an inclusive and international company culture is the best way to continue growing. Our leadership is highly committed to promote diversity among the teams and welcome every employee based on their identity.

You are looking for a new fulfilling challenge in a fast-growing medical device company? Join a team engaged in making on-demand robotic surgery the new medical revolution.

**About Project Manager Manufacturing (Instruments and Single use accessories)**

The Project Manager Manufacturing manage projects of manufacturing transfers, design transfers within the framework of manufacturing ramp up of Distalmotion’s single use instruments and accessories.

**Tasks**

Project management:

- Creation of the project management plan and ensure it is valid and up to date, formulate assignments in collaboration with project team members.
- Monitor and control deadlines and milestones.
- Identification of success factors and assessment of the project in terms of feasibility, profitability and risks.
- Lead the change management (organizational and technical), ensure the compliance with regulatory.

Manufacturing transfer, supplier management:

- Define, update the requirements for new partners selection.
- Lead Supplier management matters.
- Maintain or ensure the maintenance of the manufacturing and technical documentation up to date: Device Master Records (DMR) through a PLM (Product Life cycle) software.

Industrialization, continuous improvement:

- Support the volume ramp up of the instrument manufacturing line.
- Research of solutions for cost optimization.
- Lead the development of manufacturing processes and tooling.

**Requirements**:

- Degree in engineering (microtechnology, robotics, mechanical engineering or equivalent).
- Professional experience in industry: manufacturing, industrialization, or R&D (including medical devices), significant experience in project management.
- Experience in multi-disciplinary Supplier and CMO management.
- Proven track record in industrialization and or manufacturing line follow up of mechanical or mechatronics devices (high volumes).
- Software requirements: MS Office, Project management SW (e.g. MS Office, Orchestra) Any PLM or ERP software a plus.
- Knowledge of the ISO 13485; Regulation (EU) : 2017/745 (MDR) ; risk management (PFMEA).
- Knowledge of continuous improvement tools: Lean manufacturing, CAPA, 5M, PARETO, 8D,
- Strong verbal and written documentation and communication skills.
- Fluent written and spoken English and French, German a plus.
- Solution and customer oriented, focus results.
- Open to travel - up to 50%, Europe (USA).

**Benefits**
- Opportunity to work in a fast-growing company active in one of the most promising fields of medicine.
- Permanent contract with 25 days of paid vacation.
- A dynamic atmosphere in an internationally minded environment.
- Flexible work schedule (possibility to regularly work from home).
- Other benefits : Mobility plan, competitive company pension plan, support for gym memberships.
- Regular team building events such as boot camps, skiing and much more.
- Distalmotion is a medical device company founded and based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was founded in 2012, as a spin-off from the Robotics Lab of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL).Our objective is to remove the complexity out of robotic surgery in order to fast track its widespread adoption in mínimally invasive care. To do so, we want to continue disrupting mínimal invasive surgery - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Join our team to address critical healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives _