Are you ready to unleash your potential? At the Straumann Group, we're on an exciting journey of growth, innovation, and impact - driven by our mission to improve oral health and transform millions of lives worldwide.
United by a shared goal, we give our best every day and cultivate a performance-oriented, player-learner culture that fosters collaboration, curiosity, and ambition. Here, you have the opportunity to actively shape your career and further develop your skills, passion, and willingness to learn. Together, we not only create more beautiful smiles but also unlock the potential of people - including our own.
As a Project Manager (m/f/d) for Global Product Industrialization & Transfers, you will assume end-to-end responsibility for projects - from the evaluation phase to successful completion. You will work closely with global and local stakeholders and navigate a matrix organization with ease.
Your workplace will be at one of our production sites, either in Sallanches (France) or Shanghai (China), to ensure effective project implementation.
Your responsibilities:

• Managing projects with full project responsibility from the evaluation phase to project completion
• Motivating, supporting, leading, and coordinating global and local project teams within a matrix organization to optimize project execution
• Identifying project risks, managing preventative measures, and contributing to continuous improvement
• Creating and monitoring the global project schedule, managing the budget, defining objectives, and setting KPIs
• Defining the implementation/manufacturing strategy in accordance with the global strategy and global engineering recommendations
• Ensuring and coordinating a preliminary feasibility study to optimize Design for Manufacturing/Quality
• Handing over the project from global management to the local team for execution and ensuring successful project completion by monitoring the effectiveness of the implemented solution
• Defining the transfer scope based on the corporate strategy and global engineering specifications
• Consolidating feasibility studies with various stakeholders
• Creating and implementing a detailed transfer plan
• Supporting and monitoring successful implementation in accordance with defined objectives (cost, quality) etc.)
• Proactively submitting suggestions to ensure optimized processes at the target location

Your profile:

• Master's degree in engineering with a focus on production/manufacturing technology or comparable qualification
• Proven experience in project management as well as knowledge of production processes and requirements in an industrial environment
• Experience in medical technology, the pharmaceutical industry, or other highly regulated sectors
• Knowledge of problem-solving and process optimization methods and tools (e.g., Lean Manufacturing)
• Fluent English skills, additional languages are an advantage

What makes you a great fit:

• You communicate clearly and work effectively with diverse stakeholders in an international environment
• You structure tasks and priorities efficiently and maintain an overview even in complex projects
• You work meticulously, precisely, and data-driven, and possess strong analytical and conceptual skills
• You embrace change, take ownership, and are committed to continuous learning
• You handle sensitive information and projects with discretion and confidentiality