- Leadership position in a scale up company
- Opportunity to build and scale an operating model
About Our Client
Our client is a fast growing implantable medical devices company (Class III).
Job Description
The Successful Applicant
- Product Development & Industrialization
- Lead execution of the product development pipeline from concept to market launch
- Ensure successful industrialization of new products
- Drive manufacturing readiness, regulatory compliance, and launch preparedness
- Coordinate internal teams and external development partners
- Translate innovation into scalable, commercially viable products
- Balance quality, compliance, execution reliability, and time-to-market
- Operations & Supply Chain Leadership
- Own the end-to-end operational value chain
- Lead Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, RA/QA, and Operational Excellence functions
- Ensure operational readiness to support commercial growth
- Strengthen supplier management and governance
- Maintain product quality and regulatory excellence
- Improve operational performance, resilience, and scalability
- Operating Model & Capability Building
- Design and implement the company's future operating model
- Develop organizational capabilities, systems, processes, and governance
- Strengthen internal industrial and operational expertise
- Improve operational visibility and data-driven decision-making
- Build scalable planning, quality, and performance management capabilities
- Preserve agility while scaling the organization
- Strategic Transformation & Organizational Scaling
- Partner with the CEO to support the company's next growth phase.
- Structure, Prioritize, and Execute the company Strategy in line with CEO's vision and pace of action.
- Lead the multi-year operational transformation roadmap
- Support the transition from a Co-CEO to a single-CEO structure
- Institutionalize operational knowledge and best practices
- Build a scalable operational leadership platform
- Enable international expansion while maintaining innovation, quality, and financial discipline
The Ideal Candidate Will Bring
- Experience operating in regulated medical device environments (mandatory), implantable strongly preferred
- Proven experience scaling operations in a high-growth environment
- COO, VP Operations, or equivalent leadership experience
- Strong exposure to: Product Development, Industrialization, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Regulatory Affairs & Quality
- Significant exposure to the US market is strongly preferred
- Strong business and commercial understanding
- Product intuition and appreciation for innovation
The Successful Candidate Will Demonstrate
- High agency and strong ownership mentality
- Exceptional accountability and energy
- Pragmatic, hands-on approach
- Strong execution orientation
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Humility and confidence
- Direct and honest communication style
- Non-political, non-territorial mindset
- Data-driven decision making
- Ability to build teams, systems, and capabilities
What's on Offer
An unique opportunity to scale up operations in a fast growing company
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Chief Operating Officer - Implantable Medical Devices Arbeitgeber: Michael Page
Unser Kunde ist ein international tätiges Beratungsunternehmen mit einem exzellenten Ruf, das seinen Mitarbeitenden ein dynamisches und unterstützendes Arbeitsumfeld bietet. In Zürich profitieren Sie von einer starken Servicekultur, einem engagierten Team und zahlreichen Möglichkeiten zur persönlichen und beruflichen Weiterentwicklung. Die zentrale Lage ermöglicht zudem eine hervorragende Erreichbarkeit und fördert den Austausch mit internationalen Partnern.
