Who we are

In a life without sound, our work provides meaning. As a leading provider of innovative hearing care solutions, we are not just a company that makes products: we are a team on a mission to help people enjoy the delight of hearing. To enable a life without limitations, we – through our core business brands Phonak, Unitron, Hansaton, Advanced Bionics and AudioNova – develop, manufacture and distribute solutions that push the limits of technology and redefine the future of our industry.

Staefa, CH

Global Quality Process Leader

Our global quality & regulatory organization starts a journey to come together into one functional, collaborative operating unit to employ the full breadth of our talent, technologies, products, services, and solutions to address the needs of customers and patients across the globe. This strong strategic role interfacing worldwide with multi-cultural locations is ultimately responsible for the design, implementation and performance of global quality processes, and has the authority and ability to make necessary changes.

Your tasks

• Seek out industry best practices to identify, develop and execute state-of-the-art quality programs that drive our competitive advantage, and aim for higher acceptance of new processes and rules through proactive change management.


• Collaborate with Quality System leaders and Subject Matter Experts to create controlled processes with high levels of interaction that are measured for process and results performance


• Accountable for creating, sustaining, and improving a particular process


• Responsible for the outcomes of core quality processes (CAPA, Internal audit, change control, documentation management, medical device complaints, Medical device risk management, computer system validation)


• Ensure adequate documentation and records of process and describes its links and interactions with other processes


• Digitalize the execution of the process (E-QMS or alternative) whenever possible
   

Your profile

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science or quality with 20+ years of relevant work experience in a GMP environment or Master's degree with 15+ years of experience in a Quality in a medical device company


• A minimum of 15 years of experience in positions of increasing responsibility supporting large, multi-site, global organizations is required


• Previous proven quality experience on large scale enterprises in lifescience industry with significant exposure to requirements of GMP, GDP, ISO 13485, CFR 820


• 10 years of people management, including global team management


• Proven experience in achieving results through influence management and motivating teams
   

Our offer

We can offer you a new challenge, with interesting tasks and much more – including an open corporate culture, flat hierarchies, support for further training and development, opportunities to take on responsibility, an excellent range of foods, sports and cultural facilities, attractive employment conditions, and flexible working time models in various roles.

Helmut Pleiner, Director Corporate Human Resources, is looking forward to receiving your complete application (cover letter, CV, references and certificates) via our online job application platform. For this vacancy only direct applications will be considered.

Sonova AG

Laubisrütistrasse 28

CH-8712 Stäfa

+41 58 928 01 01

Sonova is an equal opportunity employer.

We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the market place. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate’s ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.