Chief of Staff – Technology

Lausanne             ·          Full time

Chief of Staff – Technology

At ONWARD we’re looking for a Chief of Staff – Technology to join our team.

Full-time       ·    Lausanne

About the job

Job Summary

The Chief of Staff – Technology will play a key role in establishing and integrating the vision and needs of the R&D organization and in driving truly revolutionary and deeply impactful development programs to realization. You will assist the Chief Technology Officer in day-to-day activities and help create, manage, and maintain operational excellence in the R&D organization. You will also contribute to strategic matters, with a focus on the company’s technology roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Manage the formation, execution, and maintenance of the company’s development system.
• Drive intra-departmental and cross-function communication and coordination.
• Run R&D staff meetings, driving execution of objectives and follow-up activities.
• Develop and track departmental performance metrics.
• Lead and participate in cross-departmental initiatives.
• Help to develop and manage the R&D budget.
• Contribute to development and pursuit of the company’s technology roadmap, including maintaining a future technology identification matrix and participating in business development meetings with current and future technology partners.
• Work with the CEO’s Chief of Staff on strategic planning and enterprise-wide initiatives that may impact R&D or the company at-large.
• Identify ways to optimize the CTO’s time and productivity.

Experience, Qualifications & Skills

• MSc in Engineering Management (or equivalent), with an understating of relevant technologies, program management concepts, engineering management and engineering tools.
• 5+ years relevant industrial and R&D experience, with 5+ years in the management of projects, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience as a Management Consultant, working on projects germane to optimizing R&D effectiveness, program management, or cross-functional project management.
• Demonstrated ability to work with R&D leadership in the realization of process and programs.
• Working knowledge of program management and ERP software; Jira, Confluence and MS Dynamics preferred.
• Strong understanding of and experience with Agile methodologies.
• A team player who can collaborate well with engineering leadership and manage relationships across departments.
• A very strong communicator who can drive effective intra-departmental and cross-functional coordination and understanding.
• Results oriented, hands-on and thrives well in an innovative, fast-paced and performance driven organization.

Supervision

This is an individual contributor position with strategic responsibility and impact. The Chief of Staff- Technology will report to the Chief Technology Officer and liaise with other senior stakeholders. 

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OUR VISION Empowered by movement, people with spinal cord injury will enjoy life in every way that matters to them. We are a team of scientists, engineers and physicians, collectively driven to create therapies that change lives. We understand the challenges of those living with spinal cord injury. Formed in 2014 by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), we are now headquartered at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, the Netherlands and within the city center in Lausanne, Switzerland. We also have a growing team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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