Paid Working Student: Life Sciences and Clinical Applications

Piomic Medical; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 28,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Hybrid work

Open workspace at Zurich HB

Flexible hours

Direct contact with clinicians

Job summary

Piomic Medical AG in Zürich seeks a student researcher to join our team and help shape our COMS wound therapy devices. You will interview clinicians, analyze markets, and define requirements for different applicator shapes while ensuring we meet relevant safety standards. This hybrid role offers hands-on experience with leading clinicians and wound-care specialists and aligns with your lectures and exams through flexible hours. A paid position with competitive pay is available.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s program in life sciences, medicine, health sciences, biomedical engineering or a related field.
• Confident communication with medical professionals
• Structured literature research and careful documentation
• English, German is a plus

Responsibilities

• Interview clinicians and other specialists about needs, use cases and applications and analyze results.
• Analyze markets and use cases for new applications and summarize for decisions.
• Research anatomy and body sites to define requirements for applicator shapes.
• Gather requirements for a light therapy device close to the body, including standards and safety limits.
• Support lab studies: planning, execution and documentation
• Review scientific literature and keep our evidence base up to date

Skills

Communication with medical pros

Literature research

Documentation

English

German (nice to have)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in life sciences/related field

Job description

About Piomic

Piomic Medical AG is an award-winning Zürich medtech company on a mission to change how chronic and acute wounds are treated. Our lead indication is diabetic foot ulcers, a condition with one of the highest mortality rates in healthcare. Our breakthrough COMS therapy (Concurrent Optical and Magnetic Stimulation) is a non-invasive treatment that delivers physical stimulation to deep tissue for wound healing. Our team of biologists, engineers and designers combines high-quality medical research with a close focus on the people who use our devices. Our vision: life shouldn't be defined by a medical condition.

What you'll do

• Interview clinicians and other specialists about their needs, use cases and possible further applications, and analyze the results
• Analyze markets and use cases for new applications and summarize them for decisions
• Research anatomy and body sites to define requirements for different applicator shapes
• Gather requirements for a light therapy device used close to the body, including relevant standards and safety limits
• Support lab studies: planning, execution and documentation
• Review scientific literature and keep our evidence base up to date

What you bring

• Enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program in life sciences, medicine, health sciences, biomedical engineering or a related field
• Confident communication with medical professionals
• Structured literature research and careful documentation
• English, German is a plus

Nice to have

• Lab experience, for example cell culture or assays, and basic statistics
• Experience with qualitative methods such as interviews
• Interest in regulated products such as medical devices

What we offer

• Real research questions that shape our product
• Direct contact with leading clinicians and wound-care specialists
• Hands-on impact on a breakthrough therapy for one of the deadliest conditions in healthcare
• First-hand experience of how medical devices are developed under European and US regulatory requirements
• A paid position with competitive pay
• Hybrid work and a modern open workspace directly at the Zurich HB
• Flexible hours that fit around your lectures and exams

Contact: Christopher Hertz, CEO