PLM Solution Architect

SHL Medical; Zug; Hybrid; CHF 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Various opportunities for personal and professional development

Flexible hours

Modern working environment

Centrally located office in Zug

Job summary

SHL Medical is seeking a PLM Solution Architect in Zug, responsible for guiding the implementation of MedTech compliant PLM solutions in Team Center. The role involves assessing current implementations and proposing scalable solutions to meet business requirements.

Ideal candidates will possess over 5 years of experience as a Teamcenter Solution Architect and hold a relevant degree. The position offers a hybrid working policy and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Teamcenter Solution Architect.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
• Advanced solution-design and process-modelling capabilities.
• Experience working in regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Assess business requirements for internal Team Center solutions.
• Ensure integration to and from Teamcenter with other systems.
• Train team members on PLM functionalities.
• Contribute to PLM Solution Architecture and Roadmap.

Skills

End-to-end experience as a Teamcenter Solution Architect

Stakeholder management

Collaboration skills

Solution-design skills

Process-modelling skills

Analytical capability

Fluency in English

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, Life Sciences or related field

Tools

Teamcenter

SAP

MES

Polarion

Job description

About the Company

SHL Medical is a world-leading provider in the design, development, and manufacturing of advanced self-injection devices. With a global team of 6,000 employees, we partner with leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies to deliver innovative autoinjectors, pen injectors, and other drug delivery systems that ensure effective treatment for patients. Headquartered in Switzerland since 2018, with key operations in Sweden, Taiwan, and the US, we are united by a commitment to innovation, impact, and growth. Together, we empower our people to develop solutions that make a meaningful difference in the lives of millions of patients while fostering a supportive, inclusive, and dynamic workplace for our colleagues.

Job Overview

The PLM Solution Architect is responsible for defining/designing and guiding the PLM implementation of scalable and MedTech compliant PLM solutions in Team Center. The role ensures that Engineering, Quality, Industrialization, and design verification processes are effectively supported and harmonized. The architect will help in assessing the current Team Center implementation and data flow and contributes to proposing a challenging smart easy to maintain alternative for strategic purposes.

The role requires strong problem‑solving skills and end‑to‑end thinking, with the ability to analyze complex as‑is situations and translate them into pragmatic, future‑oriented solutions aligned with the target best practice. The Solution Architect evaluates constraints, dependencies, and risks holistically while developing clear technical solution outlines collaboratively across the organisation. Open mindset, solution oriented, empathetic, and communicative.

Main Responsibilities

• Assess business requirements and support the development of internal Team Center solutions based on defined processes, while ensuring the current Teamcenter implementation remains stable and uncompromised.
• Accountable for the end‑to‑end integration to and from Teamcenter (SAP, MES, Polarion) and other connected systems, and its definition and documentation.
• Inform and collaborate closely with process owners, solution engineers, and SMEs to maintain a shared understanding of solution scope, interfaces, risks, and Tem Center constraints.
• Ensure that all designed and implemented solutions adhere to best practices, global SHL/PLM principles, governance rules, and compliance expectations relevant to regulated industries.
• Implement approved solution components in Teamcenter, based on validated business definitions and stakeholder agreements, ensuring maintainability and traceability.
• Evaluate complex information, feedback, and system behaviours, and reflect findings into continuous system improvements, harmonized workflows, and reduced user pain points.
• Support alignment across integrated business domains by facilitating communication, clarifying ownership, and managing cross‑functional dependencies throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Train team members, SMEs, and users on new or updated PLM functionalities to drive adoption, improve usability, and strengthen overall process maturity.
• Contributing to PLM Solution Architecture, Roadmap and overall PLM Vision.
• Accountable for quality of the Teamcenter solution covering end‑to‑end process with maintainable architecture that support scalability.
• This role requires no traveling.

Minimum Requirements

• At least 5 years of end‑to‑end experience as a Teamcenter Solution Architect, covering solution design, configuration, integration understanding, and cross functional collaboration.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills, ensuring alignment with process owners, SMEs, solution engineers, and IT counterparts.
• Advanced solution‑design and process‑modelling skills, enabling the creation of procedural, harmonized solutions based on stakeholder consultation.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, Life Sciences or related field.
• Fluency in English.

Preferred Requirements

• Strong understanding of end‑to‑end PLM processes across Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Operations, with the ability to translate process needs into scalable Teamcenter solutions.
• Ability to plan and manage solution work packages within release trains, with awareness of release‑delivery processes, dependencies, and validation steps.
• High analytical capability to digest complex technical and process information and derive maintainable system improvements.
• Capable of self‑managing workloads while maintaining high efficiency and quality.
• Experience working in regulated industries, with understanding of compliance requirements, traceability expectations, and documentation standards.
• Experience with agile methodologies; certification is a plus.
• German language skills.

We Offer

• A company culture focusing on our Customers, operating with Ethics and Integrity, driving Simplicity, Learning, Improving & Delivering Together.
• A multicultural team and modern working environment with state‑of‑the‑art facilities and technologies.
• Challenging assignments in a fast growing and innovative industry.
• Various opportunities for personal and professional development within a global organization.
• Flexible hours and hybrid working policy.
• Centrally located office in Zug, very close to the train station.