Vacantes en Kaiserslautern, Alemania

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Cepheid, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate, molecular diagnostic systems and tests. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development. Our mission drives us to develop groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges. Together, we bring MORE change to the world. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

Cepheid is FDA-QSR and ISO9001 compliant organization. We are committed to providing high quality products and service that consistently meet or exceed customers’ expectations. The focus on quality begins at the earliest stage of product design and carries through to the end user. Individual ownership is the basis of the company quality system. Our company complies with applicable regulatory requirements and continues to ensure the effectiveness of the quality management system.

This position is part of the Cepheid’s Infectious Disease Medical and Scientific Affairs group and will be located remotely in Germany.

Whilst joining us in this role, as Director Medical Affairs (Germany), you will be responsible for the following activities in the DACH – Germany (D), Austria (A), and Switzerland (CH) – region.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Participate in scientific meetings to engage Senior KOLs, healthcare providers and customers.

• Demonstrate conceptual and practical expertise in infectious disease, clinical microbiology, and basic knowledge of related disciplines.

• Serve as a resource to the medical/scientific community including emergency and infectious disease clinicians, OB/GYNs, laboratory personnel, infection control, pharmacists and researchers.

• Develop and maintain a working understanding of the Global Health environment relevant to diagnostic needs.

• Establish and maintain a broad network of contacts within relevant stakeholder communities.

• Engage and collaborate with researchers on independent studies that will generate new evidence to drive new applications and expand the footprint of Cepheid products.

• Work independently but also receive guidance for most complex problems.

• Gain expertise in the best application of molecular diagnostics.

• Maintain knowledge in relevant scientific literature including clinical practice guidelines and emerging healthcare trends.

• Identify research gaps, support sponsored clinical trials, investigator-initiated research, Advisory Boards and Focus Groups to assist Marketing in requirements for the product pipeline.

• Communicate insights from the medical/scientific community about unmet clinical or diagnostic needs and provide scientific expertise on product design, development and implementation.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Medical Degree (MD) with specialization in infectious diseases, microbiology or infection prevention and control with 8+ years of related work experience. Other clinical fields such as generalist, emergency medicine, or critical care will be considered if there is sufficient infectious disease familiarity.

• Strong scientific writing with successful publication record and excellent communication skills with national/international speaking experience.

• Demonstrated success presenting medical/technical information in a concise manner to diverse scientific and clinical audiences, backed up with strong organizational and problem-solving skills as well as proven working expertise in a multicultural environment and matrix structure.

• Fluency in German, excellent English communication and presentation skills.

• Ability to travel (60% regional and some international travel is required).

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• 3+ years Medical and Scientific Affairs experience.

• Expertise in coordinating and managing diagnostics studies in infectious diseases in Germany.

• Clinical trials management to achieve timely completion of project deliverables.

• Biostatistics.

• Regulatory familiarity for using and managing on market diagnostics.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com .

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Operating Company: Cepheid