Your role Leads the R&D department “Technologies and Platform” within the business-sector Neuro / Spine (BS NES), including the leadership of assigned Software development teams manage quality, budget and capacity planning for the department and it’s respective project portfolio develop the technology and platform strategy, its roadmaps for BS NES in alignment with strategic goals of MED R&D, responsible for assigned platform clusters develop and manage external development partners and project suppliers (goods, test houses, resources) with internal stakeholders understand customer and internal stakeholder needs and expectations and translate this knowledge into effective decisions Your profile University degree in natural sciences or engineering, PhD is a plus at least 5 year experience in R&D development processes of comparable products Experience in project and change management as well as agile product development, PM certification is a plus at least 5 years experiences in managing project teams or R&D teams Fluent in German and English act as a role model, develop, coach and trust employees Your ZEISS Recruiting Team: Sabrina Rieker