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Chief Operating Officer - Implantable Medical Devices

Lausanne Region Permanent View Job Description
The COO's primary responsibility will be to ensure that the company can consistently convert innovation into scalable commercial outcomes, and to build a growth oriented operating model.

Added 25/08/2026

  • Leadership position in a scale up
  • Opportunity to build and scale an operating model

About Our Client

Our client is a fast growing implantable medical devices company (Class III).

Job Description

1. Product Development & Industrialization

  • Lead execution of the product development pipeline from concept to market launch
  • Ensure successful industrialization of new products
  • Drive manufacturing readiness, regulatory compliance, and launch preparedness
  • Coordinate internal teams and external development partners
  • Translate innovation into scalable, commercially viable products
  • Balance quality, compliance, execution reliability, and time-to-market



2. Operations & Supply Chain Leadership

  • Own the end-to-end operational value chain
  • Lead Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, RA/QA, and Operational Excellence functions
  • Ensure operational readiness to support commercial growth
  • Strengthen supplier management and governance
  • Maintain product quality and regulatory excellence
  • Improve operational performance, resilience, and scalability



3. Operating Model & Capability Building

  • Design and implement the company's future operating model
  • Develop organizational capabilities, systems, processes, and governance
  • Strengthen internal industrial and operational expertise
  • Improve operational visibility and data-driven decision-making
  • Build scalable planning, quality, and performance management capabilities
  • Preserve agility while scaling the organization



4. Strategic Transformation & Organizational Scaling

  • Partner with the CEO to support the company's next growth phase.
  • Structure, Prioritize, and Execute the company Strategy in line with CEO's vision and pace of action.
  • Lead the multi-year operational transformation roadmap
  • Support the transition from a Co-CEO to a single-CEO structure
  • Institutionalize operational knowledge and best practices
  • Build a scalable operational leadership platform
  • Enable international expansion while maintaining innovation, quality, and financial discipline

The Successful Applicant

The ideal candidate will bring:

  • Experience operating in regulated medical device environments (mandatory), implantable strongly preferred
  • Proven experience scaling operations in a high-growth environment
  • COO, VP Operations, or equivalent leadership experience
  • Strong exposure to: Product Development, Industrialization, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Regulatory Affairs & Quality
  • Significant exposure to the US market is strongly preferred
  • Strong business and commercial understanding
  • Product intuition and appreciation for innovation



The successful candidate will demonstrate:

  • High agency and strong ownership mentality
  • Exceptional accountability and energy
  • Pragmatic, hands-on approach
  • Strong execution orientation
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure
  • Humility and confidence
  • Direct and honest communication style
  • Non-political, non-territorial mindset
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Ability to build teams, systems, and capabilities

What's on Offer

An unique opportunity to scale up operations in a fast growing company

Quote job ref
JN-082026-7089682

Job summary

Job Function
Executive Search
Specialisation
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Industry
Healthcare / Pharmaceutical
Where
Lausanne Region
Contract Type
Permanent
Job Reference
JN-082026-7089682

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