Infection Prevention Consultant (m/f/d)

at  Olympus Europa SE Co KG OEKG

Your responsibilities

• Serve as a primary consultant and resource person regarding infection prevention (IP) issues in the area of complaint handling resolution
• Take a lead in reviewing and analyzing patient infection and endoscope contamination incidents, contributes to the root cause analysis as well as to the identification of relevant mitigating actions
• Actively add subject matter expertise in the creation, review and execution of Health Hazard Assessments related to the area of Infection Prevention
• Collect, analyze, and interpret IP related data across the product lifecycle in order to plan, implement, evaluate and disseminate appropriate best practices
• Review existing processes, identify gaps and develop new standard operating procedures for IP related tasks
• Develop, in joint effort with the professional education group, subject matter content for IPC relevant trainings, targeting internal as well as external stakeholders
• Review and contribute to product instructions for use (IFU) enhancements and human factors assessments, to ensure that end user instructions for reprocessing are clear and can be easily adhered to
• Act as an internal consultant and key subject matter expert across business areas in tasks that involve an enhanced need for infection prevention competences, i.e. for pre- and post-market processes
• Support business in the resolution of specific IP related inquiries from customers, healthcare professionals as well as regulatory representatives
• Represent Olympus in guidelines committees, standardization and interest groups and are the interface to professional associations such as nurses or medical associations
• Represent Olympus at annual meetings, panels, summits and conferences of professional societies and national associations as an active contributor as well as observer
• Identify early stage regulatory tendencies in medical device reprocessing and suggest actions to maintain Olympus product and service regulatory compliance

Your qualification

• Master’s degree in related field (e.g., natural sciences, medical device technologies, medical device engineering, microbiology, hospital hygiene, reprocessing technologies, infection prevention) or Medical education (medical assistant, nursing, reprocessing) with active work experience of several years in a clinical setting
• Several years of related work experience in the hospital hygiene industry and / or MedTec consultancy
• Several years hands-on medical device reprocessing experience (e.g. certified reprocessing technician, biomedical engineer, reprocessing trainer) or as an auditor for reprocessing related processes
• In-depth understanding of medical devices reprocessing and sterilization sciences, preferably with certification from national and international professional bodies (such as DEGEA, ESGENA, SGNA, DGSV, HSPA, or other internationally acknowledged reprocessing and sterilization bodies)
• Thorough knowledge of applicable endoscope reprocessing standards and regulations on national, European and international level (e.g. ESGENA, SGNA, CEN, AAMI, ISO, etc.)
• Deep experience in managing complex projects with cross-border project scope
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate complex concepts to diverse audiences
• Ability to analyze and interpret technical procedures, and/or government regulations
• Ability to present verbal and/or written information and respond to most sensitive inquiries or complaints
• Strong analytical mindset with outstanding proficiency in communication
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Strong intercultural awareness and is able to interact with different cultures across hierarchy levels
• Experience with stakeholder management
• Proficient in computer and software skills
• Proficient in English and at least 1 additional language (preferably German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese)
• Willingness to travel 10-20%

Your benefits

• Flexible working hours, remote work possible (up to 60%)
• 30 days of holidays per year
• Modern office and an inspiring working environment
• Employee restaurant with live cooking and healthy food (subsidized)
• Public transport ticket (100 % subsidized) or free parking space
• Company sport groups and an inhouse company gym
• Employee Assistance Program to support your health, mental and emotional well-being
• A comprehensive company pension scheme
• Company medical officer and vaccination offers
• Childcare through our ‘Buttje&Deern’ partner
• Bike leasing

• Serve as a primary consultant and resource person regarding infection prevention (IP) issues in the area of complaint handling resolution
• Take a lead in reviewing and analyzing patient infection and endoscope contamination incidents, contributes to the root cause analysis as well as to the identification of relevant mitigating actions
• Actively add subject matter expertise in the creation, review and execution of Health Hazard Assessments related to the area of Infection Prevention
• Collect, analyze, and interpret IP related data across the product lifecycle in order to plan, implement, evaluate and disseminate appropriate best practices
• Review existing processes, identify gaps and develop new standard operating procedures for IP related tasks
• Develop, in joint effort with the professional education group, subject matter content for IPC relevant trainings, targeting internal as well as external stakeholders
• Review and contribute to product instructions for use (IFU) enhancements and human factors assessments, to ensure that end user instructions for reprocessing are clear and can be easily adhered to
• Act as an internal consultant and key subject matter expert across business areas in tasks that involve an enhanced need for infection prevention competences, i.e. for pre- and post-market processes
• Support business in the resolution of specific IP related inquiries from customers, healthcare professionals as well as regulatory representatives
• Represent Olympus in guidelines committees, standardization and interest groups and are the interface to professional associations such as nurses or medical associations
• Represent Olympus at annual meetings, panels, summits and conferences of professional societies and national associations as an active contributor as well as observer
• Identify early stage regulatory tendencies in medical device reprocessing and suggest actions to maintain Olympus product and service regulatory complianc