About the job

Senior IT Specialist & Team Lead | Medical Devices & Healthcare Networks | Alzenau, Germany

Are you an experienced IT professional looking to combine hands-on technical work with team leadership in an environment where your expertise directly supports patient care?

We're partnering with a leading international MedTech organisation to recruit a Senior IT Specialist & Team Lead who will play a pivotal role in connecting advanced medical devices with modern hospital IT infrastructures while leading a small team of IT Specialists.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of healthcare, medical technology and IT, supporting hospitals across Germany and Central & Northern Europe while acting as the technical lead for the department. You'll combine customer-facing implementation projects with people leadership, stakeholder management and strategic involvement across the business.

• What can you expect?Lead and support a team of IT Specialists, providing technical guidance, mentoring and day-to-day leadership.
• Act as the technical representative for the IT department, participating in local management meetings and collaborating with senior stakeholders across the business.
• Oversee the integration of advanced medical devices into complex hospital IT and network environments.
• Support complex customer implementations, software installations and technical troubleshooting across Germany and, where required, internationally.
• Work closely with Technical Service, Sales, Marketing and international colleagues to deliver innovative healthcare solutions.
• Contribute to technical demonstrations, customer meetings and industry congresses, providing expert advice on IT integration and networking requirements.

• We're looking for someone with:A background in IT, System Integration, Network Engineering or a related discipline.
• At least five years' experience in a technical IT role, ideally including experience leading or mentoring a team.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, switching, DNS, DHCP and Windows Server environments.
• Experience troubleshooting LAN/WLAN infrastructures and supporting complex software implementations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to represent the department internally and externally.
• A customer-focused mindset and willingness to travel within Germany and occasionally across Central and Northern Europe.

Why consider this opportunity?✔ Permanent position within an established international MedTech organisation.✔ Opportunity to combine hands-on technical work with team leadership.✔ High level of autonomy and ownership within a growing IT function.✔ Structured onboarding, dedicated mentoring and continuous professional development.✔ Flexible working hours and the opportunity for hybrid working where appropriate.✔ 30 days' annual leave plus holiday and Christmas bonuses.✔ The opportunity to contribute to innovative healthcare solutions that improve patient care through connected medical technology.

• If this sounds like the right next step for you, or if you know someone in your network who may be interested, please feel free to get in touch for a confidential conversation.