Senior Innovation Expert (f / m / x)

Your Role

Be an active driver of innovations in the field of AI and Medical Information Technology according to the “Creating Innovation” process : idea generation, IP generation and screening, project initiation and presentation to the innovation board, project management as well as technical realization and transfer to the main development process.

Establish and manage a network of technical experts within ZEISS, academia and industry Systematically screen and report technology developments in the field of AI and Medical Information Technology to contribute to the technology roadmap and the “Creating Innovation” process.

Identify arising technologies, assess their application and disruption potential, and discusses them with the respective Application Experts.

Create IP to protect innovations in the field of AI and Medical Information Technology and screen IP in the expert domain.

Support the creation and management of technology roadmaps. Constantly increase the medical application understanding by customer interactions.

Stay in close touch with technological developments relevant for AI and Medical Information Technology and proactively utilize this know-how in the “Creating Innovations” process.

Be responsible for one or several technology roadmaps within the field AI and Medical Information Technology and in this context manages technology development activities and communicates strategy ef-fectively to stakeholders across SBU, Meditec, and ZEISS and within the respective Advanced Development department.

Communicate development activities with the department as well as to stakeholders across SBU, Meditec, and ZEISS.

Support the decision making for long term technology investments.

Your Profile

University degree in natural sciences, engineering, medical or information technologies, a Ph.D. degree is preferred

Minimum of 8 years in respective field of AD department / in the medical technology domain and in medical device development

Very good overview of latest research and industry trends as well as the ability to understand customer needs and to solve real-world problems, in creating innovations (from idea and IP protection over proof-of-principle demonstrators towards the hand-over to main development) and project management

Good familiarity with Design Thinking principles and expertise in ophthalmic technologies

Fluent English Skills

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team :

Sabrina Rieker