About the company

SHL Medical is a world-leading provider in the design, development, and manufacturing of advanced self-injection devices. With a global team of 6,000 employees, we partner with leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies to deliver innovative autoinjectors, pen injectors, and other drug delivery systems that ensure effective treatment for patients. Headquartered in Switzerland since 2018, with key operations in Sweden, Taiwan, and the US, we are united by a commitment to innovation, impact, and growth. Together, we empower our people to develop solutions that make a meaningful difference in the lives of millions of patients while fostering a supportive, inclusive, and dynamic workplace for our colleagues. 

Job Overview

The Business Process Manager Design Transfer plays a key role in shaping and optimizing end-to-end processes at the interface between product design and industrialization. The primary focus of this role is to ensure a structured, transparent and efficient transfer of product designs into industrialized solutions, enabling a seamless transition from development to manufacturing.

Acting as a central integrator across R&D, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, and Operations, the role reduces interface complexity, clarifies responsibilities and ensures that design intent is consistently translated into manufacturable and scalable outcomes. While leveraging a solid understanding of manufacturing technologies such as, tooling, injection molding, assembly, and component manufacturing, the role emphasizes process clarity, alignment, and governance over detailed process development. Based in Zug, this role will collaborate closely with other process managers and cross-functional teams to ensure effective and efficient workflows.

Ultimately, this position enables faster, more predictable, and higher-quality product industrialization by establishing robust, lean, and scalable design transfer processes across the product lifecycle.

Main Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve Design Transfer Processes across the product lifecycle, ensuring a structured transition from product development to industrialization and Manufacturing.
• Define and standardize design transfer deliverables, milestones, and governance, ensuring clarity of responsibilities, inputs, and outputs across functions.
• Ensure the translation of design intent into manufacturing-relevant specifications and deliverables, supporting robust industrialization of products, including their structured transfer into the Device Master Record (DMR) to support compliant and robust industrialization.
• Act as the key interface between R&D and Manufacturing Engineering, driving alignment between design solutions and manufacturing capabilities (DFM/DFA principles, tooling, injection molding, assembly and component manufacturing).
• Develop and maintain process documentation and training materials (e.g. Work Instructions, Templates, Guidelines) in alignment with applicable standards and QMS requirements.
• Monitor the effectiveness of design transfer processes, identify interface gaps, and implement improvements to increase robustness and reduce time-to-industrialization.
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops and alignment sessions to strengthen shared understanding, clarify expectations, and improve collaboration at the design–manufacturing interface.
• Translate business needs into functional solutions and work with system architects to implement and validate PLM solutions.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years experience in Design Transfer and/or product industrialization processes in regulated industries with a proven track record working at the interface between R&D and Manufacturing Engineering
• Solid understanding of manufacturing technologies and tooling (e.g. injection molding, assembly, component manufacturing), mechanical design, Design Controls and DFM principles.
• Excellent analytical and structuring skills with a focus on clarity, simplification, and execution
• Ability to influence and communicate effectively across all organizational levels, promoting transparency and collaboration.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, global environment with multiple priorities.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering or related field.
• Fluency in English

Preferred Requirements

• Familiarity with PLM systems and digital documentation workflows (e.g. Teamcenter, Polarion, Signavio, SolidWorks)
• Experience applying agile methodologies in process design
• Certification in Design for Six Sigma, Process Management or Project Management (e.g. PMI, IPMA) is a plus.
• Additional training in manufacturing technologies (e.g. tooling, injection molding, automation, assembly systems) is a strong advantage
• Experience with ISO 13485, ISO 14971, FDA regulations, or similar compliance frameworks.
• German or Chinese language skills a plus

We Offer

• A company culture Focusing on our Customers, Operating with Ethics and Integrity, Driving Simplicity, Learning, Improving & Delivering Together.
• A multicultural team and modern working environment with state-of-the-art facilities and technologies. 
• Challenging assignments in a fast growing and innovative industry. 
• Various opportunities for personal and professional development within a global organization. 
• Flexible hours and hybrid working policy.   
• Centrally located office in Zug, very close to the train station.  

Interested in joining SHL Medical and in supporting us with your expertise and personality? Then we look forward to receiving your application including your CV, motivation letter, and all other relevant documents.

For more information on SHL Medical, please visit: shl-medical.com

Please note: We do not accept applications from recruitment agencies for this role.