CH Head New Product Innovation (m/f/d)
<div class="show-more-less-html__markup show-more-less-html__markup--clamp-after-5 relative overflow-hidden"> The Head New Product Innovation steers the strategic vision, design, and execution of next-generation dental implant systems, prosthetic components, and integrated digital solutions. Bridge clinical dental trends with technical reality while ensuring strict compliance with global MDR standards.<br/><br/><strong>Leadership & Dental Innovation Pipeline<br/><br/></strong><ul><li>Lead the NPI Engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.</li><li>Drive the long-term product innovation roadmap for dental implants, prosthetic portfolios, and digital ecosystem solutions (e.g., guided surgery, CAD/CAM workflows, software integration).</li><li>Lead the evaluation, benchmarking, and clinical testing of competitor dental systems to identify market gaps and technological opportunities.</li><li>Oversee the successful design transfer of complex implantology and digital development projects from initial concept to commercial production.</li><li>Establish, maintain, and enhance NPI KPIs such as robustness, manufacturability, maintainability, cost efficiency, sustainability, and reliability.</li><li>Communicate technical and strategic priorities to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.<br/><br/></li></ul><strong>Project & Process Management<br/><br/></strong><ul><li>Direct and manage product development, ensuring mechanical integrity, biological compatibility, and milestone achievements.</li><li>Approve and finalize critical development documentation, establishing robust Design History Files (DHF) that comply with global medical device standards.</li><li>Supervise the creation and optimization of manufacturing drawings, device descriptions, packaging specifications, and precision assembly tolerance structures.</li><li>Support audits, technical reviews, and risk assessments related to product changes and updates.</li><li>Ensure all NPI engineering activities comply with internal standards, industry regulations, and documentation requirements.<br/><br/></li></ul><strong>Cross-Functional & Clinical Collaboration<br/><br/></strong><ul><li>Act as the primary technical partner for Brand Management, International Sales, Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), and clinicians to transform clinical needs into high-performance product designs.</li><li>Guide production and testing teams during the implementation phase, ensuring component test layouts and 3D visualization materials meet commercial standards</li><li>Partner with Life Cycle Engineering, Operations, and Markets to ensure seamless transitions between product development stages.</li><li>Serve as the technical escalation point for product performance issues, field feedback, and customer complaints.<br/><br/></li></ul>The tasks are to be performed in compliance with the company principles, the company objectives and the defined QM system. Representation in the event of absence is determined on a department-specific and individual basis.<br/><br/>Camlog is a leading provider of complete systems and products for dental implantology and restorative dentistry. Many years of research and development experience, high quality standards, fair value for money, and practice-oriented services have made Camlog one of the top names in the industry. </div>