R&D Materials Compliance Manager

Staefa, Switzerland

R&D Materials Compliance Manager

Who we are

You enjoy creating and innovating. You never stop striving for better. You take responsibility and you get results. You love being part of a team. Above all, you want your work to matter: Welcome to our world! At Sonova we create sense by bringing sound to life. Our innovative hearing care solutions help millions of people enjoy life’s unforgettable moments.

We offer exceptional career opportunities through market-leading brands from consumer to medical, products and services that keep pushing hearing care forward, and a culture where you can quickly belong and perform at your best.

If you want the freedom to explore, opportunities to grow, and make positive change on people lives through your work, this is the place for you.

Join Sonova. Create sense.

Materials Compliance Manager

Research & Development delivers hearing solutions and services for people with hearing loss, hearing care professionals, and further related people, in the form of hearing devices, accessories, web services, mobile applications, and PC software.

Driving the compliance of materials and components is your passion. Your strategic expertise in global chemical regulations will pave the way for our continued success. Embedded in an international R&D environment, you are responsible to ensure every product meets the applicable regulatory standards from concept to launch. You will develop and leverage cutting-edge compliance solutions to help us deliver best-in-class products.

Your tasks

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of materials compliance policies, processes, and tools to comply with global chemical regulations
• Monitor global developing chemical regulations and lead strategic efforts to ensure future compliance
• Integrate compliance assessments into R&D and product development workflows from early design stages.
• Manage risk-based strategies to proactively identify and address potential future non-compliance
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g. Regulatory Affairs, Procurement, Supply Chain) to align compliance efforts
• Mentor engineering teams, ensuring accurate regulatory assessments and documentation
• Build up and lead a small team of Materials Compliance Specialists to conduct operational aspects

Your profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in materials science, chemistry, engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years’ experience in materials compliance or a regulatory role in a regulated industry, preferably in medical device industry.
• In-depth knowledge of international chemical regulations (e.g. REACH, RoHS, TSCA, SCIP, POPs, GHS/CLP, California Prop 65)
• Good understanding of developing regulatory frameworks for critical substances such as PFAS.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and optimize compliance processes.
• Strong communication skills, proactive mindset, and fluency in English.

Our offer

We can offer you a new challenge, with interesting tasks and much more – including an open corporate culture, flat hierarchies, support for further training and development, opportunities to take on responsibility, an excellent range of foods, sports and cultural facilities, attractive employment conditions, and flexible working time models in various roles.

Employment level 80-100%.

Sabrina Bortolussi, Talent Acquisition Manager, is looking forward to receiving your complete application (cover letter, CV, references and certificates) via our online job application platform.

For this vacancy only direct applications will be considered.