Project Manager in Healthcare 80 – 100% fixed-term until 31.1.2029 with chance of permanent employment

12 February 2026
80 – 100%
Permanent position
Winterthur

Job summary

Join the ZHAW as a project leader in healthcare, enhancing quality management. Engage in a national implementation program with diverse opportunities.

Tasks

Lead a significant quality management project in physiotherapy.
Manage health research and consulting projects with a business focus.
Share expertise through publications and lectures on healthcare management.

Skills

Master's in business or related field; project management experience required.
Strong leadership skills in interdisciplinary projects.
Fluency in German and English; knowledge of French or Italian is a plus.

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Project Manager in Healthcare 80 – 100% fixed-term until 31.1.2029 with chance of permanent employment

Would you like to actively shape quality development in outpatient care as a project manager and be part of a large national implementation program? At the Winterthur Institute of Health Economics, you put scientific findings into practice.

Department: School of Management and Law

Start date: Immediately or by arrangement

You lead a large quality management project in physiotherapy and noticeably advance quality
You take on project and subproject management in health care research and consulting projects with a strong business focus
If suitable, interested, and needed, there is the possibility to take on teaching activities on management topics in healthcare in undergraduate and postgraduate education (Bachelor, Master, MAS)
You share your expertise through publications and presentations on healthcare management topics
You have a university degree (Master) in business administration or a related field
You have excellent project management skills
You have experience in interdisciplinary national research and consulting projects and know the Swiss healthcare sector, especially outpatient physiotherapy
Knowledge in quality development, quality management, or implementation research is an advantage
You are an implementation- and customer-oriented personality with an analytical, conceptual, scientifically sound, and practice-oriented working style
Excellent German and very good English skills are required; French and Italian skills are a plus for leading a national project

The ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, with over 14,000 students and over 11,000 continuing education participants as well as around 3,700 employees, is one of the largest multi-disciplinary universities of applied sciences in Switzerland.

ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams to promote equality, diversity, and innovation.

We offer university-appropriate working and employment conditions and actively promote the personnel development of our employees and managers. A detailed description of the benefits can be found on the "Working at ZHAW" website. Here are the main points:

Dr. Florian Liberatore

Co-Head of the Healthcare Management Competence Center

Xenia Binner

Recruiting Manager