Biomedical Engineer for the Operating Theatres Management - 100%

About the job

Company Description

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the Geneva University Hospitals are a nationally and internationally recognised institution. To learn more about our organisation, take a few minutes to watch our 2025 retrospective by clicking  here .

As part of the optimisation of the operating theatres, the HUG have created an executive management of the operating theatres (DBO) directly attached to the Deputy General Management. The director took office on 16 March 2026.

This new centralised structure will be entirely dedicated to the management of the operating theatres with the aim of strengthening governance, interprofessional synergies, optimising patient care and processes, while supporting innovation and research.

The operating theatres consist of 8 modern operating rooms equipped with a state-of-the-art technical platform representing nearly 30 intervention rooms. Designed to provide optimal patient care 24 hours a day. Each year, more than 30,000 interventions are performed by 1,500 dedicated professionals. These specialists cover all surgical disciplines, such as gynaecology-obstetrics, ENT, maxillofacial, aesthetic, reconstructive, cardiac, vascular, visceral, urological, orthopaedic, trauma, hand, neurosurgery, ophthalmology and paediatrics, including robotic surgery.

Job Description

As part of the creation of the Operating Theatres Management (DBO), you will play a central role in the strategic and operational management of biomedical equipment. You will contribute to the multi-year planning of medical devices necessary for surgical activities, ensure the inventory is kept up to date and participate in the management of fixed assets for both transversal and specialty-specific equipment.

As a technical referent, you provide your expertise during mini-COM meetings, support users in expressing their needs, evaluate existing solutions and challenge requests in line with institutional directions. You participate in acquisition and renewal files, in collaboration with multiprofessional working groups and the biomedical team.

You are responsible for developing the DBO equipment plan (equipment <10k, fixed assets, CEQ files) and coordinate with theatre managers for testing, commissioning and identifying professional contacts. You also provide operational support in liaison with fleet managers for first-level troubleshooting and coordination of technical interventions.

You contribute to the planning of preventive maintenance and the monitoring of interventions in connection with the CMMS, in collaboration with the biomedical sector. You participate in the management of medical devices (MD and AIMD), loan requests, associated contracts, as well as the follow-up of transversal projects such as Optimat.

You are involved in renovation and development projects of the operating theatres as a consulting engineer to project managers, architects and contractors. You define equipment needs, develop technical programmes, specify installation constraints and support the coordination and training of teams. Your role is crucial to ensure coherence between infrastructure, technology and clinical practices.

In a context of rapid innovation, you maintain active technological watch in connection with surgical and biomedical teams. You evaluate new solutions, participate in specialised training and congresses, and propose informed directions to the competent authority.

You contribute to the management of risks related to medical devices, ensuring their regulatory compliance and working closely with the materiovigilance commission. You participate in quality assurance and continuous improvement processes within the DBO.

Finally, you participate in supervising interns and contribute to strengthening the overall performance of the Operating Theatres Management. You are responsible for the quality of issued documents and ensure compliance with institutional requirements regarding rigour, confidentiality and interprofessional collaboration.

Qualifications

You hold a university degree in biomedical engineering, or an equivalent qualification completed in the hospital field.

You have solid knowledge of medical equipment used in operating theatres. You are proficient with office tools and comfortable with IT. You have excellent command of French and good knowledge of English.

You have at least five years of experience in a hospital or clinical environment in a similar role.

You demonstrate a real ability to work in a team, analyse, synthesise and make decisions autonomously. You are curious, open to new technologies and attentive to hospital constraints.

You know how to organise your work efficiently, support change and communicate with ease, while adopting a service-oriented attitude and showing listening skills and diplomacy.

Additional Information

• Start date: as soon as possible
• Number of positions: 1
• Activity rate: 100%
• Job class: 21
• Contract: Permanent
• Application deadline: 14.06.2026
• Contact for information: Mr M. Tsimaratos, Director of Operating Theatres, tel. 079 553 33 29

Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position and the last 2 work certificates.

This announcement is addressed equally to women and men.

Wishing to engage in the fight against unemployment, the HUG encourage applications coming from the Cantonal Employment Office.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform will be considered. Paper and email applications will not be processed.