R&D Process Innovation Lead

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Cochlear’s mission is to help people hear and be heard. As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, Cochlear is dedicated to helping people with moderate to profound hearing loss experience a world full of sound. We aim to transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss and innovate to connect people with future technologies. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives. Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping more people to experience a lifetime of hearing.

We’re looking for a Process Innovation Lead to transform how product development happens across Cochlear.

This is a senior, influential role with ownership of the evolution of our Product Innovation Process (PIP) and product documentation practices. You’ll simplify complex processes, strengthen governance and introduce smarter digital solutions, automation and AI to help our teams develop products more efficiently while maintaining the quality and compliance expected in a highly regulated environment.

This isn’t a role focused on maintaining existing processes. You’ll challenge how things are done today and help design how they should work tomorrow.

What you’ll do

About you

You’ll bring:

Experience within medical devices, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology or another highly regulated industry will be highly regarded.

Why this role?

This is an opportunity to influence something fundamental: how Cochlear turns ideas into products.

You’ll work across process, people, technology and governance, with the scope to rethink established ways of working and introduce capabilities that make product development simpler, faster, more scalable and easier to comply with.

If you enjoy tackling enterprise-level complexity, influencing senior stakeholders and turning transformation ideas into practical improvements that stick, we’d like to hear from you.

For more information, please contact Ralph on rhitti@cochlear.com

If you feel that you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role and take on new challenges to build your career with Cochlear, please start your application by clicking the apply button below.

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How we recognise your contribution

At Cochlear we value and welcome the unique contributions, perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our employees and aim to build a culture that celebrates and leverages these differences, creating a sense of belonging and enabling our people to realise their full potential. Through our internal programs and employee benefits, we aim to create an environment where our people will feel value and supported. Whether your focus is on continuous learning, professional development or simply finding an environment which enables you to thrive whilst balancing family or personal life commitments, then we have several programs in place to support you.

For more information about Life at Cochlear, visit www.cochlearcareers.com