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Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève

Provides tertiary care, teaching, and research

Biomedical Maintenance Specialist

Equipment MaintenancePosted on Nov 11
Full-timeGeneva, SwitzerlandNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least five years of experience maintaining and troubleshooting complex electronic equipment, ideally in a hospital environment.
  • Strong mastery of electronics and good knowledge of biomedical equipment and information technology, including Microsoft Office.
  • Fluent spoken and written French and good knowledge of English.
  • Basic German knowledge is desirable, not mandatory.
  • A technical ES diploma in biomedical electronics or an equivalent qualification, complemented by project-management training, is described as ideal.
  • Knowledge of a computerized maintenance management system is an additional asset.
  • Biomedical equipment knowledge is an asset.
  • Availability outside regular hours, including nights, weekends, and public holidays, for on-call duty during long weekends of more than two consecutive days.

Responsibilities

  • Install assigned equipment and perform preventive and corrective maintenance on it.
  • Advise on the renewal, purchase, use, and maintenance of equipment and installations under the maintenance sector's responsibility.
  • Define how maintenance for new medical devices will be carried out and monitored, coordinating with colleagues in the assigned group.
  • Develop and promote organizational improvements identified in cross-functional group meetings.
  • Contribute to equipment-purchase preliminary projects by assessing maintenance performed on existing equipment, user satisfaction, applicable standards, and installation constraints.
  • Contribute to installation planning, monitor the plan, and commission equipment for care-service projects, including renovations, extensions, and equipment replacement.
  • Implement and monitor processes approved by the assigned group, including indicators and the group's or biomedical maintenance sector's work organization.
  • Determine the materials and resources needed for the assigned group's tasks.
  • Develop and monitor preventive-maintenance workloads for medical devices assigned to the group.
  • Participate in market studies, assessing existing equipment, accessories, and consumables in light of user needs and interfaces with premises and neighboring services.
  • Prepare and provide information needed for technical fleet studies, including maintenance time, costs, training, and difficulties encountered.
  • Inform and advise users and staff about specific requests concerning medical devices assigned to the group.
  • Respond to urgent requests from the Control Centre while on call during long weekends of more than two consecutive days.

Desired Qualifications

  • Basic knowledge of German.
  • Knowledge of a computerized maintenance management system.
  • Knowledge of biomedical equipment.

About the Company

Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève

Provides tertiary care, teaching, and research

The Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (Geneva University Hospitals) provide medical treatment, teaching and research across a network of 10 hospitals and 30 care facilities in Geneva. It brings together 10 clinical, medical-technical and academic departments, 7 centers of excellence and 2 translational labs to deliver patient care, training and scientific investigations, serving about 2,100 beds, over a million outpatient visits annually and around 13,000 staff. It differentiates itself as an international reference for excellence in medicine by aligning care with teaching and research and upholding four values—quality, service, innovation and responsibility—across its large, integrated system. Its goal is to offer the best possible care for all patients while advancing medical knowledge through ongoing teaching and research.

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Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland
Founded
1995

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