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Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève

Provides tertiary care, teaching, and research

Biomedical Engineer for the Operating Rooms Department

Full-TimePosted on 10/21/2026Deadline 10/30/26
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's
Geneva, Switzerland
In Person
Biology & BiotechBiomedical Engineering & Medical Devices

About the job

Requirements
  • A university degree in biomedical engineering, or equivalent training complemented by a strong specialization in a hospital setting.
  • At least five years of successful experience in a similar role in a hospital or clinical setting, working in interventional environments.
  • Strong command of advanced medical technologies, particularly operating-room technologies.
  • Proficiency with information technology tools, networked systems, and health-data architectures.
  • Perfect spoken and written French and good professional knowledge of English for monitoring developments, technical documentation, and exchanges with manufacturers.
  • Curiosity about technological innovation and openness to new operating-room paradigms, including artificial intelligence, robotics, and interoperability.
  • Analytical and synthesis skills, with strong decision-making autonomy.
  • Communication, listening, diplomacy, and customer-service orientation.
  • Demonstrated ability to support change, work in multidisciplinary teams, and exercise rigor and discretion.
Responsibilities
  • Contribute to multi-year planning for medical devices, including equipment and associated consumables; maintain the inventory and manage fixed assets.
  • Develop the operating-room department's equipment plan; support users in expressing needs, assess existing solutions, and challenge requests in line with institutional priorities.
  • Participate in multidisciplinary groups for acquisition and renewal cases managed by the Biomedical Service.
  • Coordinate testing and commissioning with operating-room technicians.
  • Provide technical and technological expertise in discussions within the department and operating-room governance.
  • Participate in managing complex interfaces and interoperability between equipment, and work with IT services on network and audiovisual integration in the operating room, including PACS and video streams.
  • Oversee first-level support, coordinate technical interventions, and schedule preventive maintenance through computerized maintenance management software in collaboration with biomedical maintenance and operating-room technicians.
  • Contribute to management of medical devices and implantable medical devices, loans, associated contracts, and cross-functional projects.
  • Design training for operating-room equipment in coordination with suppliers, and organize and deliver training to nursing and medical teams to support safe and effective use.
  • Advise architects and project managers on renovation and modernization projects for operating rooms; define needs, structure technical programs, anticipate installation constraints, and support alignment between infrastructure and clinical practices.
  • Monitor technological innovations, including robotics, artificial intelligence, and assisted surgery; ensure regulatory compliance, anticipate obsolescence, collaborate with the medical-device vigilance commission on traceability, and contribute to quality and risk-mitigation initiatives, including radiation protection.

About the company

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Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève

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Geneva University Hospitals runs a network of about 10 hospital sites and 30 care facilities to deliver medical treatment, teaching, and research. It combines patient care with education for health professionals and scientific work, supporting patients with integrated clinical services, advanced diagnostics, and translational research that moves discoveries from the lab to the bedside. The network differentiates itself by serving as an international reference for excellence in medicine, guided by four values—quality, service, innovation and responsibility—and by offering multiple centers of excellence and translational labs at a large scale. Its goal is to provide access to the best possible care for all patients while advancing medical knowledge through teaching and research.

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Headquarters

Geneva, Switzerland

Founded

1995

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