· Drive the software development of SpinePlanner toward a robust, clinically usable, and product-ready solution.
· Translate clinical, regulatory, and technical requirements into reliable software architecture, implementation plans, and development workflows.
· Develop, maintain, and improve core software components for patient-specific planning, image-based workflows, data handling, visualization, and computational analysis.
· Establish and apply professional software engineering practices across the development lifecycle, including maintainable architecture, testing, documentation, release management, and code quality.
· Contribute to verification and validation activities in line with regulated MedTech software development standards.
· Work closely with surgeons, researchers, engineers, and external partners to define clinically meaningful use cases and translate them into practical software solutions.
· Support the integration of SpinePlanner into clinical workflows that connect preoperative planning with surgical execution, including interfaces to medical imaging data, surgical guidance systems, robotic platforms, and clinical IT environments.
· Contribute to technical and product documentation as well as project reporting.
· Help shape a development culture that bridges academic innovation, clinical relevance, regulatory expectations and professional software product development.
- MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Informatics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 7 years of professional software engineering experience, including substantial responsibility for the design, implementation, testing, documentation and maintenance of complex software systems.
- At least 3 years of hands-on experience in regulated MedTech software development, ideally including software as a medical device.
- Strong software engineering and architecture skills.
- Practical experience with regulated software development processes, including requirements management, risk management, traceability, verification and validation, and technical and release documentation.
- Familiarity with relevant MedTech standards and quality frameworks, ideally including IEC 62304, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, IEC 62366, or comparable regulatory expectations.
- Ability to translate clinical needs, user feedback, technical constraints, and regulatory requirements into practical, reliable, and well-structured software solutions.
- Independent, structured, and proactive working style, with the ability to take ownership of technical decisions.
- Clear and confident communication with clinicians, engineers, researchers, quality experts, and external project partners.
- Additional experience in medical imaging workflows, DICOM, image segmentation, 3D visualization, computational modelling, cloud and/or on-premises deployment, cybersecurity, data privacy, or clinical IT integration would be a strong advantage.
- A dynamic, interdisciplinary environment embedded in a leading orthopaedic university hospital.
- Direct collaboration with spine surgeons, biomechanical researchers, software engineers, and technical partners working on patient-specific planning for spine surgery.
- The opportunity to take a central role in the development of a clinically grounded MedTech software product for planning and execution in spinal fusion surgery.
- A position with substantial technical ownership, room for initiative, and direct influence on software architecture, development processes, and product maturity.
- A translational setting that combines the scientific depth of a university hospital with the pace, focus, and product orientation of an emerging technology venture.
- Competitive compensation and attractive employment conditions.
- Employment percentage: 80–100 %, start date by arrangement.