Design Owner, Anaesthesia

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Business Area: R&D

Department: Patient Monitoring & Anaesthesia Solutions

Employment Type: Full-time

Do you want to be responsible for further improving our successful launched products. Do you carry experience from the MedTech industry, with good understanding of Product Design? Are you a natural cross-collaborator, who thrives in an international environment?

Then this might be your defining moment. Apply today and join us for career #ForeverForward?

A job with global impact

Ambu A/S is currently looking for an experienced Design Owner with a MedTech background to lead the design process for post‑launch products. This role involves collaboration with cross‑functional teams and stakeholder engagement to ensure product enhancements and efficient execution of design updates.

You will be a part of the Patient Monitoring & Anaesthesia Solutions Team in Global R&D, where you will be responsible for our successful Anaesthesia products on the market. The Global Solutions team consists of strong profiles of Design Owners, Project Managers and Product Owners and is based across our Innovation sites in Ballerup, Denmark and Penang, Malaysia. We take pride in being a global team, with different cultures, close, trusting relations, and one common goal: improving patient care.

Key responsibilities

In this role, you will have the design ownership for a range of our successful launched products and in close collaboration with cross‑functional teams to ensure the products fulfill the user needs.

Furthermore, you will:

• Evaluate design enhancements based on user feedback and market trends.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to implement product updates.
• Maintain the system overview and system architecture.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and standards.
• Be part of the Global Solutions Team, where you will share and support best practice and lessons learned.

Suggested candidate profile

Skills and experiences can be earned in many different ways, and we understand that the best fit for the role cannot be prescribed on paper. You are however likely to succeed in this position if you have:

• A technical background, preferably with a degree in mechanical engineering or medical technology.
• Previous experience as a Design Owner or similar role in the medical device industry.
• Strong understanding of medical device regulations and standards (e.g., ISO 13485, FDA regulations).
• A good understanding of customer value creation.
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills, with the ability to make data‑driven decisions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across different teams and stakeholders.
• Can communicate at a high level in English, both spoken and written.

Furthermore, you are an excellent collaborator and able to positively engage with colleagues across departments and in different working time zones. You should expect 15-20 travel days per year.

Ambu – a visionary and international workplace where your efforts matter

Ambu is a company that expands rapidly and has ambitious growth targets. We meet these targets through interdisciplinary teamwork between motivated and highly skilled employees. Your contributions and efforts are crucial to our success and, by joining us, you will get the opportunity to work in an international head office with an informal working environment.

We offer great opportunities for personal development. Furthermore, we offer a wide range of professional, social and financial employee benefits in addition to exciting job challenges and continuous professional and personal development.

About Ambu

Ambu has been bringing the solutions of the future to life since 1937. Today, millions of patients and healthcare professionals worldwide depend on the efficiency, safety and performance of our single‑use endoscopy, anaesthesia, and patient monitoring solutions. We continuously look to the future with a commitment to deliver innovative quality products that have a positive impact on patient care and the work of healthcare professionals. Headquartered near Copenhagen in Denmark, Ambu employs approximately 4,500 people in Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific.