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The Manager, Global Service Readiness Engineering — CIBP is responsible for leading a team of service readiness engineers that ensures service readiness across the Cell & Gene Therapy (Sepax, Sefia, Xuri), Biacore, Imager, and Palltronics product portfolios — some of Cytiva's highest-revenue and most strategically important product lines. This role combines people leadership with hands-on service engineering expertise to deliver high-quality service deliverables on time across New Product Development (NPD) projects and Lifecycle Management (LCM) activities.
This position reports to the Director, Global Service Engineering & Equipment Intelligence and is part of the Global Service Readiness Engineering organization located in Uppsala, Sweden or Portsmouth, UK and will be a onsite role.
What you will do:
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Lead and develop a team of service readiness engineers — including hiring, onboarding, training, performance management, career development discussions, and establishing a regular cadence of 1:1s and staff meetings.
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Oversee and prioritize daily operations of the CIBP engineering team to ensure on-time delivery (OTD) and high quality of all service deliverables across NPD tollgates and LCM activities (~180 LCM tasks/month organization-wide).
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Drive service readiness in NPD projects — owning DFS (Design for Serviceability) scoring, Service Support Plans, EHS Risk Assessments, and spare parts (FRU) strategies for assigned product platforms at all tollgate stages.
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Manage lifecycle activities including service documentation updates, field modifications, engineering change orders, calibration procedures, and spare parts updates in collaboration with Service Operations, R&D, and Manufacturing.
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Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on all service aspects relating to the assigned CIBP product portfolio, serving as the primary interface between central functions (R&D, Manufacturing, QA) and regional service teams.
Who you are:
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Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Physics, or a related technical field — or equivalent combination of education and experience.
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Multiple years of relevant work experience in service engineering, field service, or product development within the life sciences or medical device industry.
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Demonstrated experience leading or supervising technical teams, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, and talent development.
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Experience working in cross-functional NPD or product lifecycle project teams, meeting tollgate deadlines and delivering against defined specifications.
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Working knowledge of quality management systems (e.g., ISO 13485, GMP/GxP, Veeva QMS) and design control processes.
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Fluency in English (written and spoken); Swedish language skills are a plus.
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Experience with PDM/PLM systems (e.g., Magic/Windchill)
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Familiarity with Danaher Business System (DBS) tools and methodologies
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Field service experience with bioprocess, chromatography, or analytical instruments
Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
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