Step into a pivotal role where quality meets innovation and leadership shapes impact.As our Director of Quality Engineering (PPDT), you’ll not only set the bar for product and process excellence but also influence the direction of our growing organization. You’ll be a key member in the organization, partnering closely with stakeholders across the business to align quality initiatives with our bold vision for the future.
In this role, you’ll be the driving force behind building and scaling high-performing teams, steering complex projects in a regulated medical technology environment, and ensuring that every breakthrough we deliver is safe, effective, and compliant. You’ll champion a culture of excellence, lead change with confidence, and communicate with clarity, bridging the gap between technical detail and strategic priorities.
If you’re energized by bold challenges, visionary leadership, and shaping the future of medical tech, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.
What you’ll do
Own the quality strategyrelated to product and process development and ensure its implementation across projects and activities.
Shape and execute a future-ready quality strategythat powers breakthrough medical tech, balancing regulatory demands with true innovation.
Inspire, develop, and scale a high-performance teamof Quality Engineers who deliver above and beyond, ensuring the right competences are developed, recruited or externally sourced.
Own compliance for complex projects and processes,acting as the key voice for regulatory best practices and setting the quality benchmark for the company.
Build a strong quality mindsetand ensure that PPDT’s outputs comply with regulations (ISO 13485, EU MDR, 21 CFR 820) and internal standards.
Proactive risk management,spotting issues before they surface, steering critical decisions, and safeguarding project momentum.
Forge powerful cross-functional partnerships,influencing stakeholders at all levels to embed a quality-first mindset from design through delivery.
Communicate effectively and transparentlywith all levels of the organization, translating complex quality topics into engaging, actionable messages for both technical and non-technical audiences.
Leverage data-driven insightsto set priorities, measure success, and report on quality engineering performance.
Drive organizational change management,guiding the company through growth and transformation while maintaining team engagement and performance.
About ViCentra
Working at ViCentra means joining an international team where diversity, curiosity, and collaboration are at our core. We actively listen to our users and turn their feedback into meaningful improvements. Together, we’re building a simpler, more inclusive, and personalized future for diabetes care.
What you’ll bring:
You hold a BSc or MSc degree in a technical or scientific field and bring10+ years of experiencein product, process, or tech development within a regulated medical device or similar environment.
You haveat least 5 years of leadership experience, including managing technical teams.
You know the quality regulations inside out:ISO 13485, MDR, 21 CFR 820, GMP, etc.
You’re a natural project and people manager who balances day-to-day demands with strategic thinking.
You work effortlessly across teams and havestrong influencing and stakeholder skills.
Your ethics and judgment are rock solid, you’re hands-on, pragmatic, and get things done.
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to engage, persuade, and inspire at all organizational levels.
Proven experience building and leading high-performing teamsin rapidly changing, complex environments.
Ability to navigate and manage organizational complexity,working effectively with diverse teams and adapting leadership style as required.
We’re looking for someone that understands the dynamics within a scaling (Medical) company and is keen to develop into their next role within the next 18 months.
What we offer
Meaningful work, autonomy and a salary matching your level of experience.
25 days of holiday per year and the opportunity to take the Dutch national holidays on any day that suits you
Participation in the company pension scheme
Subsidized gym membership, phone allowance, a tax friendly bike scheme and budget to facilitate a home office set-up
A diverse and inclusive work environment including a team of 45+ different nationalities.