(Junior) Project Engineer

MedTech Junior Digital Project Engineer

Join our dynamic team at Fresenius Medical Care, a leading provider in renal dialysis services dedicated to enhancing the lives of patients with kidney disease worldwide every day. Our team is committed to delivering innovative, life-saving technology while fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment. We are seeking a Junior Digital Project Engineer to contribute to our success.

As a Junior Digital Project Engineer, you will be essential in driving project success by collaborating closely with clients and internal teams during sales, tenders, and project meetings. You will assess client needs, develop project plans, and oversee the installation, customization, and updating of software within IT infrastructures. Additionally, you will test system functionality to ensure seamless operation and provide ongoing support to existing clients when needed.

This is a full-time, 37.5 hrs per week, Monday to Friday position with travel required across the UK & Ireland when required for project delivery and therefore will require a Full UK Drivers Licence.

What does the role involve?

You will:

(Pre-)Sales Support 

• Consulate local/regional sales team and the customer on Digital Solutions in providing pre-tender/pre-sales. 
• Determining required software/hardware configuration to ensure correct ordering of required articles.

Project Management 

• Providing project management for implementation projects at customers
• Collaborate as sub-project manager in complex projects led by a senior project engineer.
• Advising customer IT to ensure the customer IT infrastructure requirements fulfilled. 
• Planning and organizing end user application training with responsible application trainer.

Project Execution

• Install and configure, testing digital solutions on customer systems.
• Follow-up on open topics after project closure.
• Complete documentation of the executed work in accordance with the Medical Device Regulation and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in all required systems (e.g., ticketing system, system for medical device registration)

About You, you will:

• Qualified training or studies in computer science/IT and project management or equivalent
• Bachelor's degree or higher, Information Technology or Computer Science major or equivalent
• Experience of 2+ years in technical project management and 1+ years of direct customer.
• Experience in the MedTech (e.g., healthcare IT or other similar company) is an advantage.
• Ability in analysing data for use in reports to support decision making.
• Willing to travel within own region and internationally if applicable and hold a Full UK Drivers Licence.

IT skills:

• Basic IT user skills (MS Office, Intranet, remote maintenance tools, etc.) 

• Basic IT skills (MS OS, MS Server OS, MS SQL Server, Cyber Security, O365, PowerPoint, etc.). 

• Understand the basics of e-health, data security, and related topics.   

• Basic knowledge of software/digital life cycle is an advantage

• General knowledge of communication protocols, e.g. HL7, TCP/IP, etc. an advantage

• Experience with common systems in a clinic/hospital (e.g., PDMS, HIS, EHR, etc.) is an advantage

• Knowledge in connectivity, networks, clouds and mobile technologies is an advantage

• ITIL certification an advantage

• Certification for PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP or CSM an advantage

• Knowledge of FME digital solutions is an advantage

​ What can we offer you?

Here at Fresenius Medical Care, we value the contribution of our people and ensure that we offer industry-leading rewards and progression.

We offer a competitive salary alongside a wealth of other fantastic benefits listed below:

• Company Car
• Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• 33 Days Holiday (including 8 days Bank Holidays) increasing with service
• Annual leave purchase scheme (with 12 months service)
• Health shield - Company paid health cash plan
• Long Service Vouchers
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• bhsf RISE - our Health and Wellbeing hub 24/7 access to GP's and Counsellors
• Blue Light card – providing thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street

Who is Fresenius Medical Care?

We are the leading provider of dialysis services to the NHS, operating 52 partnership dialysis units that together provide regular dialysis treatment to over 3,800 NHS patients in the UK.  We are part of a global company treating over 344,000 patients worldwide across over 4,000 clinics.

We also operate 44 production sites on all continents to provide dialysis products such as dialysis machines, dialysers, and related disposables. 1 in every 2 of all dialysis machines used around the globe are manufactured by Fresenius Medical Care and we are the 3rd largest medical devices company in the world.

MedTech Junior Digital Project Engineer posts will be subject to a Basic DBS Disclosure

Fresenius Medical Care is an equal opportunities employer