Job Description

Ever wondered how your skills and unique background could impact the world of tomorrow?Join our EHS Office team and bring your passion and talent to work.

Product Environmental Compliance Manager (80-100%)

Männedorf, Zürich

Your contribution

In this important and hands-on role, you will be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for product environmental compliance at Tecan, responsible for ensuring global compliance with all relevant product environmental and sustainability regulations. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will operationally execute compliance processes and lead multiple complex regulatory projects across various Tecan sites. Your expertise will help shape Tecan’s approach to regulated substances in articles, extended producer responsibility, and the implementation of effective compliance strategies, all within a dynamic environment where regulatory developments are proactively monitored and integrated into our compliance efforts.

Responsibilities

• Execute Tecan’s global SOPs for compliance with regulated substances in articles and extend producer responsibility (RoHS, REACH, POP, TSCA, Conflict Minerals, WEEE, batteries, packaging) including collection of supplier declarations and preparation of compliance documentation
• Lead and implement multiple complex regulatory projects, ensuring efficient prioritization and execution (e.g. RoHS 6b, PFAS)
• Manage the global product environmental compliance database, including compliance software and data maintenance.
• Secure compliance with local extended producer responsibility obligations (WEEE, packaging, batteries), including registrations and reporting.
• Contribute to surveillance and analysis of the global regulatory landscape, supporting the development of long-term compliance strategies.
• Support technical evaluation of new regulations, early risk identification, and design of mitigation strategies.
• Act as a subject matter expert for senior leaders and cross-functional teams, answering internal and external queries.
• Provide training on product environmental compliance topics and perform internal/intra-company audits.
• Maintain clear compliance status reporting and coordinate issuing of compliance certificates and Critical Mineral reporting.
• Possibility to represent Tecan in trade associations, ensuring alignment with industry standards.

Your background

We’re not just looking for hard skills: We’re looking for people who bring their passion and talent to work.

• Higher education degree in a scientific or engineering discipline; chemical background is a plus.
• 5+ years of experience in product stewardship or product environmental regulations, preferably in MedTech.
• Experience implementing complex product environmental requirements.
• Familiarity with product environmental regulations and standards (RoHS, REACH, POP, PFAS, WEEE, Batteries, Packaging).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and German.
• Strong communicator able to explain the “why” behind regulations to diverse audiences.
• Project management experience in a matrix organization.
• Experience in material management, especially SAP.
• Pragmatic, solution-driven working style with a sense of urgency and a strong track record of meeting deadlines.
• Ability to prioritise effectively.
• Willingness to travel internationally (<10%).

What makes working at Tecan unique

The chance to make it count and to have an impact on the world of tomorrow

• Working in an international and diverse environment
• The chance to grow your career within the company
• Feel empowered by our strong and unique company culture
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package

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We’re looking forward to receiving your application online. Please submit your CV or resume (w/o picture and w/o cover letter, reference letters and diplomas are optional).