IT Application Manager
Date: Jul 17, 2026
Location: Bülach, ZH, CH
Company: Teleflex
Expected Travel: Up to 10%
Requisition ID: 13685
About Teleflex Incorporated
As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare.
Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, LMA™, Pilling™, QuikClot™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.
At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare. For more information, please visit teleflex.com.
Position Summary
We are looking for an experienced IT Application Manager - Manufacturing & Operations Systems to support and enhance business-critical applications used across our manufacturing and operational environments. This role sits within the IT Production Systems (IT-PS) team and is responsible for the day-to-day management, support, continuous improvement, and lifecycle management of manufacturing-related applications across multiple sites.You will work closely with Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and external vendors to ensure stable, compliant, and efficient application services that support our global production organization. The role also includes participation in application upgrades, migrations, system integrations, and digital transformation initiatives within a regulated medical device environment.
Principal Responsibilities
- Ensure stable and compliant operation of manufacturing and operational applications under your ownership
- Process and coordinate Incidents, Service Requests, Problems, and Change Requests in a timely manner
- Manage the complete application lifecycle, including upgrades, patches, releases, and vendor support activities
- Maintain application documentation, configuration records, and operational procedures
- Monitor application availability, performance, recoverability, and resource utilization
- Communicate proactively with business users and support teams regarding service disruptions, planned maintenance, and system changes
- Provide application support and guidance to business users and site stakeholders
- Coordinate activities between vendors, support teams, developers, infrastructure teams, and business functions
- Participate in application roadmap planning, continuous improvement initiatives, and strategic technology reviews
- Support requirements gathering, solution design, testing, deployment, and user acceptance activities
- Ensure operational documentation, support procedures, and user guides remain current and complete
- Support compliance, validation, and audit activities for regulated systems where applicable
- Identify, assess, and proactively mitigate application-related risks
- Contribute to manufacturing and operational system modernization, integration, and cloud migration initiatives
Education / Experience Requirements
- Degree in Information Technology, Business Informatics, Engineering, or a comparable technical qualification3-5+ years of experience in application support, application lifecycle management, or IT systems management
- Experience supporting manufacturing, operations, quality, engineering, supply chain, or related business functions
- Experience in project delivery, process management, business analysis, or requirements engineering
- Experience working in a regulated environment is preferred
- Experience managing external vendors and service providers
Specialized Skills / Other Requirements
- Understanding of manufacturing and operational business processes within a production environment
- Experience with manufacturing-related applications such as MES, ERP-integrated systems, quality systems, labeling systems, shop-floor applications, reporting platforms, or similar operational solutions
- Familiarity with Computer System Validation (CSV), GAMP 5, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, and/or EU Annex 11 is advantageous
- Experience in the medical device, pharmaceutical, or other regulated industries is an advantage
- Basic understanding of application architecture, interfaces, databases (SQL Server or Oracle), and system integrations
- Experience working with SAP-integrated environments is a plus
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- German (B1 minimum) and English conversational proficiency
What we offer
- Flexible working hours
- Mobile Working up to 40%
- At least 25 days of holidays
- Friday after Ascension is a paid absence day
- Training and further development opportunities
- Company canteen with various options
- Discounts for public transportation or affordable parking options
Teleflex is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to age, gender, race, nationality, ethnicity, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion and/or membership of the traveller community.
If you require accommodation and support to apply for a position, please contact us at talent.emea@teleflex.com
Diversity fosters innovative thinking and entrepreneurship and that’s what we are about at Teleflex. We trust and value our people and their diversity and we make it fun to work here. We are on a journey to ensure our workplaces mirror the patients we serve and the communities we operate in. Our approach is simple, we embrace everyone and want them to feel they belong here. We are building a culture where all employees can bring their best and unique selves to work. If that appeals to you, we would love to hear from you. Come join a company where diversity is sought out and inclusivity is how we progress.
At Teleflex, we follow a comprehensive hiring process. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from agency recruiters or 3rd party firms. We do not make unsolicited job offers. We do not ask for money or require equipment purchase up-front.
Teleflex, the Teleflex logo, Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, QuikClot™, LMA™, Pilling™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Teleflex Incorporated or its affiliates, in the U.S. and/or other countries.
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