Kinderspital Zürich
Zürich
Project Manager Research Data / Product Owner (m/f) 80-100%
- 12 October 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- 8008 Zürich
About the job
Research Project Zurich Longitudinal Study (ZLS) www.zls-lifespan.ch; limited to 2 years with option for extension
Employer Children’s Hospital Zurich
The Children’s Hospital Zurich, with around 3,000 employees, is the largest university children’s hospital in Switzerland and one of the leading centres for paediatrics and adolescent medicine in Europe. The greatest asset of the "Kispi" are the little ones: up to 100,000 patients are cared for annually, and in 47 specialist departments we do everything for their well-being. Not only state-of-the-art equipment and the highest quality in treatment are paramount at Kispi, but also a good sense for interpersonal matters. In addition to the entire spectrum of paediatric medicine and paediatric surgery, the Children’s Hospital also offers a unique rehabilitation centre and a research centre.
Your Tasks
- As project manager / product owner, you take professional responsibility for our research database and connect research, data management and technical implementation.
- You further develop data models, requirements, terminologies, mappings and metadata.
- You ensure the quality, harmonisation, validation and assurance of the longitudinal consistency of the data.
- You manage data mappings - manually and AI-supported - and prepare data requests and exports.
- Responsibility for data governance, documentation, data protection and data security also belongs to your tasks.
- You test new solutions and approve them professionally.
- You prioritise requirements, coordinate further development and manage the project.
- You work closely with internal and external partners and support researchers in data utilisation.
- Through networking with the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS), you will collaborate closely with them internationally.
Your Profile
- Master’s degree in psychology or a related discipline, ideally with reference to quantitative research, data management or health/social sciences
- Experience in managing research, health or survey data, preferably in longitudinal datasets or registers
- Strong affinity for data, statistics and digital technologies
- Experience or great interest in data validation, harmonisation, terminologies and mappings as well as an understanding of the structured preparation and documentation of research data
- Ability to clearly formulate professional requirements and translate them into practical solutions together with technical experts
- Enjoyment in collaborating with various internal and external partners from science and practice
Prof. Dr phil. Flavia Wehrle and Prof. Dr med. Oskar Jenni
Head of Research Group / Chief Physician
+41 44 249 70 01 / +41 44 249 61 77
Head of Research Group / Chief Physician
+41 44 249 70 01 / +41 44 249 61 77
Children’s Hospital Zurich
Lenggstrasse 30
8008 Zurich
Lenggstrasse 30
8008 Zurich
