Chief Technology Officer

The organisation

Our client is a Belgian start-up headquartered in Ghent specialized in the development and manufacturing of state-of-the-art chemical-free disinfection solutions for the Medical Devices industry. Our client believes in the strength of a collaborative and open-minded team, motivated in shaping the future of sustainable disinfections. 

They are currently on the lookout for a Chief Technology Officer.

The position

As CTO, you will be the cornerstone of the company’s technology strategy and will collaborate directly with the CEO.
You will lead all technical aspects of the company, from engineering and infrastructure to R&D strategy and innovation scouting.

Tasks & responsibilities

• Define and lead the technical vision of the company across embedded systems, software platforms, and data architecture.
• Oversee development and integration of both hardware and software systems in compliance with ISO 13485, IEC 62304, MDR, and FDA requirements.
• Build and manage the internal engineering team and collaborate with external technical partners and suppliers.
• Drive the product development lifecycle from prototype through validation, manufacturing, and post-market support.
• Ensure adherence to system reliability standards.
• Develop robust documentation and traceability systems for design history files (DHF), technical files, and risk management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leadership to align technology with clinical and regulatory goals.
• You will be part of the management team

Candidate profile

• Master’s or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, Biomedical Technology, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in hardware technology development for highly regulated environments — ideally medical devices.
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Embedded systems and hardware-software integration
  • Software lifecycle development under IEC 62304
  • System design & cybersecurity
  • Design Control & Risk Management per ISO 14971
• Experience with agile product development in a scale-up or startup is a strong plus.
• Experience building or scaling a technical team in a highly regulated domain.

You are:

• Passionate about life sciences, sustainable technology and innovation.
• Curious, creative, and solutions-oriented.
• A strategic thinker with strong hands-on technical depth.
• Autonomous & a quick learner and yet collaboration-oriented. Team player.
• Flexible & open-minded.
• A strong communicator able to simplify complex technical matters.
• Fluent in English.
• A person of 110% integrity.
• Gifted with a good sense of humour.

The offer

• A unique opportunity to, at an early stage, become part of a med-tech start-up with vast growth potential and a genuine sustainable footprint.
• The opportunity to contribute to the development of products that will improve or save people’s lives.
• Work in a start-up/scale-up environment where you get both freedom, responsibility and a direct impact.
• A structured onboarding experience through direct collaboration with the CEO, a recognized industry expert in UVC LED technology, providing you with hands-on training and deep technical insights and the company’s QARA director, a renowned subject matter specialist, Professor in regulatory affairs at Ughent.
• The best of two worlds: a career in life sciences at an innovative company with strong academic ties.
• And of course, a good salary package and extra benefits

Interested?

You are invited to apply for this position by following the link below. Should you have any questions about the vacancy, please do not hesitate to contact Kris Schellens at +32 (0)478 98 70 96.