Specialist Regulatory and Scientific Affairs (m/f/d)

Bayreuth, DE

Senior Specialist Regulatory and Scientific Affairs (m/f/d)

Germany / Bayreuth

CYBEX is a company that puts tomorrow’s people at the heart of its brand. Always questioning the status quo and not afraid of challenging the establishment, CYBEX has become not just a leader in child safety but is seen as an innovative lifestyle and fashion brand for parents. We offer car seats, baby carriers, kids furniture and strollers enabling parents to keep their little ones safe in style. After growing rapidly in the last few years, we look for ambitious talent to contribute to CYBEX’s success story.

Area of Responsibilities:

• Assistant and Deputy to Director of Industrial Relations Child Safety in all regulatory affairs relating to child restraint systems
• To keep abreast of all regulatory, scientific and commercial developments with respect to child restraint systems in vehicles
• To provide support and briefings for CYBEX Child Safety development teams to ensure new products under development are future-proofed against potential regulatory changes
• To represent CYBEX views at meetings of industry, standardisation and regulatory bodies and to influence the work of these groups as appropriate
• To lead or commission research to support and develop the evidence-base for decision-making at regulatory working groups and standardisation committees
• To disseminate CYBEX research at international conferences and similar forums with clear and assertive presentations

Profile of Qualification:

• Educated to degree level in engineering, statistics or a similar discipline
• At least three years relevant regulatory and/or scientific experience in a vehicle safety environment with knowledge of occupant biomechanics, injury prevention and restraint systems
• Effective communicator at all levels, both written and verbal, and in a variety of situations
• Demonstrable report-writing and presentation skills for regulatory and/or scientific audiences
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to form working relationships with people from different backgrounds
• Knowledgeable of research methods and techniques with experience of designing small to medium scale projects that deliver high-quality results with methodological rigour
• Proven analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and assess their implications: specific experience of biomechanical analyses of crash test dummy, human body model and/or real-world collision data highly desirable
• Flexibility, willingness to learn and adapt to different circumstances and environments
• Willingness to travel, both in Germany and internationally, to attend meetings and conferences
• Fluent in English, German an advantage

This position is at our office in Bayreuth.