General Core Competencies

General Scientific Skills for the Health Engineering Specialization (common to all tracks)

Master the knowledge, concepts, and techniques needed to:

Analyze, synthesize, and incorporate scientific, technical, regulatory, economic, and organizational information into a project.
Critically analyze the various processes and propose improvements
Negotiate with a variety of stakeholders and take their opinions into account when developing a strategy.
Anticipate risks and malfunctions and implement corrective measures
Draft procedures that incorporate international regulations and company or laboratory standards.
Incorporate adherence to procedures into the design and implementation of a project.
Design and develop monitoring and analysis tools (dashboards, charts, etc.), analyze variances, and adjust the project’s progress accordingly.
Explore a research topic and its limitations, and design the corresponding study protocols
Research and analyze literature related to the topic under study and develop an appropriate literature monitoring strategy
Define the overall organizational and production schedules and monitor their progress, taking the necessary corrective actions
Master all aspects of a quality management approach by applying it to technical and organizational contexts
Knowing how to carry out applied research
Develop the specifications
Review preliminary designs and final designs
Design, prepare, conduct, and analyze pilot studies, new products, and new processes
Compile technical and regulatory documentation
Coordinate and manage a research project, the teams involved, and subcontractors on an overall basis

Specific professional and methodological skills and qualities

Since the goal is to train future leaders in innovation and technological development within the company, students must acquire:
• the ability to manage a knowledge portfolio and actively monitor technological developments,
• the ability to grasp new concepts or knowledge and to apply that knowledge to new situations,
• the ability to apply project management methods: organizing and planning tasks, managing human and financial resources,
• proficiency in the organizational and methodological tools of project management: design and formulation of healthcare products, clinical operations, database management, and production management (process validation and qualification, procurement management, inventory management, flow management and optimization, scheduling),
• the development of marketing strategies, coordination, and validation of marketing action plans, as well as market research,
• the ability to manage projects within a Total Quality Management framework in a corporate setting.

Cross-disciplinary skills (organizational and interpersonal) in the Health Engineering specialization that are common to all tracks

Be able to work independently and as part of a team; be able to manage a team, motivate it, evaluate it, and communicate with it,
Understand the legal framework governing the confidentiality of information and data, as well as legislation related to patents and trademarks,
Design or analyze a study program by incorporating technical, organizational, ethical, and regulatory aspects,
Conduct a literature review tailored to the subject of study, manage competitive intelligence based on publications, and design a competitive intelligence system,
Understand and use computer methods and equipment (software, hardware, procedures, etc.),
Possess the skills needed for statistical data analysis, as well as the rules for managing a computer database and sharing it,
Master the methods for implementing a quality management system and managing audits and inspections,
Understand the quality standards, recommendations, and regulatory requirements applicable to the sector and related professions,
Mastering managerial techniques: Project Management, Quality Management, Schedule Management, Risk Analysis, Financial Analysis, and Cost Management,
Understand the basics of economics and management,
Understand the basics of health economics and know how to incorporate this information into a strategy or a sales pitch,
Be able to analyze the economic impacts of diseases and their trends in terms of public health or health care costs,
Be able to analyze epidemiological data related to healthcare costs and draw conclusions regarding public health,
Be fluent in one or more foreign languages (English, German, Spanish, or Italian),
Knowing how to exchange information with colleagues and communicate with third parties,
Master the basics of people management: goal-setting, workload planning, training, motivation, performance monitoring, and evaluation.