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Job Title: Standards Development Manager
Location: Covent Garden, London (hybrid)
Type: Permanent, full-time
About the role:
Join BSI as a Standards Development Manager (SDM) and play a key role in shaping industry standards within the Medical Devices sector! This is a diverse and dynamic opportunity to manage national and international standards committees, drive strategic initiatives, and engage with industry leaders to influence best practices.
Our head office is based in The Acre, a landmark office building in the heart of Covent Garden. We occupy two levels designed to foster collaboration, support hybrid working, and promote wellbeing, creativity, and productivity. The Acre also sets new benchmarks for sustainability. It is solar-powered, fully electric, and built with environmental impact in mind. The building has achieved BREEAM Outstanding and NABERS 4.5-star certifications, supporting our journey to net zero.
The building also sets new standards for sustainability. It is solar-powered, fully electric, and built with environmental impact in mind – featuring BREEAM Outstanding and NABERS 4.5-star certifications – helping us on our journey to net zero.
Responsibilities:
1. Manage a portfolio of standards committees, projects, and programs, ensuring they meet market and stakeholder needs.
2. Engage with key stakeholders—including industry experts, government bodies, and trade associations—to grow and develop standards.
3. Drive strategic development, identifying opportunities for new standards and expanding BSI’s influence in the sector.
4. Represent the UK internationally, providing expert input on European and global standardisation efforts.
5. Ensure timely project delivery, overseeing workflows and collaborating with internal teams, including Content, Marketing, and Policy.
6. Provide expert guidance to committee chairs, participants, and stakeholders, facilitating discussions and building consensus.
To be successful in the role, you will have:
7. A background in healthcare, preferred.
8. Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build relationships and manage stakeholder expectations.
9. Project management expertise, capable of handling multiple publishing projects across various industries.
10. Excellent interpersonal skills, able to collaborate with professionals at all levels.
11. A proactive and strategic mindset, keen to identify new opportunities for standards development.
12. A keen eye for detail and appetite for fast-paced environments offering versatile opportunities and a supportive team environment.
Grow your career and expand your skills and knowledge. At BSI, we offer opportunities to work across industries and across the globe. You’ll benefit from the different perspectives and experiences of your international colleagues, as well as ongoing training and development. We offer flexible working, as well as 27 days’ annual leave, paid sick leave, bank holidays, health insurance, life insurance, pension plan with company contribution, car allowance (dependent on role), income protection, paid maternity leave, paid paternity leave, paid parental leave, adoption leave, compassionate leave, paid bereavement leave, learning and development opportunities, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.
*Please note: BSI are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this vacancy
Together, we are building an organisation that is ready to meet the challenges ahead. Grow your career as you help us shape what comes next.
We exist to have a positive impact. Our people influence international thinking and action on important issues. Our 86,000 customers are based in 193 countries across the globe.
Now we’re taking on society’s biggest challenges. We’re developing standards and guidelines that will help our customers get to net zero, and we’re defining the way new technologies such as AI impact all our lives.
We’re focused on our future – and we’re looking for people who want to grow with us as we take on the challenges of tomorrow. At BSI, you’ll find a workplace where everyone can flourish and thrive, where innovation is encouraged and where learning is part of your everyday. You’ll contribute to work that shapes industries and enhances lives – and you’ll take pride in what you do.
We’re looking for passionate people who want to make a difference in a purpose-led organisation. If that sounds like you, apply now. Together, we can help create a better society and a more sustainable world.
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The world needs fresh thinking and new perspectives to tackle its biggest challenges. It’s why, at BSI, we’re committed to creating a collaborative environment where everyone can contribute. Whatever your background, experience or outlook, here you can be your best self and do your best work.
If you have a disability or health condition, please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.
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About Us
BSI is a business improvement and standards company and for over a century BSI has been recognized for having a positive impact on organizations and society, building trust and enhancing lives.
Today BSI partners with more than 77,500 clients in 195 countries and engages with a 15,000 strong global community of experts, industry and consumer groups, organizations and governments.
Utilizing its extensive expertise in key industry sectors - including automotive, aerospace, built environment, food and retail, and healthcare - BSI delivers on its purpose by helping its clients fulfil theirs.
Living by our core values of Client-Centricity, Agility, and Collaboration, BSI provides organizations with the confidence to grow by partnering with them to tackle society’s critical issues – from climate change to building trust in digital transformation and everything in between - to accelerate progress towards a better society and a sustainable world.
BSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.