Who we are

In a life without sound, our work provides meaning. As a leading provider of innovative hearing care solutions, we are not just a company that makes products: we are a team on a mission to help people enjoy the delight of hearing. To enable a life without limitations, we - through our core business brands Phonak, Unitron, Connect Hearing, and Advanced Bionics - develop, manufacture and distribute solutions that push the limits of technology and redefine the future of our industry. Our talented and committed employees all over the world know they contribute to something greater than themselves - they create sense.

The Way We Work

At Sonova we value our employees and prioritize their well-being. We believe people do their best and most innovative work in an inclusive environment that provides opportunities for engagement and collaboration across teams while offering flexibility in how work gets done. We designed our work model team by team, empowering teams to customize a working environment that balances individual team needs with business outcomes. By offering work options, we foster more flexible and individualized time management, contribute to a healthy work-life integration, increase employee satisfaction, build meaningful partnerships at work, and calibrate productivity to acknowledge you have a life outside of work. Sonova has chosen a HYBRID WORK MODEL- Customized by team that keeps our employees motivated and engaged.

Sonova Values

At Sonova, we come to work every day knowing that continuous innovation across all disciplines, our shared engagement as a team and our responsible approach to all things we do, brings the delight of hearing to millions of people: to hear better, to listen to music, to communicate effortlessly with friends and loved ones, and to fully enjoy life with all its great variety of sounds. In doing so, our shared core values reflect the corporate culture that defines and unites us as a company across all brands and regions.

1. We Care -- We care for our employees, customers and consumers,as well as our shareholders and society.
2. We drive innovation -- We courageously pioneer new ideas and approaches to come up with impactful innovations, to delight customers and consumers.
3. We strive for excellence -- We act with agility. We aim to excel. We are continuously working on improving products, services, processes and skills, to realize growth.
4. We take accountability -- We deliver on our commitments. We take accountability to provide outcomes in agreed quality and time, always acting with integrity.
5. We build the best teams -- We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the market place.

Aurora, IL

Research Audiologist, PARC

Purpose of role: The Research Audiologist, PARC is responsible for designing and conducting research. Projects include product studies to determine efficacy, limitations and usability of hearing instruments, fitting software and wireless technology and span from early technology development through post-market clinical research.

Our Offer to You:

• Improving the quality of life of millions of people suffering from hearing loss
• A challenging and motivating assignment as part of a dynamic team
• Modern mindset and processes, accommodating flexible working conditions
• Opportunities for further responsibilities and support for further training and development
• A company that values diversity and inclusion
• Sonova's outstanding opportunities and career growth

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Conduct studies internally or at external sites validating the performance of Phonak's product portfolio regarding the efficacy, efficiency, usability and safety of the devices and fitting software.
• Conduct bench testing within PARC to support field staff and provide clinical assistance including evaluation and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with external research partners to develop evaluation protocols and conduct research projects.
• Train and support external centers with necessary technical know-how and product information.
• Perform comprehensive audiological testing on participants.
• Supervise audiology students/interns and provide constructive feedback on performance and abilities.
• Maintain internal databases, adhere to compliance guidelines, perform data analysis, interpret findings and disseminate reports.
• Provide feedback and recommendations on hearing instruments, wireless and accessory product design as well as issues around fitting software to headquarters development teams.
• Assist in the preparation of presentations for scientific meetings and of publications of relevant findings for industry journals.
• Work within the Phonak Audiology Research Center (PARC) and among internal stakeholders to contribute to general audiological and product knowledge.
• Support building and maintenance of general PARC laboratory setup.
• Conduct and report on well-designed studies regarding the efficacy, limitations and usability of Phonak's product portfolio.
• Contribute to evidence-based marketing material strongly supporting product claims during product life cycle (presentations at conventions and conferences, papers in peer-reviewed or trade journals, background stories, whitepapers, support material for seminar packages and product whitepapers, Phonak University).
• Partner with other departments (Phonak US Sales, Product and Marketing teams; Phonak HQ Science & Technology, Research & Development, Validation and Marketing teams; act as resource and content leader for field trainers and technical support teams). Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Travel up to 20%
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Skillset:

• Doctorate in Audiology
• Experience as an Audiologist or Audiology Researcher, including hearing instrument fittings, psychophysical techniques, hearing tests, designing and conducting product research studies
• Nice to have: experience with extended-wear hearing instruments
• Tactical, proactive, curious, research-centric and technical in nature
• Comfortable working in a high-pace environment; ability to learn quickly and independently
• Ability to collaborate extensively with the R&D team at HQ
• Ability to understand a patient's needs and motivate them to participate in PARC studies
• Strong presentation skills, technical skills to support maintenance of lab and equipment; strong organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

A minimum of 200Mb/sec download and 10Mb/sec upload speed internet connectivity is required to support any remote/hybrid employee functionality at Sonova

Don't meet all the criteria? If you're willing to go allin and learn we'd love to hear from you!

We are looking forward to receiving your application via our online job application platform. For this position only direct applications will be considered. Sonova does not recruit via app, telegram, carrier pigeon or any other format that does not include speaking with an actual human. If you are offered a job without speaking with someone please contact wholesale.HR@Sonova.com

Health Benefits and Perks:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage*
• Health Savings, Health Reimbursement, Flexible Spending/Dependent Care Accounts
• TeleHealth options
• 401k plan with company match*
• Company paid life/ad&d insurance
  • Additional supplemental life/ad&d coverage available
• Company paid Short/Long-Term Disability coverage (STD/LTD)
  • STD LTD Buy-ups available
• Accident/Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Legal/ID Theft Assistance
• PTO, floating Diversity Day, & paid holidays*
• Paid parental bonding leave
• Employee Assistance Program (24/7 mental health support hotline, 5 company paid counseling sessions and more)
• Robust Internal Career Growth opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Hearing aid discount for employees and family
• Internal social recognition platform
• D&I focused: D&I council and employee resource groups

*Plan rules/offerings dependent upon group Company/location.