Master Thesis Life Cycle Assessment
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Thursday, 05 June 2025
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Location:
St. Wendel, SL, , DE
Industry:
Advertising and Public Relations
Occupational Category:
19-2041.00 - Life, Physical and Social Science
Type of Employment: FULL_TIME
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. is hiring!
Description:
Thesis Topic:
Draft Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of a New Dialyzer Generation for Blood Purification
Background:
Sustainability is an integral part of Fresenius Medical Care’s corporate strategy. As part of our commitment to environmental responsibility, this Master’s thesis will focus on conducting a draft LCA of a new dialyzer product to identify environmental hotspots and inform more sustainable product development.
Your Responsibilities:
- Draft a Life Cycle Assessment of a new single-use dialyzer in accordance with ISO 14040/44 standards
- Define system boundaries, functional unit, and collect relevant inventory data in cooperation with our engineering and production departments
- Evaluate environmental impacts across the product's life cycle, either comprehensively from raw materials to end of life or by focusing on specific stages such as manufacturing, distribution, use, or disposal
- Identify key impact drivers and propose opportunities for environmental optimization
- Optionally, explore the link between the findings and compliance with sustainability regulations
- Prepare a final thesis document and present results to internal stakeholders
Your Profile:
- Enrolled Master’s student in Environmental Technology, Industrial Ecology, Sustainable Engineering, or a related field
- Basic knowledge of Life Cycle Assessment methodology
- Experience with LCA software (e.g., GaBi, SimaPro, OpenLCA) is a plus
- Strong analytical skills and structured, independent working style
- Communicative team player
- International background is a plus
- Fluent in English; German is an advantage but not required; additional languages is a plus
- Interest in sustainable healthcare technologies and the medical device industry
What We Offer:
- Supervision by experienced professionals in R& D, Sustaining Engineering and environmental management
- Access to relevant data, resources, and LCA software
- Insight into the product development process as well as production processes of a leading global healthcare company
- A supportive working environment in our headquarters in Bad Homburg and our largest plant in St. Wendel, with flexible arrangements (hybrid work possible)
- The opportunity to contribute to real-world sustainability efforts in the healthcare sector
Location: Fresenius Medical Care Headquarters, Bad Homburg, Germany and/or Fresenius Medical Care Plant, St. Wendel, Germany
Start Date: By arrangement (ideally September 2025 or within the upcoming academic semester)
Duration: Approx. 6 – 7 months
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