Ulrich’s Biography

Ulrich Nitsche is a medical doctor, a surgeon, researcher and clinical reviewer at Tüv Süd, where he’s also a department manager. He studied medicine in Innsbruck (Austria) and went on to work as a surgeon at the University Hospital of the Technical University in Munich, where he also did research. He did his doctorate thesis, PhD and habilitation in Munich. He also finished his specialization to become a surgeon in Munich.

He went on to work at Tüv Süd as a clinical reviewer three years ago and is now the department manager of the clinical center of excellence there. While working at Tüv Süd, he still works as an emergency physician from time to time, that means he is dispatched in ambulances with paramedics.

Things we talked about

• Why he chose to become a surgeon
• How life is working as a surgeon: Seeing great improvement in patients, but also long shifts and very little free time
• How living 30-40 minutes from the hospital meant it was sometimes easier for him to not come home and sleep at the hospital instead
• What caused his decision to switch to an “office job” at Tüv Süd, and how the transition from operating theatre to office job felt for him
• Why he decided against other job options in consulting and the pharmaceutical industry
• What a typical workday for him looks like and what the hell a “clinical reviewer” does
• Differences working in the industry vs. in hospitals: Less strict hierarchy, more flexible work hours
• How he ended up still working as an emergency physician while working at Tüv Süd

Links As Mentioned In The Podcast

• Ulrich on LinkedIn.
• Tüv Süd Medical Devices & Healthcare - The Tüv Süd landing page for their medical devices team.
• Tüv Süd Jobs page filter by either searching for “clinical reviewer” or “klinisches review” to find jobs for physicians.