Functional Application Manager
You translate complex user requests into smart, reliable solutions for our applications.
32–36 uur per week
Leiden
31-10-2026
Contribute to the information supply behind donation and transplant care in the Netherlands
A change in an application can affect multiple processes. A user request sometimes turns out to be larger than expected. As a Functional Application Manager, you oversee this coherence. You delve into the request, weigh the consequences, and work together with users and developers to find a solution that works and remains manageable.
You work closely with our custom software and use your experience for a special mission: saving lives, enriching lives, together we succeed.
This is where you make a difference
Together with three colleagues, you ensure the continuity and quality of our applications and reports. You know the application landscape, understand the processes behind it, and maintain an overview when questions and interests converge.
You:
- analyze user requests and translate them into clear functional solutions
- oversee the impact of changes on applications, processes, and users
- carefully guide changes from request to implementation
- monitor coherence, quality, and continuity within the application landscape
- take the lead on complex issues and help colleagues move forward
You are service-oriented, but do not automatically say yes. You ask sharp questions, make consequences clear, and provide a counterweight when necessary.
Much of our software is custom-made. You work directly with our in-house development team, and functional management is involved in the entire lifecycle of our products. This ensures quality, management, and continuity are taken into account from the start.
From donor to transplantation: within the NTS, the entire chain is close by. So you not only see what you manage, but also what you do it for.
Working together to make it work
You work within Information Management with about twenty colleagues with various expertise. Within functional management, you are an experienced point of contact and sparring partner. You share your knowledge, listen, and know when to brainstorm or set a clear direction.
Communication is direct at NTS. From donor to transplantation, you can see the impact of your work directly in practice. You aren't just working on systems, but on a societal mission.
This is you
You know the trade. You understand complex issues, maintain an overview, and feel responsible for solutions that also work in the long term. You are approachable in collaboration and firm when the situation requires it.
You:
- have at least five years of relevant experience within functional management or application management
- comprehend the connection between applications, processes, and users
- translate complex questions into clear functional solutions
- communicate easily with users, developers, and other professionals
- take substantive responsibility and share your knowledge with colleagues
Experience in healthcare is valuable due to our specific processes, data, and terminology. Experience from another complex environment can actually add an interesting perspective.
This is what you get from us
At NTS you get responsibility and trust. You work closely with users and developers, in a mid-sized organization where people know each other and your expertise makes a visible difference.
- A salary in accordance with the Hospitals Collective Labor Agreement (CAO Ziekenhuizen), FWG 55 (max. € 5,503 based on 36 hours)
- A one-year contract for 32 to 36 hours per week with the prospect of extension
- 8.33% holiday allowance and a year-end bonus of 8.33%
- Over five weeks of vacation and a good pension scheme
- Flexible working hours and the possibility to work hybrid
- Room for training, development, and coaching
- A warm and dedicated team with various expertises
For questions about the position, you can contact HR or Ronald van der Meulen (Manager Information Provision).
Will you use your experience for systems that matter?
You are looking for a place where you can oversee the bigger picture, work closely with users and developers, and where your professional judgment counts. At NTS, you are given that space. Not changing things for the sake of change. But ensuring our applications reliably continue to do what is necessary. We look forward to meeting you.
We are not looking for freelancers. Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.
The NTS: saving people, enriching lives
Helping everyone in the Netherlands on time with a donor organ or tissue. Together we can do it! We are the Dutch Transplant Foundation (Nederlandse Transplantatie Stichting). Passionate drivers who get people and parties on board to achieve our shared goal. We stimulate collaboration and put topics on the map that need to be resolved. Innovative, multidisciplinary, and always with the right data and insights. Full of appreciation for the life that was and attention for the life that is. This is how we set something valuable in motion together: saving people, enriching lives.