Director of Product Development - Dental Devices

Job Description:

The Director of Product Development – Dental Devices will be primarily responsible for driving strategic product innovation, development, and sustaining activities for the company’s dental equipment and material delivery devices. Responsibilities include strategic planning, technical leadership, budget management, managing and mentoring the team responsible for dental devices, tracking KPIs, and ensuring timely product delivery.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Organizational Leadership & Development:

Build and lead a high-performing, adaptable, and agile team through strategic hiring, behavior and performance management, leadership development, and capacity planning. Mentor and coach technical leaders to foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and excellence.

Innovation & Funnel Development:
Partner with Product Management to drive strong innovation pipeline creation by engaging with customers, KOLs, and strategic partners. Facilitate ideation and concept development for new products and business strategies. Generate intellectual properties.

System Integration & Collaboration
Ensure products are developed as integrated systems by aligning material requirements with delivery mechanisms. Foster strong collaboration between materials and engineering teams to optimize performance and innovation.

Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships:
Contribute to corporate strategic planning and project objective development. Lead or support external technology partnerships and M&A activities to expand capabilities and market reach.

Product Strategy & Roadmap Execution:
Partner with Product Management and other stakeholders to define, maintain, and execute a robust product roadmap. Identify opportunities to innovate across products, processes, and programs, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and market needs.

Cross-Functional & Global Collaboration:
Cultivate strong partnerships across global and cross-functional teams to align efforts with the company’s vision. Promote high employee engagement and job satisfaction to maximize team performance. Partner with PMO to drive towards program management excellence.

Technical Leadership & Execution:
Utilize internal and external resources to provide hands-on technical guidance to develop advanced solutions. Introduce emerging technologies and methodologies to enhance product quality and accelerate time to market.

Sustaining & Global Support

Partner with global stakeholders and drive sustaining efforts to ensure product reliability, resolution of complaints, and support of global operations. Collaborate cross-functionally to drive root cause analysis, maintain product availability, and uphold quality standards across markets.

Risk Anticipation & Mitigation
Proactively anticipate and address risks to minimize disruption and ensure continuity. Respond swiftly to unforeseen challenges to protect the product pipeline and operations.

Regulatory & Process Compliance
Ensure global adherence to regulatory requirements and internal processes to maintain compliance, product integrity, and operational excellence.

Operational Excellence:
Streamline infrastructure, remove barriers, and champion continuous improvement initiatives including Kaizen, 5S, Problem Solving Process, and Value Stream Mapping. Focus on delivering measurable business impact.

Financial & Performance Management:
Oversee departmental budgeting and resource allocation in alignment with revenue targets. Establish and track KPIs to ensure clarity of direction, performance accountability, and continuous improvement.

Travel up to 20% domestically and internationally.

Incidental Duties: The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, and indeed additional responsibilities may be assigned, as required, by management.

Qualifications:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. This individual must be able to function in a fast-paced environment, where priorities may change rapidly.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Requirements:

Required Education and Experience: