Job Description Summary

The Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives will lead strategic planning and execution for GE HealthCare’s Science and Technology Organization (STO). The role is responsible for identifying, developing, and implementing key STO initiatives that drive business performance, innovation, and growth and to achieve results through GE HealthCare’s lean approach. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a strategic mindset, and the ability to work collaboratively across various departments.

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Job Description

• Strategic Planning: Develop and drive the long-term strategic vision of STO, ensuring alignment with overall GE HealthCare business objectives around digital/SaaS and AI offerings.

• Initiative Development: Identify and prioritize STO strategic initiatives, working closely with GE HealthCare senior leadership to address market trends and business opportunities for STO new product offerings and initiatives.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with various departments (e.g., finance, marketing, sales, lean team, regional teams, GE HealthCare regions and segments, operations) to ensure successful execution of initiatives.

• Performance Monitoring: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) for strategic initiatives such as digital, SaaS, and AI go-to-market (GTM) launches and monitor progress against targets.

• Market Analysis: Conduct market research and competitive analysis to inform initiative development through strategic engagement with healthcare and technology analyst firms and market research initiatives.

• Stakeholder Communication: Effectively communicate strategic initiatives to key stakeholders and provide regular updates on progress and outcomes. Establish an effective, visual, data-driven dashboard for senior leadership consumption.

• Functional Leadership: Build and lead an STO function with excellence on the execution of strategic initiatives, fostering a culture of innovation and accountability.

• Change Management: Lead change management efforts associated with STO strategic initiatives, ensuring adaptation and buy-in across the organization. Foster an environment of transparency and trust across GE HealthCare regions and segments.

• Integrity: Accepting and adhering to high ethical, moral, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions, and when dealing with others.

• Adaptable/Flexible: Open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and/or work in ambiguous situations.

• Clear thinking: Some experience simplifying strategy into specific actions with clear accountability, making decisions with speed and accuracy based on best available information.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in strategic planning, business development with proven experience in leadership roles over cross-functional projects.

• 7+ years of experience in building an effective internal narrative around new product launches with proven metric results.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a results-oriented mindset.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and influence at all levels of the organization.

• Experience with healthcare technologies and/or cloud-based SaaS preferred.

• Experience with AI technologies and GTM process to support preferred.

• Experience with project management methodologies and tools preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Strategy, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

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