Sr. Dir. R&D Strategy & Excellence

Join us in pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

Our inspiring and caring environment forms a global community that celebrates diversity and individuality. We encourage you to step beyond your comfort zone, offering resources and flexibility to foster your professional and personal growth, all while valuing your unique contributions.

Defines mid- and long-term R&D strategy and ensures implementation, coordination, development and control of the R&D portfolio and budget, for the unit assigned, to ensure business organization competitiveness and steers development of products and technology. Ensures operational excellence for the R&D organization.

* Ensures continuous analyses of strategically relevant technological trends, on a global scale.
* Analyses the product, system and service portfolio of the Radiation Oncology Solutions, and derives long term perspective proposals for prospective technology and innovation portfolio development.
* Derives and proposes technology strategies, in cooperation with the business, and derives plans to turn strategy to action.
* Coordinates the strategic R&D planning and reporting to business organization management.
* Identifies technology development opportunities, and initiates, coordinates and manages project acquisition, exploration and research of projects.
* Builds and maintains a sound strategic network in relation to internationally recognized technology experts to help support ROS R&D roadmap.
* Represents Global R&D to development and technology partners.
* Represents Global R&D to various stakeholders within Siemens Healthineers.

* Manages Global R&D infrastructure and capacity allocation

* Coordinates communication and harmonization across multiple Global R&D locations

* Ensures operational excellence and productivity gains

* Drives employee engagement for Global R&D teams.

* Coordinates development and monitoring of core KPI and annual goals for the Global R&D organization.

* Maintain key customer relationships and develop and implement strategies for expanding solutions for customers
* Work across Varian to meet and exceed all company goals including employee satisfaction, customer satisfaction and financial metrics
* Drive cross functional teaming and collaboration within all business and functions globally.
 

Requirements

*Ability to set a vision, lead change and to mentor others

* Experience working with global development teams spread out across multiple countries
* Substantial experience working in complex, matrixed organizations

* Experience with working in the Medical Device industry

* 10+ years in a leadership role in R&D product development

* Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related discipline. 

* Strong budgeting, organizational management and project management skills. 

Who we are: We are a team of more than 72,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways.

How we work: When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists, who believe in each individual’s potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together, to fight the world’s most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

To find out more about Siemens Healthineers businesses, please visit our company page here.

The base pay range for this position is:

$301,700 - $414,843

Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

If this is a commission eligible position the commission eligibility will be in accordance with the terms of the Company's plan. Commissions are based on individual performance and/or company performance.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan. life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, p