Director Project Leadership

The Director of 2008 Product manages and sustains the product in the U.S. market and leads a cross-functional development department within the Value Stream Machines, 2008 Product Stream. The function is characterized by strong leadership behavior and a proven business product orientation. The function acts as manager, mentor or idea provider and promotes the development of his organization and its members. It enhances the success of the associated teams through its management skills and technical breadth. The function shares its broad business perspective with others and effectively represents the organization to cross-functional stakeholders, downstream and upstream, customers and external groups. Function is leading upstream stakeholder activities for the US market. • Owns budget for the 2008 cost center and leads 2008 projects (P&L responsibility). • Therapy lead HD portfolio marketed in U.S. • Owning planning, prioritization and allocation funds, sales volumes for 2008Tmarket and/or customer initiative • Leading and developing the development teams with the goal of functional excellence and high motivation. • Promoting a culture of continuous improvement and a lean process landscape. • Definition and further development of methods and infrastructures of the global teams, with the goal of harmonization, increase efficiency. • Management of/ processing of structural projects (i.e. process improvements) within the area of responsibility. • Is knowledgeable and current on SOPs, cGMP, ISO Standards (EN ISO 13485), US Regulations, Canadian Regulations, and other regulatory policies and guidelines. • Serves as transatlantic communication bridge from the Value Stream Team from USA and VSM Headquarters in Schweinfurt, Germany

PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

Leads the global product development group (PDG) in the Product Engineering Center (PEC). Responsible for developing and leading product development teams. Responsible for global product design oversight for the PEC including harmonizing and sustaining global product designs. Conducts research and development towards innovative products and identifying new technology platforms. Applies in-depth understanding to lead multicultural cross-functional activities and project activities in a variety of geographic locations in setting the right priorities and achieves project targets in terms of quality, cost, and time.  Meets departmental and organizational objectives, facilitates issue resolution and performs managerial related duties.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Global Product Development

• Provide strategic leadership of short- and long-term goals using thoughtful techniques in the communication of the company's mission and core values as a means to implement positive change and create organizational structure within the PEC
• In collaboration with other senior management, develop, implement, and maintain a global product development strategy.
• Develops detailed engineering and scientific specifications for major engineering projects.
• Prepares and presents to executive management project updates, design concepts, and other information as needed.

Global Product Oversight

• Acts as a subject matter expert and representative of GRD design ownership for PEC products
• Works closely with GMQS and sustaining center to maintain processes/systems to ensure all the product designs are under appropriate control.
• Oversees and prioritizes all sustaining projects of commercialized products, which may influence product designs.
• Suggests and proposes alternative methods and procedures in solving problems and meeting changing market opportunities.
• Interacts with and provides technical support to other functions within the global PEC, GMQS, marketing, regional regulatory, and sustaining center
• Develops or revises Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and working practices.
• Seeks and interacts with external consultants if needed on project related technical matters.

Global Technical Capability Development

• Oversee the development of facilities, working tools, and competence for the PEC and ensure processes required for optimal performance of work are available globally.
• Defines the core technical capabilities together with other PEC functional leaders.  In collaboration with other PEC functional leaders develops the roadmap for the evolution of technical capabilities required in the future.
• Identifies the key technica