Technology Director MedTech Surgery EM
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Lead technology strategy and execution for MedTech Surgery, focusing on digital innovation, AI capabilities, and cross-regional collaboration to enhance customer experience.
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Responsibilities
- Co create the regional technology strategy for Surgery in alignment with MedTech business goals
- Develop technology as a competitive advantage accelerating innovation, simplification, and go to market agility
- Serve as strategic technology partner to regional senior leaders
- Provide accountable technology leadership for end to end BU outcomes
- Operationalize AI/ML and GenAI across commercial, supply chain, service, and R&D adjacent use cases
- Drive a disciplined product management (HPT) approach to ideate, build, and scale high impact solutions
- Own the business technology portfolio for the region including prioritization, funding, delivery, adoption, and benefits realization
- Lead and develop a high performing team of product, engineering, data, and delivery leaders
- Develop and manage a fit for purpose regional technology budget
- Uphold quality, cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance expectations for MedTech software/services
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (e.g., Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or Business); Master's preferred
- 8+ years in technology leadership with direct experience leading line of business, engineering, data operations, or product teams
- 6+ years of people leadership operating at scale in matrixed environments
- Demonstrated ability to apply technology to solve business problems with exceptional communication and stakeholder partnership
- Experience with business processes (bids & tenders, order to cash, customer engagement) and their interface with foundational technology platforms (ERP, CRM, MES)
- Proven track record in product management, agile delivery, and portfolio governance
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Role Overview
- The Technology Director, MedTech Surgery Emerging Markets is a business strategist and product minded technology leader who partners closely with the regional MedTech leadership team to shape growth strategies, modernize platforms, and deliver differentiated digital and AI capabilities.
- This leader serves as the critical point of connection between business strategy and technology execution, developing technology as a competitive advantage for the region and business.
- You will lead a business facing technology organization in the region, orchestrating the full breadth of Technology products, platforms, and services to maximize value, speed, and quality for the MedTech portfolio.
- The Surgery business encompasses digital surgery/robotics platforms, OR integration, imaging and computer vision, field service digitization, supply continuity and instrument lifecycle analytics.
Key Responsibilities
- Co create the regional technology strategy for Surgery in alignment with MedTech business goals; translate strategy into a prioritized multi year product and platform roadmap with clear value outcomes.
- Develop technology as a competitive advantage accelerating innovation, simplification, and go to market agility across priority markets and franchises.
- Serve as strategic technology partner to regional senior leaders; jointly identify opportunities, advise on the transformation and application of technology to unlock growth, efficiency, and superior customer/patient experience.
- Provide accountable technology leadership for end to end BU outcomes, aligning strategy, platforms, and execution across the regional value chain.
- Develop compliant technology through strong partnership with functions such as Cybersecurity, Regulatory Affairs, Legal Affairs etc.
- Build a strong cross region partnership to allow for leveraging technology efforts to accelerate digitalization of processes in region.
- Operationalize AI/ML and GenAI (incl. responsible AI) across commercial, supply chain, service, and R&D adjacent use cases.
- Use the power of data and analytics to deliver actionable insights across countries and functions.
- Drive a disciplined product management (HPT) approach to ideate, build, and scale high impact solutions; link roadmaps to clear OKRs and dependable delivery.
- Own the business technology portfolio for the region prioritization, funding, delivery, adoption, and benefits realization leveraging global JJT product teams and platforms.
- Lead and develop a high performing team of product, engineering, data, and delivery leaders; attract world class talent and foster an inclusive, learning oriented culture.
- Bring an entrepreneurial, externally networked mindset curate outside in innovation and strategic partnerships.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree (e.g., Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or Business). Master's degree preferred.
- 8+ years in technology leadership with direct experience leading line of business, engineering, data operations, or product teams; 6+ years of people leadership operating at scale in matrixed environments.
- Demonstrated ability to apply technology to solve business problems with exceptional communication, influence, and stakeholder partnership across senior levels.
- Experience with business processes (bids & tenders, order to cash, customer engagement etc.) and their interface with foundational technology platforms (ERP, CRM, MES etc.).
- Proven track record in product management, agile delivery, and portfolio governance; ability to connect roadmaps to measurable outcomes.
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