Head of Strategy

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Head of Strategy – Image Guided Therapy Devices (Plymouth, MN)

As Head of Strategy for Image Guided Therapy Devices (IGTD) you will play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction of the business unit focusing on accelerating growth, strengthening competitive market position globally, identifying strategic initiatives to needs and facilitating problem solving as a member of the Management Team.

Your role:

• Drive strategic business initiatives that deliver long-term impact, leading cross-functional efforts and enterprise-level projects to outpace competition.
• Lead the strategic planning process in partnership with Finance, Business, and Transformation teams, setting goals, KPIs, and metrics to measure success.
• Maintain market intelligence by tracking competitive, technical, and societal trends to guide active portfolio management and value creation.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to craft compelling strategic communications and build customer relationships that surface key market insights.
• Translate strategy into action by presenting recommendations to leadership, shaping growth agendas, and ensuring execution through measurable objective

You're the right fit if:

• You’ve acquired 10+ years of MedTech/Healthcare experience, preferably with 5+ years’ experience at a top-tier strategy consulting firm advising HealthCare clients or in a Strategy and Business Development role in the MedTech/Healthcare industry.
• Your skills include:
  • In-depth knowledge of the healthcare ecosystem, including understanding of key procedural areas, product development process for medical devices, Quality processes and various Regulatory environments applying to Class III medical dev ices.
  • International business experience and in-depth experience in the HealthTech domain.
  • Experience being part of senior leadership teams and proven track-record influencing, commanding and building strong working relationships that contribute to building a highly engaged and high performing team.
  • Proven track record of building significant impact both in strategy definition and strategy execution in multinational organizations. Affinity for driving coordinated solutions across hardware, software, consumables and services.
  • Prove a track record of strong portfolio management and understanding how different internal initiatives influence and impact the organization.
  • You have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Medical fields and/or business related fields.
  • You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position. Travel expected ± 25%.
  • You excel in portfolio management, senior leadership teams, and stakeholder management. Agility, adaptability, strong communication, a growth mindset, and collaborative execution.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This is an office role.

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.

Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in (Minnesota) is $159,000 to $254,000

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.   

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered.  Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more.  Details about our benefits can be found here. 

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case. 

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position.  For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Plymouth, MN

About Philips
We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.
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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care here.

This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates.  Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.