Launch Readiness Excellence Leader

Job Description Summary

The Launch Readiness Excellence Leader will lead enterprise launch readiness for GE HealthCare's Lighthouse New Product Introductions (NPIs).

This is both a business leadership role and a coaching leadership role. The leader will own the launch readiness operating system embedded in Heartbeat, work closely with segment, product and regional commercial teams to accelerate revenue ramp, and provide hands-on coaching to launch teams so every launch is stronger than the last.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Accelerate the Launch Readiness System

Make launch readiness standard work faster, sharper and easier to use.

• Own and continuously improve the Launch Readiness Health Assessment (LRHA) process and the Lighthouse NPI Launch Bowler — and drive their integration into visual management and the daily, weekly and monthly management system, truly driving an enterprise standard.
• Leverage AI wherever it accelerates the work — using AI to generate launch insights from LRHA and Bowler data, surface risk patterns across launches, and streamline reporting so teams spend their time on action, not administration.

Drive Adoption Across the Enterprise

Make launch readiness the way we launch.

• Establish launch readiness as standard work for every Lighthouse NPI, with consistent execution across Global, Region, Cross-Functional and Local teams operating as Team One. Partner with leaders to hardwire launch readiness into milestone (M0–M3+) governance and business reviews.
• Keep teams focused after M3 — the critical ramp window where launches are won or lost, and where attention most often drifts.

Coach Launch Teams Hands-On

Be in the room and at Gemba, building capability launch by launch.

• Coach NPI launch teams and their leaders directly on using the LRHA to pressure-test launches around the questions that matter: What are the biggest levers to accelerate this launch? What assumption would most derail ramp? Where are we exposed even if milestones are met? What help does the team need now?
• Build the leadership Heartbeat behaviors that make the tools work — asking sharp questions, challenging assumptions, raising risks early — and develop a bench of launch readiness coaches and champions across segments and regions so the capability scales beyond one leader.

Embed in the Heartbeat System

Run launch readiness as Heartbeat in action.

• Ensure management execution, disciplined standard work, leadership behaviors and continuous improvement operate as one integrated system. Run Lighthouse Learning Exchanges and built-in feedback loops so learnings move across launches, from isolated wins to repeatable launch excellence at scale.
• Provide clear, standard reporting on launch health and adoption to the ELT/GLT.

Drive Growth

Turn launch readiness into revenue.

• Own the outcomes: faster revenue ramp and customer adoption in the first 6–12 months post-launch, earlier risk visibility, and predictive — not lagging — launch metrics that trigger action. Work closely with commercial and marketing teams to convert readiness into awareness, preference, orders and revenue.

What Success Looks Like

Success will be measured through:

• Faster revenue ramp and order funnel growth in the first 6–12 months post-launch.
• 100% of Lighthouse NPIs operating with the LRHA and Launch Bowler embedded in their management rhythm.
• Cross-functional risks surfaced and mitigated pre-M2 rather than discovered in ramp.
• Sustained launch team focus and performance post-M3.
• An active coaching cadence with every Lighthouse launch team and a growing network of launch readiness champions.
• LRHA integrated into the enterprise visual management system.
• AI-enabled launch insights embedded in the LRHA and Launch Bowler — improving early risk detection and reducing the reporting burden on teams.
• Learnings systematically shared across launches, making each launch stronger than the last

The Leader We Are Looking For

We are looking for a senior leader who brings strong commercial judgment, deep launch experience and a coach's instinct.

The right person will move comfortably between strategy and execution. They will know how to turn launch risk into early action and embed standard work in a large enterprise — but they will also know how to sit with a launch team, ask the question no one else is asking, and leave the team stronger than they found it.

They should be comfortable challenging the business, influencing senior leaders and making trade-offs without direct authority. Just as importantly, they should bring clarity to complex issues, build trust across Global, Region and Local teams, and develop people. They will be curious and practical about new tools — including AI — and know where technology can help teams see risks earlier, generate insights faster and run the process with less friction.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Ten or more years of commercial, product or marketing leadership experience, including leading major product launches end-to-end.
• Proven track record accelerating NPI revenue ramp and customer adoption at global scale.
• Experience with lean operating systems (daily management, visual management, bowlers, Gemba) and embedding standard work in a large enterprise.
• Healthcare or medical technology experience required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Experience

• MBA or relevant advanced degree.
• Executive coaching experience: influencing and challenging senior leaders and cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Experience across launch risk domains: supply chain scaling, evidence generation/HEOR, value proposition development, channel enablement, and SaaS/digital business models.
• Experience applying AI and analytics to commercial or operational processes — generating insights, automating reporting and improving decision speed.
• Experience running learning systems, communities of practice or capability-building programs at scale.
• Product management, sales or regional marketing experience.
• Proven ability to lead change and work effectively across a matrixed organization

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We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

For U.S. based positions only, the pay range for this position is $176,000.00-$264,000.00 Annual. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the pay range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience and location. In addition, this position may also be eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). GE HealthCare offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement.

Additional Information

While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.