Strategic Innovation Director

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Define and enhance the strategic innovation agenda for Siemens Healthineers Diagnostics, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities, clinical requirements, and long-term growth goals.

• Identify and rank clinical and technological unmet needs, emerging areas of innovation, market trends, and competitive dynamics to guide business, investment, and R&D pipeline strategy.

• Spearhead cross-functional, enterprise-level innovation initiatives through a structured stage-gated process to outline, assess, mitigate risks, negotiate, and launch strategic and operational opportunities.

• Direct market, clinical, technical, intellectual property, and asset valuation assessments for licensing, collaborations, partnerships, venture investments, and M&A opportunities.

• Develop and maintain portfolio analytics, KPIs, standardized work processes and elements, and performance insights to support data-driven strategy.

• Provide clear, concise, executive-ready recommendations to senior leadership, aiding in business strategy formulation.

• Collaborate with senior stakeholders across Strategy & Business Development, Marketing, R&D, Medical Affairs, Customer Service, and Commercial Operations.

• Report directly to the Senior Director of Strategic Innovations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required; an advanced degree is preferred, with a strong emphasis on clinical, scientific, engineering, or healthcare training.

• Over 10 years of experience in the healthcare sector, including medtech, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, consulting, investing, or similar environments.

• More than 5 years in strategy, business development, corporate development, management consulting, venture investing, open innovation, or related positions.

• Strong comprehension of the diagnostics and broader healthcare ecosystem, including clinical workflows, providers, payers, pharmaceuticals, research institutions, and emerging technology firms.

• Proven success in leading enterprise-level, cross-functional strategic innovation initiatives through structured evaluation and decision-gate processes.

• Experience in assessing external opportunities through market and technical diligence, intellectual property reviews, asset valuation, and strategic fit analysis.

• Established ability to influence senior stakeholders, develop recommendations suitable for executives and the Board, negotiate effectively, and manage external partnerships with strong business acumen, analytical rigor, and executive presence.

• Willingness to collaborate across global time zones.

• Expected travel of up to 30%.

• Capability to work with controlled technology in compliance with US export control laws.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• 401(k) retirement plan

• Life insurance

• Long-term and short-term disability insurance

• Paid parking/public transportation

• Paid time off

• Paid sick and safe time