Strategic Innovation Director

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

📋 Description

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

• Recognize and rank clinical and technological unmet needs, emerging innovation sectors, market dynamics, and competitive trends to guide business, investment, and R&D pipeline strategies.

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

• Conduct market, clinical, technical, intellectual property, and asset valuation evaluations for licensing, collaboration, partnership, venture investment, and M&A opportunities.

• Develop and maintain portfolio analytics, key performance indicators (KPIs), standard work processes, and performance insights to facilitate data-driven strategies.

• Present clear and concise recommendations, ready for executive review, to senior leadership to shape business strategies.

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

• Affect investment decisions, portfolio direction, and the innovation roadmap for Diagnostics.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor's degree is mandatory; an advanced degree is preferred, especially with a focus on clinical, scientific, engineering, or healthcare disciplines.

• 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.

• A solid understanding of the diagnostics and broader healthcare ecosystem, which includes clinical workflows, providers, payers, pharmaceuticals, research institutions, and emerging tech firms.

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

• Experience in evaluating external opportunities via market and technical diligence, intellectual property analysis, asset valuation, and strategic fit assessments.

• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders, create executive- and Board-ready recommendations, negotiate effectively, and manage external partnerships with strong business acumen, analytical precision, and executive presence.

• Willingness to collaborate across global time zones.

• 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