Maintain a comprehensive understanding of customer needs, market trends, competitive landscape, technology trends, identification and assessment of significant growth opportunities.
Develop key strategies for global markets looking beyond the existing product portfolio.
Support the Business Segment Leader to create the vision and mission and layout the overall.
Identify and execute market research activities to drive business portfolio decisions.
Analyze market data in order to develop insights, identify trends, and establish a roadmap of actions to capitalize on identified opportunities.
Prepare business case including technology assessment, target market assessment, financial modelling and related due diligence.
Provide input on new product development, market/business intelligence and related stakeholder functions, providing voice-of-the-customer and expertise to drive decision making.
Engage with Olympus R&D, Operations, and Manufacturing to coordinate global product road maps ensuring strategic fit, alignment and prioritization.
Work with Medical Affairs and program teams, prioritize and lead market development and evidence generation strategy, including clinical and health economic considerations.
Work with Business Development, identify potential areas and companies for strategic partnership, distribution, or M&A activity.

Bachelor’s Degree required.
Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in medical device marketing or engineering required.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
Extensive experience in establishing and managing annual and long-term commercial business plans as a key leader with a strong preference in healthcare.
Creative thinker and strategic planner with a profound commercial acumen related to the sales and marketing of medical devices.
Good negotiating, problem solving and project management skills.
Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
Adept at delivering appropriate messages to employees at all levels of the organization as well as to the senior management of healthcare facilities from physicians to administration.
Skilled at customer relationship building and maintenance.
Skilled at managing through influence.

Director, Global Strategy Planning, Strategic Marketing

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