BD · 9 hours ago
Associate Director, Strategic Innovation
USA GA - Covington BMD
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
5+ years expBD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world, dedicated to advancing health. The Associate Director will lead cross-functional teams to identify growth opportunities within the Urology business unit and drive the go-to-market strategy for commercial initiatives.
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Responsibilities
Accountable for Strategic Innovation initiatives supporting the BD UCC Urology portfolio; identification, development and validation of strategic growth opportunities; identification and validation of specific business opportunities that are aligned with current and future global business objectives
Develop a standard methodology to follow for innovation, including but not limited to designing learning plans, developing prioritization methods, etc
Responsible for continuous improvement of Strategic Innovation processes, including opportunity identification and assessment processes
Responsible for developing deep insights for target segments, stakeholder mapping, decision journey, offering strategy, and go-to-market approach
Drive cross-functional evaluation of growth opportunities to identify unmet needs, evaluate market size, and assess customer’s willingness to adopt
Partner with internal departments to create highly effective teams to drive strategic initiatives and ensure integration into the innovation process
Identify growth opportunities and manage strategic initiatives to identify, research, and analyze potential opportunities for growth
Responsible for building business plans that details the appropriate project execution
Responsible for defining a strategic direction on where to play and how to win with full consideration of external opportunities for licensing, acquisitions, and partnerships
Design and deliver impactful communications to business and company leadership, including key stakeholders, and corporate officers
Partners with the marketing and R&D team in the prioritization of projects entering the pipeline
Partners with marketing to ensure the development of Gate A, Gate B proposals and IPOAs
Ensure compliance with BD quality policies, procedures, and practices
Ensure compliance with all local, state, federal, and BD safety regulations, policies, and procedures
Demonstrate strong and clear accountability for program/initiative success
Articulate a compelling vision and motivate teams to achieve individual and program objectives
Demonstrate leadership, learning agility and action orientation when facing uncertainty. Instill confidence through leadership and actions
Conduct and encourage frequent formal and informal communication within the Strategic Innovation function to ensure sharing of insights and best practices
Intuitively and quickly assess people and situations and act accordingly. Demonstrate strong persuasion and negotiation capabilities
Promote and leverage diversity to achieve best outcomes and an inclusive work environment
Ensure all interested parties have opportunities to influence and contribute to decisions and outcomes
Demonstrate and promote leadership courage by doing what is right
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required with focus on Marketing, Innovation, Strategy, Business Development, Healthcare Management or Finance preferred
5+ years of relevant experience in strategic or global marketing and cross-functional product development required with a focus in the healthcare industry preferred
Demonstrated ability to develop deep, rigorous, analytical analysis that drives business function improvement, growth opportunity identification, strategy development or technology decision making required
Demonstrated ability to independently identify, prioritize and successfully advocate for opportunities to drive growth or improve operating performance required
Demonstrated ability to lead complex cross-functional or cross-country initiatives required
Experience with financial models, financial analysis and market analysis required
Experience in leading, motivating and delivering results through high-performing teams required
Experience working with cross-functional teams required
Strong fit with BD values
Strong customer focus
Highly-motivated, execution-focused leader with the ability to self-define role and activities necessary for successful product commercialization
Demonstrate and promote leadership courage by doing what is right. Instill confidence in associates and customers
Intuitively and quickly assess people and situations and act accordingly. Demonstrate strong persuasion and timing skills
Conduct and encourage frequent formal and informal communication within the group to ensure full engagement and efficient operation
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication, interpersonal and persuasion skills
Ability to multitask and balance competing priorities
Ability to use sound, independent reasoning and judgment to establish work priorities and be flexible to respond to constantly changing priorities and shifting deadlines in a fast paced working environment
Ability to plan multiple work-flows and identify ways to optimize time lines and reduce development risk
Ability to reduce complex cross-functional requirements into easy to understand language and communicate effectively to a cross-functional team
Passion for the identification of early-stage opportunities and developing strategy
Preferred
MBA and/or experience as a practicing Health Care professional
Company
BD helps advance clinical therapy with the process for patients and health care providers with innovative technology services and solutions.
10001+ employees
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