Job Description

Job Title

Senior Director - R&D, Mobile Surgery

The Senior Director R&D, Mobile Surgery, leads the global, multi-disciplinary R&D organization for the Mobile Surgery business within Image Guided Therapy Systems (IGTs), defining technology and product direction while ensuring strong execution, innovation, and organizational performance.

Your role:

Define and execute a long-term R&D vision and strategy aligned with business objectives, customer needs, and technology trends. Lead a global, multi-disciplinary R&D organization (Systems, Software, Hardware, V&V) across multiple locations, covering new product introduction (NPI) and lifecycle management (LCM). Enable sustained innovation and competitive advantage in the Mobile Surgery portfolio. Strengthen R&D execution excellence, accelerating time-to-market and product quality. Establish and govern product policies, roadmaps, and platform strategies in close collaboration with Marketing, Customer Service, and Operations. Implement and continuously improve a world-class Product Creation Process, ensuring effective cross-functional representation and end-to-end execution. Ensure on-time, on-budget delivery of NPI and LCM projects through strong project governance and resource allocation. Manage departmental budgets, cost control, and operational efficiency. Build, develop, and maintain an effective organizational structure, including talent development, succession planning, and capability growth. Engage with customers and key opinion leaders to anticipate future product needs and inform innovation strategy. Builds scalable platforms and capabilities that support long-term business growth and profitability.

You're the right fit if you have:

15+ years of experience in medical device R&D and management, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership role. Proven track record of building and leading high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams in regulated environments, preferably in image-guided therapy systems or in mobile surgery. Demonstrated experience in new product development, platform strategies, and lifecycle management. Experience driving internal and external partnerships to accelerate innovation. Strategic leadership with strong results orientation and execution focus. Ability to define and translate strategy into actionable roadmaps and operational plans. Strong stakeholder management and cross-organizational collaboration skills. Sound business and financial acumen, including budget and cost management. Decisive, data-driven decision-making with the ability to anticipate future challenges. Strong people leadership, coaching, and talent development capabilities. Change management and operational excellence mindset. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Innovation, or a related discipline.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. This role is office-based, meaning working in person at least 3 days per week.

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.


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