GE HealthCare Senior Director – Innovation & Product Development Operations 

United States, Wisconsin 

513173752

Establish & Sustain an Operational Foundation for NPI Portfolio Management

• Implement Stakeholder Matrix & Milestone Reviews : Develop and enforce a stakeholder matrix and rigorous NPI milestone review process tailored to program complexity, investment, risks, and business impact.
• Drive Portfolio Strategy & Metrics : Develop and monitor portfolio and program strategies, goals, and metrics to ensure alignment with business objectives. Provide leadership for yearly portfolio technology planning as part of overall business planning.
• Facilitate NPI & Advanced Technology Management Reviews : Lead NPI management reviews, providing guidance, standard work, and actionable insights. Foster action forward culture to drive impact.
• Ensure Data Quality & Metrics Standardization : Maintain high-quality NPI portfolio data, standardize metrics, and enhance visibility through portfolio management tools and dashboards.
• Champion NPI Process Improvement : Continuously improve the NPI toll gate process and associated standards, promoting the adoption of process revisions.

Drive NPI Program Management Excellence

• Enhance Design Processes & Practices : Lead initiatives to improve design processes and practices, focusing on customer value, on-time delivery, cycle time improvements, and predictability.
• Establish Program Management Community : Create a community of practice for program management to identify and share best practices, driving broad adoption and continuous improvement.
• Develop Multi-Year Process Improvement Roadmap : Create and implement a multi-year roadmap for process improvements, systematically developing, maturing, and deploying them into NPIs.

Drive Engineering Efficiency & Modernization Strategies

• Harmonize Engineering Tools : Lead efforts to harmonize engineering tools across the organization.
• Collaborate on Capability Building : Work with HR and Learning Leaders to build capabilities across the technology function.
• Promote Diversity & Thought Leadership : Advocate for diversity in experience and thought leadership within the organization.
• Co-Lead LEAN Initiatives : Co-lead enterprise-wide LEAN initiatives to create standard work focused on specific areas of improvement, drive enterprise-wide adoption, and establish management tools for visibility into deviations.

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM : A degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics field.
• 7+ Years of Experience : Proven experience in new product development in a program manager or senior engineering manager role within the MedTech industry.
• Global Team Management : Experience managing managers of multi-disciplinary technology teams distributed globally.
• Digital Technology Expertise : Proficiency in running digital platforms or product development programs.

• Advanced Degree : A Master’s or Doctorate in Electrical, Mechanical, Biomedical, Computer, or Software Engineering.
• MBA and PMP Certification : An MBA and Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification.
• Lean Six Sigma Practitioner : Certified Lean Six Sigma Practitioner.
• Comprehensive Program Management : Experience managing a portfolio of medical device programs across their lifecycle, including new products, sustaining engineering, advanced technology development, cost productivity, and supplier transfers.
• Cross-Functional Integration : Experience in integrating functions such as Manufacturing, Procurement, Regulatory/Quality, and Field Service Operations.
• Agile Development Expertise : Experience in Agile software development with related certifications (e.g., SAFe Agilist, Certified Agile Leader).
• Platform Development : Experience in building or integrating product platforms at scale.
• Business Finance Acumen : Proficiency in business finance, R&D base cost management, and investment business cases.
• Operational Excellence : Strong track record of meeting objectives with a sense of urgency, driving operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Analytical and Strategic Thinking : Ability to think analytically and strategically, with a broad partnership approach.
• Adaptability in Ambiguity : Comfortable working in ambiguous situations with attention to detail.
• Change Management : Demonstrated experience in large-scale change management.
• Executive Presence : Strong presentation and communication skills with the ability to collaborate and communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Matrixed Environment Collaboration : Ability to work effectively in a heavily matrixed environment.