Head (f/m/d) of Product Lifecycle Management for Mechatronic Products

Head (f/m/d) of Product Lifecycle Management for Mechatronic Products

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Do you want to help create the future of healthcare? Our name, Siemens Healthineers, was selected to honor our people who dedicate their energy and passion to this cause. It reflects their pioneering spirit combined with our long history of engineering in the ever-evolving healthcare industry. We offer you a flexible and dynamic environment with opportunities to go beyond your comfort zone in order to grow personally and professionally. Does this sound interesting? Then come and join our global team as Head (f/m/d) of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) for Mechatronic Products within Technology Excellence (TE MP). In this role, you will manage a technology and product development portfolio for different medical applications like Angiography, Fluoroscopy, Magnetic Resonance and Laboratory Diagnostics to provide innovative and reliable solutions for our partners. You will establish and implement a product development strategy aligned with our corporate goals, ensuring timely commercialization of competitive solutions tailored to key markets.

Responsibilities

• You hold global responsibility for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), overseeing nine departments with more than 280 employees across Kemnath, Germany, and Shanghai, China.
• You define the PLM strategy for Mechatronic Products (MP), including an optimized global footprint, and develop a cost-effective, high-quality development portfolio in close collaboration with our Shanghai site.
• You drive effective portfolio and R&D management in alignment with Business Lines and relevant stakeholders ensuring coverage across the entire product lifecycle.
• You lead global technology and innovation initiatives for PLM/R&D, maintaining competitiveness through benchmarking against direct competitors and comparable R&D centers.
• You promote R&D collaboration and process harmonization, working closely with the management team to align strategies and execution.
• You actively contribute to the Hoshin Kanri target of Technology Excellence and implement initiatives that enhance Siemens Healthineers’ profitability and operational excellence.
• You represent PLM within the Siemens Healthineers TE MP management team and foster strategic connections between MP PLM and other business units to maximize enterprise-wide value.
• You represent MP R&D in various boards and communities beyond MP, strengthening collaboration between MP PLM and other Siemens Healthineers units.
• You define and manage MP PLM’s collaboration strategy with key partners, including research institutes, engineering firms, and universities.
• You cultivate a high-performing, diverse leadership team and champion employee engagement.
• You define and execute the PLM people strategy, support capability development, and actively manage talent and succession planning within your organization.

Qualifications

• You hold a university degree in Engineering, Science, Management, or a comparable field
• You have 10+ years of experience in leading large R&D teams (including managing managers)
• Ideally, you have a strong background in project management within medical technology development
• You possess extensive experience in the development and industrialization of mechatronic systems, covering drive and control technologies, sensor integration, and interdisciplinary collaboration between R&D and production
• You have a solid understanding and long-standing experience in target costing and cost-conscious product development.
• Your profile is distinguished by deep expertise in system integration, testing methodologies, and automation
• You have a proven track record of managing global R&D teams across borders and actively collaborating within international supplier & partner- networks.

Attributes & Skills

• You are fluent in German and English, with the ability to operate effectively in an international context.
• You demonstrate high standards of quality, excellent analytical skills, result-orientation and reliability, with a drive for continuous process improvement and entrepreneurial mindset
• You foster an inspiring and motivating culture that contributes to achieving desired results, while applying strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Your leadership approach is defined by transparency, the ability to inspire and motivate, cultural sensitivity, a focus on quality and results, and effective, respectful communication.

Our global team

Siemens Healthineers is a leading global medical technology company. 71,000 dedicated colleagues in over 75 countries are driven to shape the future of healthcare. An estimated 5 million patients across the globe benefit every day from our innovative technologies and services in the areas of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging, laboratory diagnostics and molecular medicine, as well as digital health and enterprise services.

Our culture

Our culture embraces different perspectives, open debate, and the will to challenge convention. Change is a constant aspect of our work. We aspire to lead the change in our industry rather than just react to it. That’s why we invite you to take on new challenges, test your ideas, and celebrate success.

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