Medical Operations& Strategy Manager (m/w/d)

Job Title

Medical Operations & Strategy Manager (m/w/d) (1 year contract )

Job Description

The Medical Operations & Strategy Manager enables efficient realization of the Medical and Clinical Affairs Strategy, enhances operational excellence and strategic alignment within the HPM Medical Office organization. This role is responsible for operational planning and strategy execution to support effective implementation of Medical and Clinical Affairs initiatives and achievement of business objectives. This role is offered as a 1‑year fixed‑term contract to cover a maternity leave.

Your Responsibilities

• Support the planning and execution excellence of Medical and Clinical Affairs initiatives (e.g. advisory boards, investigator meetings, medical education events and others)
• Lead large scale initiative in the Medical or Clinical field working closely with broad cross‑functional teams
• Contribute to strategic and portfolio decision‑making, by providing insights based on data‑driven analysis, identified KPIs, implemented dashboards, prepared presentations and reports ensuring to meet the organizational goals and strategy
• Ensure medical databases, systems, and documentation are managed and well maintained using AI and suitable tooling
• Act as a liaison between Medical Affairs and Clinical Affairs, and support alignment with cross‑functional stakeholders and external partners
• Drive annual operating planning procedures, ensuring alignment with internal stakeholders and overall business priorities
• Coordinate portfolio and prioritization activities, and drive regular reviews
• Prepare and facilitate project reviews and steering committee meetings
• Drive continuous improvement, transformation, and change management initiatives to increase efficiency and collaboration
• Develop and provide project management structures and overarching tools and enhance their effective usage
• Advise, support and train project managers in planning, tracking of deliverables, budgeting, resource management and transparent reporting
• Initiate capability‑building programs: Plan, organize and execute Education programs and Trainings
• Align and create processes and approval workflows in accordance with internal SOPs and regulatory requirements, while ensuring compliance and clinical compliance
• Create, own and execute on the Clinical and Medical Governance as well as compliance
• Create, maintain and implement Scientific Communication Plan together with the main stakeholders

Your Profile

• Bachelor's / Master's degree in Medical Science, Nursing or equivalent
• Over 5+ initial years of experience in Medical and Clinical Affairs, or Project Management (PMO experience in a healthcare or life sciences environment)
• Strong understanding of medical affairs and cross‑functional collaboration within regulated environments
• Excellent communication, organisational and facilitation skills
• Highly organized and Business‑driven attitude being able to prioritize activities based on strategic relevance and value
• Analytical Thinking, solution‑oriented and problem‑solving skills with the willingness to embrace new ideas
• Ability to engage with stakeholders and drive cross‑functional alignment
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite and project management tools (e.g., Power BI, MS Project, Smartsheet, or similar)
• Fluency in English (German or another European language is an advantage)

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For this role, this means working in‑person at least 3 days per week.

About Philips

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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care here.

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