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Senior Director Imaging & OR1 (m/d)

Job Function: Marketing

Location: Tuttlingen, BW, DE, 78532 Slough, GB, SL1 4TQ

Responsibilities

• Lead global marketing strategy: Lead global marketing strategy for imaging, OR integration and digital software solutions, ensuring all activities align with core growth objectives, R&D investments and commercial goals
• Drive launch excellence and portfolio success: Be responsible for go‑to‑market strategies, KPI monitoring, market penetration plans and excellent product launches in a global environment. Manage the budget precisely and in a goal‑oriented manner
• Ensure operational excellence and commercial enablement: Monitor launch readiness, messaging frameworks and global campaign architectures, and continuously integrate feedback from clinical, commercial and technical stakeholder groups
• Drive technology and innovation integration: Act as a marketing sponsor for digital and software‑based innovations, promote the use of AI‑powered marketing analytics and identify market shifts early on
• Work as a strategic partner within the company: Collaborate closely with regional sales leadership, commercial excellence, solution management and other global functions, and represent your domain in planning rounds and advisory boards
• Strengthen your position in clinical and strategic networks: Represent the organisation to global key opinion leaders, strategic customers and innovation partners to anticipate market requirements and actively shape trends
• Build and develop a high‑performing team: Recruit, coach and develop a highly qualified team of market managers and senior market managers, and create scalable team structures for future growth

Qualifications

• Degree in marketing, business, engineering, health IT or similar
• 10–15+ years of experience in downstream marketing in medtech, digital health or software
• At least 5 years of leadership experience with senior marketing teams
• Strong strategic and analytical thinking skills
• Deep understanding of imaging, OR integration or digital software ecosystems
• Experience with software lifecycle marketing, SaaS or hybrid hardware‑software platforms
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills at executive level
• High conflict resolution skills and integrative working style
• Ability to build and develop high‑performing teams
• Strong ability to anticipate complex market movements and trends
• International mindset and fluent English; other languages an advantage

Benefits

• 34 days holiday (inclusive of public holidays)
• Private Medical
• Medical cash back scheme
• Company sick pay
• Life Assurance
• Critical illness and income protection (service requirements apply)