Director of Digital Strategy & Deployment responsible for digital transformation in the EP/Neuro business. Leading initiatives and processes to enhance medical care through digital strategies.
Responsibilities
Develop EP/NEURO SC Digital Strategy & Manage Digital Portfolio: Development, evaluation, and execution of the EP/NEURO digital strategy
Capture all data needs across E2E Supply Chain, in partnership with E2E Functions including JJSC, Commercial, R&D, Information Technology, External Manufacturers
Lead business SMEs, analyze the end-to-end value chain, identify digital business improvement and external customer opportunities, break-down into manageable components that can be solved by employing digital capabilities including visualization and analytics.
Develop business cases rationalizing business need to invest with strong quantitative and qualitative benefits
Lead and represent EP/NEURO on the Digital Council to shape needed capabilities to drive the digital supply chain strategy; oversee the ecosystem of technologies to enable our digital supply chain; connect digital projects across the EP/NEURO Supply Chain and JJSC organization; share & leverage best practice digital strategies with other segments
Develop and maintain relationships with strategic industry associations and thought leaders; benchmark current capability and identify opportunities for improvement
Collaborate with external partners as identified to supplement business needs for reporting development and execution
Create and mature advanced data analytics and AI (fit-for-purpose) capabilities for E2E Supply Chain in partnership with Information Technology and Global/Regional functions
Develop and implement new innovative insights and business analytics tools to signal detect opportunities and performance
Implement process automation across functions to improve employee productivity, service, and operations
Collaborate with manufacturing plant leadership and drive the acceleration Industry 4.0 business cases through delivery to automate and improve processes using technology
Drive improvement in data-driven decision making including but not limited to aligning data and data systems to meet the needs of the EP/NEURO Supply Chain end-to-end focus
Measure success through value realization on all EP/NEURO SC digital initiatives in partnership with project leads
Engage Commercial leadership within each franchise to understand customer needs
Develop and execute SC customer engagement process, in partnership with platform Product management team and commercial partners
Translate customer needs (i.e., hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers) into SC solutions, and incorporate into project business case and portfolio prioritization.
Requirements
A minimum of 10 years of related experience required.
A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree required; Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Information Technology, Data Science or related field highly preferred; Advanced degree such as a Master’s degree is preferred
Strong leadership experience with the ability to lead a cross-functional global teams required
Demonstrated expertise in programming, statistical and simulation modeling, operations research, data science, and engineering tools
In-depth knowledge of supply chain and data sources available with a proven track record of developing and successfully implementing data strategy and using multiple data sources for achieving business objectives is required.
Ability to develop individuals within an organization required
Advanced knowledge of end-to-end product supply and distribution required, strong understanding of core systems preferred, i.e., ERP, MES, APS
Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in bridging technical and business disciplines, evaluating, and determining appropriate risks required
Project management experience required
Lean manufacturing and six-sigma methodology experience preferred
Product cost management and budget management preferred
Up to 20% of travel both domestically and internationally is required.
Flexible hours to accommodate multiple time zones when necessary
Benefits
Retirement plan (pension)
401(k)
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
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