Chief Technology Officer - Surgical Innovations

Summary The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Surgical Innovations (SI) will be a globally experienced leader accountable for leading technology & innovation across the global $1+billion revenue SI business, which consists of 3 global R&D sites (US, China and Denmark).

This leader brings a strong balance of strategic direction and engineering excellence and will collaborate closely across the SI business to deliver innovative products, next generation growth platforms, and solutions to differentiate GEHC SI in the market.

Additionally, the ambition to create clinically meaningful, technically credible and commercially scalable solutions potentially not available in markets today will be critical to the role.

The CTO will shape clinical problems, customer value proposition, technology concept, external ecosystem and pathway to productization before detailed NPI execution begins.

The role will be a visible and inspiring technology leader who brings both Engineering organizations and their leaders behind a common vision, while leading through a focused team and matrix influence.

Job Description

Responsibilities Drives results and delivers by focusing on operating rigor on the critical few cascading and aligned KPIs Cultivates innovation with a long-term view of the future of the industry, a keen understanding of how value will be created in the future, and a clear vision of how to generate sustainable competitive advantage Aligns & partners with AIS CTO & other segment CTOs on enterprise technology strategy aligned with priorities and market trends.

Be proficient in the application of Lean Product Development concepts to Engineering organizations (inclusive of concurrent engineering, knowledge management, and product costing principles); apply Lean principles to increase design efficiency and direct proactive cost management on NPIs.

Drives budget control, engineering organizational design, technology differentiation, functional excellence and teamwork