
Senior Director, Imaging & OR1
KARL STORZ
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Tuttlingen • Germany
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About the role
- 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
- 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
- Monitor launch readiness, messaging frameworks and global campaign architectures, and continuously integrate feedback from clinical, commercial and technical stakeholder groups
- 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
- Collaborate closely with regional sales leadership, commercial excellence, solution management and other global functions, and represent your domain in planning rounds and advisory boards
- Represent the organisation to global key opinion leaders, strategic customers and innovation partners to anticipate market requirements and actively shape trends
- Recruit, coach and develop a highly qualified team of market managers and senior market managers, and create scalable team structures for future growth
Requirements
- 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)
- Generous Pension
- Private Medical
- Medical cash back scheme
- Company sick pay
- Life Assurance
- Critical illness and income protection (service requirements apply)
- Perkbox benefits platform
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
downstream marketingsoftware lifecycle marketingSaaShybrid hardware-software platformsAI-powered marketing analyticsKPI monitoringmarket penetration plansbudget managementproduct launchesstrategic planning
Soft Skills
strategic thinkinganalytical thinkingcommunication skillsstakeholder managementconflict resolutionteam buildingleadershipcoachingcollaborationintegrative working style
Certifications
degree in marketingdegree in businessdegree in engineeringdegree in health IT