Business Unit Director | DePuy Synthes | Joints & Robotics | Germany (m/w/d)

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Job Function: MedTech Sales Job Sub Function: Multi-Family MedTech Sales (No Commission) Job Category: People Leader All Job Posting Locations: Hamburg, Germany Job Description: DePuy Synthes Germany is seeking a Business Unit Director based in Germany to support the Joints and Robotics portfolio . Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone Orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 12 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes, and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes. About Orthopaedics Fuelled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech Mission: You will lead the German Joints Orthopaedics business including Robotics (> US$ 100 M) with full accountability for commercial performance, market development, customer strategy, portfolio execution and P&L delivery. It will be critical to work with the cross-functional team and relevant stakeholders to shape and implement growth strategies for the German Joints Orthopaedics business, including go-to-market models, market development and new access initiatives. The role will build strong relationships with surgeons, healthcare systems, purchasing groups and industry stakeholders, while preparing the organisation for new technologies. It requires strong strategic and operational leadership, deep customer orientation and a passion for developing high-performing teams. Responsibilities: As a member of the DS LT in Germany, you will lead the Sales and Marketing organisation for the Joints business including robotic surgery. Develop, implement and deliver the commercial strategy in cross-functional collaboration with the local leadership team, Marketing, Finance, Professional Education, Health Economics and Market Access, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Supply Chain and Government Affairs, as well as regional and global stakeholders. Represent Germany on regional and Global Platform Leadership Teams. Ensuring the development and delivery of consolidated plans for short-term and long-term profitable growth. Drive profitable growth by flawlessly implementing plans, while continuing to deliver product launch excellence, the right resource allocations on capabilities, skills and talent as well as deliver against BP targets to optimize growth and win in the marketplace. Direct & monitor financial and budget activities to achieve financial goals. This includes partnering with Finance; owning and managing the P&L; conducting financial planning, analysis and modelling and anticipating trends and making key decisions that impact short- and long-term financial performance. Set the German Orthopaedics Joints strategy including robotic surgery in alignment with regional and global direction. Drive disciplined national execution and use insights from other markets to strengthen business planning, portfolio adoption and customer value. Shape the external environment through deep customer and competitor insight and trusted relationships with surgeons, clinical leaders, healthcare executives, hospital systems, purchasing groups and relevant policymakers. Develop innovative commercial models and solutions that improve patient outcomes, support healthcare-system value and accelerate sustainable growth. Lead a high performing sales and marketing team and create an agile and customer-focused organisation. Develop a robust pipeline of diverse leaders with skills to succeed in a complex and dynamic marketplace and champion initiatives to promote an inclusive workplace environment and highly engaged workforce. (Approx 76 people direct and 110 indirect.) Install growth mindset within the team, ensuring effective communication and employee engagement, talent selection whilst minimising organisation disruption and ensuring continuous business acceleration. Create a Credo aligned culture, ensuring Health Care Compliance and integrity principles are championed and actively practiced at every level of the organisation. Qualifications / Requirements: Experienced Sales and Marketing leader with a track record of delivering results in challenging business environments. Degree in science/medicine and/or business 3 years of P&L accountability and Leadership in orthopaedics is desirable. Over 3 years of leadership experience including leading managers in a BU or comparable teams with > 30 people / $50M. An outstanding demonstrable track record of leadership and results, coupled with a performance driven approach in the medical technology industry. Experience in the German MedTech market is preferred Orthopaedics expertise, ideally across Joint Reconstruction, Trauma, Sports, Spine, robotics or digital surgery, is an advantage. Fluency in German and English i