JOB SUMMARY:
The Global Manager, Advanced Research and Applications is responsible for the overall management of delivering solutions and infrastructure to the strategic Commercial Research segment. The role is managing the Strategic Clinical Managers team and the Sr Research Network Coordinator.
This position fosters and accelerates the established partnerships between leading clinicians, researchers and scientists at ZEISS globally to explore and shape solutions in ophthalmology and systemic diseases.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
· Define strategy for the Advanced Research and Applications team supporting the global strategy
· Manage Regional Strategic Clinical Managers and Sr Research Network Coordinator; includes driving initiatives, mentoring, skills development
· Initiate and drive collaborations internally and externally; includes team support on customers issues and SSCs relations
· Manage, supervise and align research and collaboration agreements with legal team
· Collaborate with the Sr Project Manager Adv Research and Applications to align on ideas, pilot studies and publication drafts
· Leverage research outcomes and ideas into ZEISS portfolio and solutions; includes algorithms, software and hardware features
· Support Global Marketing to establish downstream marketing strategy; includes tradeshow and users’ group meetings activities and organization
REQUIREMENTS:
· BS/BA required.
· Minimum of three (3) years functional management experience
· Minimum six (6) years operational experience, medical device industry preferred
· Excellent oral presentation and written communications skills
· Good analytical skills and ability to manage and work cross-functionally
SPECIAL DEMANDS:
Available to travel over weekends and holidays, including domestic and international (25%).
Ability to work in a multi-cultural business environment, foreign language skills is desirable.
Ability to lift and move products (up to 50 lbs).
Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:
Jo Anne Mittelman
What We Do
ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In the previous fiscal year, the ZEISS Group generated annual revenue totaling 10 billion euros in its four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology and Consumer Markets (status: 30 September 2023).
With around 43,000 employees, ZEISS is active globally in almost 50 countries with around 30 production sites, 60 sales and service companies and 27 research and development facilities (status: 30 September 2023). Founded in 1846 in Jena, the company is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany. The Carl Zeiss Foundation, one of the largest foundations in Germany committed to the promotion of science, is the sole owner of the holding company, Carl Zeiss AG.
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