Strategy and Innovation Manager

Ypsomed AG

Ypsomed AG

Key information

  • Publication date:

    07 June 2024
  • Workload:

    80 – 100%
  • Contract type:

    Unlimited employment
  • Language:

    German (Intermediate), English (Intermediate)
  • Place of work:

    Burgdorf

Are you passionate about front-end innovation and the pharmaceutical industry? Join a great team that shares enthusiasm in making self-medication easier through innovative products and services. In our location Burgdorf we are looking for an ambitious

Strategy and Innovation Manager | 80 - 100%

Ref. No. 7057

Location: Burgdorf | Hybrid

Support us in the production and development of cutting-edge medical technology solutions that enable people around the world to self-manage diabetes and other chronic diseases.

Your main tasks

  • Identify potential growth areas for Ypsomed Delivery Systems, contributing to the company's forward-thinking initiatives
  • Lead evidence-based financial analyses of drug delivery devices under development to determine the financial impact of proposed initiatives through commercial viability assessments
  • Gather inputs from cross-functional teams to develop and recommend device portfolio strategy, ensuring our future offerings align with market needs/preferences and business objectives
  • Conduct comprehensive analyses of our existing and under development device portfolio, build bridges across product categories and sales to ensure cohesive portfolio development
  • Facilitate regular portfolio review meetings with senior management to discuss strategic direction and ensure alignment with overall business strategy and goals
  • Support cross-functional innovation teams with market segmentation, targeting, and product (re)positioning of existing and future medical device portfolio
  • Ensure all relevant stakeholders are informed and aligned with portfolio decisions
  • Represent the company by actively participating in relevant trade fairs and networking with customers and partners across the pharmaceutical supply chain

Your profile

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred
  • 5+ years of experience, ideally in strategy consultancy or internal strategy/innovation/marketing teams
  • Strategic thinking capabilities to translate insights into actionable plans
  • Strong analytical skills for interpreting complex data and making strategic recommendations
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, working effectively with cross-functional teams and senior management
  • Resilient and able to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment with multiple competing projects
  • Fluency in written and spoken English

Ypsomed - making the treatment of chronic diseases possible

More than 2,000 employees worldwide develop and produce injection and infusion systems for self-medication with the Ypsomed Group. We are a successful, rapidly growing, family-owned company headquartered in Burgdorf (CH) with various production sites and subsidiaries around the world. With our market-leading products and solutions, we enable people all over the globe to self-treatment. Despite chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, or certain types of cancer, they are provided with the greatest possible quality of life.

Contact

Alain Rusconi
Human Resources Expert Recruiting

+41 (0) 34 424 28 64

Your future place of work

Burgdorf

Contact

  • Ypsomed AG