Director, Detection Platform at Philips

Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

07 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

07 Dec, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Leadership, Technical Roadmap, Engineering Management, Collaboration, Continuous Improvement, Budgeting, Forecasting, Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, Communication, Presentation Skills, Talent Development, Compliance, Operational Excellence, Detection Technologies, Calibration

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Job Title Director, Detection Platform Job Description As Director, Detection Platform, you will own the vision, technical roadmap, and execution for Detection Platforms across the CT and AMI product line. You will collaborate with global teams across multiple sites, drive technology strategy, ensure operational excellence, and build strong engineering capabilities to support current and future business needs. Your role: Lead and manage the global Detection Platform organization, with direct teams in Haifa and indirect resources across Philips Research, PDPC, and external partners. Define and execute the technology and platform roadmap across CT and AMI, driving common platforms and component reuse across the portfolio and Healthcare businesses. Oversee engineering execution for new product introductions and sustaining engineering, ensuring quality, reliability, manufacturability, performance, cost, and schedule targets are met. Drive continuous improvement of development processes, tools, quality, and efficiency. Collaborate cross-functionally within R&D on resource planning, priorities, and delivery against business objectives. Build and maintain strong technical capabilities in CT and AMI systems, detection technologies, and calibration to resolve complex technical challenges. Own departmental financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, staffing plans, and cost control. Ensure compliance with applicable medical and industry standards throughout the development lifecycle. Lead, develop, and retain top talent, manage performance, and promote an inclusive and high-performing culture. Act as a key representative of Philips Healthcare with customers, suppliers, and industry partners. You're the Right Fit if You Have: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related field (Master’s or higher is a plus). 12+ years of experience in development of multidisciplinary products in high‑technology environment (preferably with a strong focus on detector technology innovation within medical devices or other regulated industries). 10+ years of experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams. Proven ability to deliver high-quality, predictable project execution. Strong technical and people management skills, including leadership, conflict resolution, assertiveness, negotiation and influence management. Excellent communication and presentation skills at executive and customer levels. Ability to travel internationally *This position isn't open for relocation. How we work together We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations. About Philips We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others. • Learn more about our business. • Discover our rich and exciting history. • Learn more about our purpose. If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here. #LI-EU #LI-OFFICE At Philips, we believe that every human matters. As a global health-tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life. For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people's lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health. Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters. That's why we're taking steps to create an environment where we acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other's views. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success. It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy/childbirth or related medical conditions, age, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran or military status, marital or domestic partner status or any other characteristic protected by law. As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to fostering a culture where all are treated with respect and professionalism. 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Responsibilities

The Director will lead the global Detection Platform organization and define the technology and platform roadmap across CT and AMI. They will oversee engineering execution for new product introductions and ensure compliance with medical and industry standards.