Strategy Director Oral Healtcare at Philips

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

31 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

02 Jun, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Strategic Planning, Business Transformation, AI Strategy, Stakeholder Management, Portfolio Management, Digital Transformation, Market Analysis, Cross-functional Leadership, Change Management, Data-Driven Decision Making, Competitive Analysis, Business Model Innovation

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Job Title Strategy Director Oral Healtcare Job Description Your Challenge: At Philips, we believe that every human matters — and that meaningful innovation can transform lives. Our Oral Health Care business is at the heart of our mission to help people live healthier lives through prevention, daily care, and connected solutions. As the category continues to evolve rapidly, driven by digitization and artificial intelligence, we are looking for a Director Oral Health Care Strategy & Transformation to help leapfrog the business into its next phase of growth. Your role: As Director Oral Health Care Strategy & Transformation, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the long-term strategic direction and transformation agenda of one of Philips Personal Health’s most critical businesses. You will act as a trusted partner to senior Oral Health Care leadership, defining strategic priorities, driving enterprise-wide transformation initiatives, and leading the AI transformation within the Oral Health Care business. This role blends strategic clarity with hands-on execution, turning bold ambition into scalable impact. Set the Oral Health Care Strategy Define and drive the overall strategy for the Oral Health Care business, aligned with Philips’ purpose, growth ambitions, and Personal Health priorities. Lead strategic deep-dives on portfolio choices, innovation priorities, and long-term category evolution. Translate strategic ambition into clear, outcome-driven roadmaps with measurable business impact. Lead Strategy Execution and Transformation Drive the end-to-end strategy execution and transformation agenda for Oral Health Care. Ensure strategic priorities are embedded in operational, financial, and regional plans. Partner closely with Finance, R&D, Marketing, Commercial, and Digital teams to align resources and execution. Track progress, define success metrics, and course-correct where needed. Drive AI and Digital Transformation Define and lead the AI transformation roadmap for the Oral Health Care business, in close collaboration with Digital, Data, and Technology teams. Identify high-impact AI use cases across the value chain, including innovation, personalization, demand forecasting, marketing, and commercial excellence. Build and scale AI-enabled programs that can fundamentally leapfrog the business in growth, efficiency, and consumer experience. Ensure responsible, scalable, and value-driven deployment of AI capabilities. Enable Leapfrog Growth Opportunities Identify and support high-impact organic and inorganic growth opportunities, including new business models and partnerships. Support geographical expansion and transformation initiatives in collaboration with regions and markets. Bring an external perspective on emerging technologies, competitors, and ecosystem developments. Enable Insight-Driven Leadership Continuously synthesize insights on consumers, markets, competition, and technology trends. Enable active portfolio management through data-driven recommendations. Act as a strategic thought partner and sparring partner to senior Oral Health Care and Personal Health leadership. Collaborate Across Philips Partner closely with other Strategy and Transformation leaders across Personal Health and Group Strategy. Foster strong relationships with global, regional, and functional stakeholders. Contribute to enterprise-wide strategic and AI transformation initiatives where relevant. You're the right fit if: 10+ years of experience in strategy, transformation, or business leadership, including experience in top-tier strategy consulting (e.g., BCG, Bain, McKinsey) and/or senior roles within leading Consumer, Consumer Health, or HealthTech companies. Proven experience leading large-scale strategy and transformation programs in complex, multinational organizations. Demonstrated experience driving AI or advanced digital transformations, including building programs that materially change business performance. Strong understanding of AI, data-driven business models, and digital ecosystems. Track record of identifying and scaling leapfrog initiatives that deliver sustainable competitive advantage. Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders. Strategic, analytical, and outcome-oriented mindset combined with strong communication skills. Agility, resilience, and a growth mindset. Willingness to travel up to 25%. 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. 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 culture of impact with care here. 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. To ensure reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance. Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace. Know Your Rights

Responsibilities

Define and drive the long-term strategic direction and transformation agenda for the Oral Health Care business. Lead the AI and digital transformation roadmap to improve growth, efficiency, and consumer experience.