Areas of Accountability as Member of the Global Leadership Team

• Member of the Global Medical Leadership team for Medical Devices, where proactive input, reporting, or data must be delivered on a regular basis, within the area or responsibilities.
• Drive and deliver projects proactively, without delay, within areas of responsibilities - taking full ownership from initiation through implementation.
• Own and lead processes, ensuring regulatory, commercial, and operational alignment – within areas of responsibility.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives, within the area of responsibilities, across Medical Devices.
• Collaborate closely with relevant line managers across the business to ensure seamless handover from contract review to delivery.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, qualification, and competence management of personnel within the area of responsibilities.
• Ensure teams operate in full compliance with SGS integrity policies, impartiality requirements, and confidentiality obligations.
• Maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and contribute to regulatory and accreditation readiness activities.
• Secure adequate resources for conformity assessment activities across all Medical schemes, within areas of responsibilities.
• Drive standardization and harmonization of processes across schemes and regions – within areas of responsibilities.
• Accountable for the activities and decisions taken by the notified body, including contractual agreements.

Skills & Knowledge

• Demonstrated expertise in global business development, market development, portfolio growth, and go-to-market coordination within medical devices or the TIC industry.
• Understanding of MDR/IVDR and international regulatory frameworks.
• Strong capability in market intelligence, opportunity assessment, business case development, service proposition design, positioning, and pricing.
• Ability to influence, enable, and coordinate country sales teams in a matrix environment without formal authority.
• Strong facilitation, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement capabilities across commercial, technical, regulatory, and operational functions.
• Demonstrated ability to work proactively and independently, taking ownership of global initiatives from concept through implementation.
• Strong organizational, project, and change management capabilities.
• Strong commercial acumen and deep appreciation of the TIC industry.
• Familiarity with conformity assessment procedures and Notified Body operations.
• Multilingual proficiency and cross-cultural experience.

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 5 years in business development, market development, portfolio management, or a comparable growth role within the medical device TIC industry or a closely related regulated B2B environment.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing business development strategies across multiple countries or regions.
• Proven success coordinating and enabling distributed sales or commercial communities in a matrix organization without direct line authority.
• Experience developing new markets, strategic partnerships, service propositions, or complex multi-country opportunities.
• Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects and balancing growth objectives with regulatory, compliance, and operational constraints.
• Experience using market intelligence, CRM, and commercial performance data to prioritize initiatives and support decision-making.

Desirable

• Experience collaborating with regulatory bodies, industry associations, or certification organizations.
• Exposure to international business environments and experience navigating matrix organizational structures.

Qualifications

• University degree in business, marketing, life sciences, engineering, or a related discipline.

The role can be fully remote, and we are open to considering candidates located across Europe (with a valid work permit).

Please kindly write your CV in English.

Additional Information

Why SGS?

• Global and very stable company, world leader in the TIC (Testing, Inspection and Certification) industry.
• Flexible schedule and hybrid model.
• SGS university and Campus for continuous learning options.
• Multinational environment where you will work with colleagues from multiple continents.
• Benefits platform.

Join Us

At SGS, we believe in innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We offer a supportive and inclusive work environment that encourages professional growth and personal development.