Regional Portfolio & Product Lifecycle Manager

About This Role

This highly visible regional role plays a pivotal part in converting the UCC portfolio strategy into successful market execution across the region. It involves driving product launches, optimizing portfolio performance, maintaining supply continuity, and supporting strategic lifecycle decisions for the Urology and Critical Care (UCC) portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Translate portfolio strategy into actionable launch plans
• Lead the execution of new product launch initiatives, campaigns, and deployment activities
• Define country launch sequencing and coordinate market rollouts
• Ensure commercial, market, and operational readiness across countries
• Equip local teams with the tools, messaging, and resources needed for successful adoption
• Handle portfolio rationalization, discontinuations, transitions, and lifecycle optimization activities
• Partner closely with supply chain and demand planning teams to ensure product availability and mitigate supply risks
• Drive deployment of portfolio execution plans across multiple markets
• Monitor portfolio performance and find opportunities to improve commercial impact
• Deliver compelling campaigns and communications aligned with regional strategic priorities
• Build strong partnerships with regional and country collaborators
• Influence decisions across diverse teams without direct authority
• Ensure alignment between marketing, sales, operations, and supply chain functions
• Develop a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement

Requirements

• Confirmed experience within the medical device, healthcare, or life sciences industry
• Proven expertise in product lifecycle management and portfolio optimization
• Successful track record of planning and delivering product launches
• Experience collaborating across both regional and country-level organizations
• Solid understanding of commercial execution, demand planning, and distribution network management
• Strategic professional with a proven ability to deliver outcomes and strong commercial and analytical competence
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills across cross-functional teams
• Fluent English required

Nice to have:

• Additional European languages

Benefits

• Bonus

Important Details

• Travel: 30-50%

About the Company

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Its purpose is advancing the world of health by designing, engineering, manufacturing, and marketing billions of MedTech products per year.