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Strategic Portfolio Director - Ultrasound (Cambridge, MA)

Philips, cambridge, ma, United States


Job Title

Strategic Portfolio Director - Ultrasound (Cambridge, MA)

Job Description

The Strategic Portfolio Director - Ultrasound is responsible for managing the Ultrasound Portfolio by ensuring we are maximizing our investments using a value‑based approach to invest in the right things, at the right level, at the right time, clearly tied back to our Strategic directives. This role helps manage a large portfolio of medium complexity, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and successful outcomes. The role impacts portfolio prioritization and leads the Portfolio Board, making informed decisions based on business strategy, implementing continuous improvements, and streamlining capacity and resource management.

Your Role

  • Manage a large complex portfolio ensuring alignment with the organization’s strategic goals and successful achievement of portfolio objectives and contribute to the development of objectives and principles for a business and/or region and/or function, fostering creative and effective approaches to goal attainment.
  • Lead portfolio prioritization activities independently, making informed decisions based on a comprehensive understanding of the portfolio’s business strategy and needs.
  • Use data analytics to maintain a healthy portfolio with Project Synchronize guardrails.
  • Own the portfolio’s performance, implement continuous process improvements and ensure effective execution of all portfolio management activities. This includes overseeing and running monthly Portfolio Board reviews with executive leadership.
  • Provide strategic advice and recommendations to senior leadership on key portfolio decisions, leveraging insights and data analytics to support strategic planning and execution.
  • Monitor and evaluate the performance of portfolio components using established KPIs and data analytics, addressing issues promptly to maintain alignment with strategic objectives and drive value.
  • Facilitate transparent and effective communication with stakeholders, ensuring their needs and expectations are met and fostering engagement in portfolio decisions and activities.
  • Lead special projects that impact portfolio decisions and a healthy portfolio, including choices of where not to invest.

You're The Right Fit If

  • You have a Bachelor’s degree in a related field. Master’s Degree, preferred.
  • You’ve acquired 8+ years of experience in Project/Portfolio Management, Business Strategy and/or Program Management.
  • Your skills include management of multiple projects, strong portfolio management, performance management, cross‑functional collaboration, and strong business acumen.
  • You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum physical, cognitive and environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
  • You’re a self‑starter, curious, self‑aware superstar with the ability to manage and own your portfolio for the company’s success.

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. This is an office role.

Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in Cambridge, MA is $177,000 to $282,000. The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job‑related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity. In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long‑term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and more. Details about our benefits can be found here.

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work‑authorized visa, now or in the future. Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Cambridge, MA. This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug‑free workplace.

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