Vice President / General Manager, Vascular at Becton Dickinson in Tempe Headquarters, AZ

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 We are the people who give possibilities purpose BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities. 

 Job Description RESPONSIBILITIES: Strategy and Execution • Set strategic direction. Define and communicate a differentiated global platform strategy aligned with PI and BD enterprise priorities, market dynamics, customer needs, and long-term growth objectives. • Deliver financial outcomes. Own the full P&L and resource-allocation agenda; drive sustainable revenue growth, margin expansion, disciplined expense management, cash generation, and return on investment. • Shape the portfolio. Lead portfolio strategy and roadmaps across the product lifecycle, from early development and clinical and regulatory pathways through launch, lifecycle management, and end-of-life decisions. Balance near-term execution with long-term innovation and investment. • Drive market and customer success. Anticipate current, future, and unmet customer needs; strengthen market position; enable value-based pricing and channel effectiveness; and deliver differentiated clinical, economic, and customer value globally. • Lead innovation and business development. Set the platform innovation and business development agenda. Evaluate technologies, partnerships, acquisitions, and other investments with disciplined strategic and financial judgment. • Champion transformation and operational excellence. Lead business transformation with clear outcomes and sustained execution. Apply BD Excellence to simplify work, improve productivity, solve problems at the root, and increase reliability. • Ensure quality, compliance, and patient safety. Embed quality, regulatory rigor, ethical decision-making, and patient safety into strategy and execution; proactively identify and manage risk. • Mobilize global, cross-functional leadership. Orchestrate across R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing, Sales, Medical, Clinical, Human Resources, regions, and countries to translate strategy into integrated plans and enterprise outcomes. • Represent BD externally. Serve as a visible, credible leader with customers, key opinion leaders, regulators, partners, and industry forums. Supervisory/Management Responsibilities Leads the platform leadership team and directly manages marketing and other designated platform roles, including international employees as applicable. Designs the organization and talent strategy required to win; selects, coaches, develops, and retains high-impact leaders; strengthens succession;accelerates high-potential talent; and ensures accountability when expectations are not met. Provides enterprise leadership across matrixed functions and geographies where outcomes depend on influence and shared accountability. Fiscal Responsibilities Owns the platform P&L and associated operating budgets, forecasts, capital and portfolio investments, productivity commitments, and resource-allocation decisions. Applies strong financial and commercial judgment to drive growth, profitability, margin expansion, cash generation, and return on investment. EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION: • Education. Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, marketing, engineering, life sciences, or a related field required; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred. • Leadership experience. Typically, 10+ years of progressive leadership experience across general management, marketing, sales, business development, or related functions within healthcare or medical technology. • P&L leadership. Demonstrated success leading a large, complex business with direct accountability for growth, profitability, investme