1. China Localization & Innovation
· Drive end‑to‑end localization of global products for China, including engineering, testing, and regulatory alignment from market requirement definition through development, validation, launch, and post-market improvements.
· Lead China‑ innovation aligned with Verticals, local market needs, government priorities, and the 5‑year‑plan.
· Establish independent decision‑making while maintaining alignment with Value Streams and Verticals.
· Establish management framework with local external partners to ensure China goals met.
· Own the technical content development of China product innovations, including identifying, prioritizing, and driving China-specific innovations and smaller-scale product enhancements that address local customer needs and market opportunities.
· Translate China market requirements, customer insights, and unmet needs into actionable product concepts and engineering priorities.
· Build and leverage external innovation ecosystems, including technology partners, digital solution providers, universities, research institutions, and other strategic partners to accelerate localization and innovation.
· Identify and integrate digital technologies, software capabilities, AI-enabled solutions, and data-driven approaches where they enhance product value, customer experience, and operational performance
2. Sustained Engineering & Life‑Cycle Management
· Lead sustained engineering activities for China, including product updates, cost optimizations, quality improvements, and reliability enhancements.
· Manage life‑cycle management for China‑market products, ensuring compliance, continuity, and timely updates across the product’s lifespan.
· Lead root‑cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives for China‑specific product or portfolio issues.
· Ensure alignment with Verticals and global life‑cycle strategies while adapting to China’s regulatory and market requirements.
· Own the continuous evolution of China products by ensuring market feedback, technology developments, regulatory changes, and customer insights are translated into product improvements throughout the lifecycle.
· Provide engineering and technology perspectives to support portfolio decisions, lifecycle investments, and product optimization priorities.
3. Collaboration & Alignment
· Build strong interfaces with Verticals / Value Streams to ensure platform consistency, shared technology roadmaps, and coordinated development and to ensure China adaptations and innovations fit into global product strategies.
· Partner with China Commercial, Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, and Regulatory teams to ensure seamless execution.
· Collaborate closely with the Global Medical Office to identify and enable clinical innovation opportunities, including clinical studies, evidence generation, and China-specific clinical requirements supporting product strategies.
· Support make-or-buy decisions by providing technical assessments and recommendations, balancing internal capabilities, external partnerships, speed, cost, quality, regulatory requirements, and strategic importance.
· Ensure strong alignment across R&D, Digital, Clinical, Commercial, Manufacturing, Procurement, and external ecosystems to enable seamless transition from innovation concepts to market implementation
4. Leadership & Operating Model
· Build and lead a high‑performing local engineering and design team with China‑specific capabilities.
· Create a fast, agile operating model tailored to China’s innovation pace.
o Represent the CDC to government bodies, innovation hubs, and strategic partners.
· Establish the China Design Center as a recognized center of technical expertise, product innovation, and engineering excellence, with accountability for shaping product direction and accelerating China-specific solutions.
· Develop an operating model that enables faster decision making, stronger local ownership, and effective collaboration with global platforms and technology strategies.
· Foster a culture of innovation, digital mindset, and ecosystem collaboration within the China Design Center