Posted Position Title - Senior Solutions Manager - Hospital Operations

Job Number	1816162
Business	GE Healthcare
Business Segment	Healthcare Performance Solutions
About Us	GE Healthcare IT and Performance Solutions deliver workflow solutions that provide connectivity, unlock new insights and enable healthcare systems to run more effectively and efficiently – resulting in better quality care for more patients at a lower cost. Our customers believe productivity is essential to delivering better patient care. The two—productivity and care, are intrinsically connected. They are at the heart of our customers’ purpose—and are why our business exists. Learn More About GE Healthcare IT Learn More About Performance Solutions
Career Level	Experienced
Function	Product Management
Function Segment	Product Management
Location(s) Where Opening Is Available	United States
U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces	Illinois
City	Barrington
Postal Code	60010-3076
Relocation Expenses	No
Role Summary/Purpose	GE is an equal opportunity employer, offering a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation. The Senior Manager-level leader is responsible for development and management of Hospital Operations and Bed Management solution offers. In addition this role generates thought leadership, supports sales and delivery in the Regions and contributes to the intellectual property associated these offers
Essential Responsibilities	• Develop and manage a large suite of Solution offers. • Manage a team of solution managers responsible for offers. • Clarify the definition, value and design of the overall solution and of each individual offer. • Ensure that component offers integrate to form complete Solutions. • Ensure that component offers are profitable, scalable and, when appropriate, localized into each Region. • Support partnership development activities that leverage GE Intellectual Property and External Partner Intellectual Property or Capability as necessary to complete solution development in accordance with defined market/client needs and solution roadmap. • Take the lead Subject Matter Expert role in assigned Solutions Proof of Concept and Early Adopter Pilots at client sites • Generate billable hours from direct client work • Maintain an understanding of the market and client needs through direct client interaction. • Drive execution of roadmaps in accordance with the NSI process. • Produce thought leadership within healthcare industry on Operations Improvement topics. This work includes whitepapers, studies, and citations in newspapers and journals. These pieces should not only represent GE’s work to develop the specific solution offerings, but also advance broader topics relating to the assigned solution suite. • Lead offer development from idea/design to pilot to prototype to commercialization and launch. This will require, among other things, working with the Performance Solutions software technology team, working with the quality and regulatory teams, supporting Sales, developing installation and implementation teams, and contributing to marketing, sales, and support documents. • Manage key performance indicators such as orders, revenue and manage for each offering and Solution. • Provide documentation and refine and/or create the delivery methodology in order to support rapid commercialization either of new solution offers or to translate regional offerings globally. • Create communities of practice/knowledge management strategies and tools for the rapid dissemination of all documents, processes and information among regions and teams. • Manage knowledge assets in accordance with PS’s knowledge management strategy and practices
Qualifications/Requirements	• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Finance, HR, Economics, or related field • 9+ years experience consulting/advisory industry in successively more senior roles • 4+ years experience in healthcare industry with healthcare providers working in the area of hospital operations. • 4+ years experience in a leadership role with direct or indirect reports • 2+ years demonstrated project/product management • Working familiarity with healthcare IT systems • Demonstrated evidence of shaping and architecting new solutions with customers in assigned solution suite. • Excellent executive presence and ability to influence decision makers at leading healthcare providers. • Experience in architecting and managing 3rd party relationships (for some roles this may move to desired) • Commercial experience, including influencing complex deal cycles in healthcare. • Ability to travel 50% • Unrestricted work authorization in the US, without sponsorship. • Willingness to submit to and pass a drug test and educational, employment and criminal background checks
Additional Eligibility Qualifications	GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.
Desired Characteristics	• Located in the Chicago area and willing to commute to an office in Barrington, IL • MBA or Master’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Public Policy, Healthcare Administration, or Health Policy • 13+ years experience consulting/advisory industry in successively more senior roles • 5+ years experience in healthcare industry with healthcare providers • 5+ years experience in a leadership role with direct reports • Excellent oral and written communications skills with the ability to present at the CXO level • Strong analytical and process skills • Strong project management skills • Ability to work effectively within a matrix environment • Strong interpersonal skills, proven ability to drive change management • Product Management/Marketing expertise, including: market trends/analysis, NPI process, product roadmap development, product life-cycle management, • Healthcare product/industry/technical acumen • Leadership skills to lead teams and shape/lead growth vision and marketing strategy • Experience in international healthcare markets to contribute to strategy for global scalability • Demonstrated decisiveness – ability to make decisions with speed and accuracy • Innovation – develop new ideas through collaboration and execute on creative ideas • Team oriented – ability to motivate and work well with diverse, cross-functional teams • Proven ability to work globally • Proven ability to influence and negotiate internally and with customers