Business Unit Director - Joint Reconstruction

About the role

The Business Unit Director - Joint Reconstruction holds end-to-end accountability for strategy, growth, profitability, asset efficiency and commercial execution of the Joint Reconstruction business in Switzerland. The role leads the commercial and marketing teams and has dotted responsibility for enabling technologies such as robotics, navigation and capital equipment. It is a people-leader position in enterprise management and commercial management.

Key responsibilities

• Own full P&L responsibility for Joint Reconstruction in Switzerland, ensuring sustainable and profitable growth.
• Define and execute national strategy, integrating digital solutions and technologies as a core differentiator.
• Lead national commercial and marketing organizations, driving execution, customer engagement and talent development.
• Drive disciplined asset efficiency, including capital investment prioritization, utilization and lifecycle management.
• Partner with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, financial planning and performance management.
• Collaborate with Operations and Supply Chain for operational robustness, service excellence and scalability.
• Act as the primary national business leader for clinical, economic and executive stakeholders, and interface with regional and global teams.
• Build and lead a high-performing leadership team.

Required profile

• Minimum of 10 years of experience leading orthopedic businesses, with strong preference for national-level Joint Reconstruction leadership.
• Demonstrated track record of full P&L ownership and profitable growth.
• Solid experience managing large, complex, cross-functional organizations.
• Fluency in German and English.
• Experience in a well-established joint reconstruction company is strongly preferred.

Required skills

• In-depth understanding of the orthopedic market, joint reconstruction dynamics, purchasing models and capital equipment environments.
• Preferred: account management, pricing strategies, profitability analysis, negotiation and stakeholder engagement.