Job Description
We don’t just build technology. We build hope.
Do not pass up this chance, apply quickly if your experience and skills match what is in the following description.
Here at Elekta, you will make a difference. Our growing software development engineering team has opportunities in the development and testing of new and existing products. Our product teams thrive in a scaled, agile environment. Architects, product owners, designers, and developers collaborate closely to rethink and reimagine, and we need your expertise to create software that is simple, elegant, and easy to use. We want to make sure that physicians spend their time fighting cancer, not software.
What you’ll do at Elekta
As the Vice President of Marketing will be reporting to the Business Line Head of Software Solutions. It’s a senior leadership role that could be based out of either of our EU locations like the UK, Stockholm, Helsinki, etc. The Head of Marketing leads and manages the overall marketing activities for the Software Business Line including product marketing, product launch, and product positioning.
- Overall positioning strategy of the products in the portfolio (in relation to each other) and tailored to different markets.
- Develop competitive positioning, including, product comparison and objection handling with product marketing.
- Drive strong execution around key marketing processes including New Product Introduction, Lifecycle, and commercialization process including creating a sales structure model for new products with SAAS and enterprise focus.
The right stuff
- Work with Marketing counterparts to translate positioning and value proposition to communication that can be used to create sales enablement tools such as case studies, website copy, campaigns, and events (including clinical marketing component).
- Liaise and influence Elekta product adoption with strategic external stakeholders, including KOLs, C-suite, etc.
- Contribute to Global conference ownership on software presence and deliverables.
- End-to-End product responsibility along the assigned product lifecycle for Elekta’s Digital Portfolio.
- Contribute to a product strategy based on market, customer, and competitor analysis in line with portfolio and solution strategy.
- Lead the generation of business cases for the region.
- Collection of product market requirements.
- Keep current on competitor products and key market drivers
- Translate market requirements into solution configurations across hardware, software, and services based on a minimal viable product approach.
- Coordinate product and service feature improvements based on market feedback together with D&E, service, and marketing (e.g., customer pain points).
- Contribute to the DTV agenda across all relevant functions to maximize profit.
- Monitor delivery of products according to product specifications, on time, within budget, and quality.
- Manage product lifecycle decisions (EOS, EOGS, EOL) together with Regional Marketing
Nice to have
- Bachelor’s/Master's degree, MBA is a plus.
- Minimum of 5 years of product marketing and/or Sales experience within the healthcare space.
- Experience in Selling Software as a service (SaaS)
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally–up to 50% approx. time.
What you’ll get
In this role, you will work for a higher purpose; hope for everyone dealing with cancer, and for everyone regardless of where in the world, to have access to the best cancer care. In addition to this, Elekta offers a range of benefits. Please note that depending on the location the benefits might vary.
- Group Income Protection
- Private Medical Insurance
- Pension
- Dependants’ Pension
- Retirement Policy
- Life Assurance
- Holiday Purchase
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Flexible working hours
- Hybrid work environment
- Long Service Awards
Hiring Process
We are looking forward to hearing from you! Apply by submitting your application and résumé in English, via the “Apply” button. Please note that we do not accept applications by e-mail. The last day for applying is 20th February 2023.
Your Elekta contact
For questions, please contact the responsible TA Partner Satarupa Chakraborty, at satarupa.chakraborty@elekta.com.
We are an equal-opportunity employer
We are an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
About Elekta
As a leader in precision radiation therapy, Elekta is committed to ensuring every patient has access to the best cancer care possible. Elekta is a proud innovator and supplier of equipment and software used to improve, prolong, and save the lives of people with cancer and brain disorders.
More than 6,000 hospitals worldwide rely on Elekta technology. We openly collaborate with customers to advance sustainable, outcome-driven, and cost-efficient solutions to meet evolving patient needs, improve lives and bring hope to everyone dealing with cancer. To us, it's personal, and our global team of 4,700 employees combines passion, science, and imagination to profoundly change cancer care. We don’t just build technology, we build hope.
Elekta is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with a presence in more than 120 countries, and is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. For more information, visit elekta.com or follow @Elekta on Twitter and on LinkedIn.