Director, Innovation & Strategy
About The Position
This role sits with the Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer and is the company’s front door to the external innovation ecosystem — finding the technologies, startups, and partnerships that will shape what Regenity builds next. The Director, Innovation & Strategy is responsible for identifying and initiating external innovation opportunities aligned to strategic platform priorities. This role serves as the company’s primary interface with the external innovation ecosystem, generating a high-quality pipeline of technologies, startups, and partnerships. The role reports to the Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer and has no direct reports. It is an outward-facing position — building relationships across the venture, academic, and startup communities, representing the company at conferences and pitch events, and framing early-stage opportunities clearly enough for executive decision-making.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Life Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Marketing, or a related discipline required
- 10+ years of progressive experience in medical devices, biotechnology, life sciences, healthcare, or a related regulated industry required
- Demonstrated success leading strategic initiatives from concept through execution
- Experience supporting product development, commercialization, portfolio management, corporate strategy, or business development activities
- Strong cross-functional leadership experience working with R&D, Marketing, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, and Commercial teams
- Experience developing business cases, market assessments, competitive analyses, and growth strategies
- Proven ability to influence executive-level decision making without direct authority
- Strategic thinking and an innovation mindset
- Commercial acumen and data-driven decision making
- Executive communication — able to frame early-stage opportunities clearly for senior leadership
- Influence and collaboration across functions and with external partners
- Change leadership
- Project and program leadership
Nice To Haves
- MBA or Master’s degree in a relevant field preferred
- Additional training or certification in innovation, product management, strategy, project management, or healthcare commercialization preferred
- Experience in regenerative medicine, biomaterials, tissue technologies, orthopedics, wound care, ENT, dental, or adjacent markets
- Experience in M&A integration, partnership evaluation, licensing, or new market entry
- Experience leading innovation pipelines, stage-gate processes, or portfolio prioritization
- Exposure to private-equity-backed environments and rapid-growth organizations
- Global experience working across North America and Europe
Responsibilities
- Identify emerging technologies, startups, and partners aligned to strategic priorities
- Build and maintain a structured pipeline of 10 or more qualified opportunities per quarter
- Initiate 5 or more partnership or licensing conversations per quarter
- Build relationships with venture capital firms, incubators, and universities
- Represent the company at conferences, demo days, and pitch events
- Maintain an active external presence and visibility within the innovation ecosystem
- Conduct initial qualification of opportunities
- Deliver concise opportunity summaries that make the case for why each matters
- Flag high-potential opportunities for deeper evaluation
Benefits
- Base: $180,000-$215,000
- OTE: $216,000-$258,000
- details provided upon request
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
