Manager, Strategic Initiatives (United States)
About The Position
When you join the team at Cordis, you become part of an inspiring mission to save lives, impacting millions of people and broadening access to life-saving cardiovascular and endovascular technology. As a global leader for over 60 years, we are dedicated to being the heart of innovation to transform cardiovascular care. At Cordis, we're teammates, not just employees. We embrace an empowered and one-team culture where teammates are inspired to unleash their full potential. With diverse teams on a global scale, we believe the richness of our experiences and backgrounds enhances the careers of our teammates, the service to our customers, and ultimately, the lives of our patients. If you love a challenge and are ready to have a direct, transformative and positive impact on the lives of millions, then Cordis is just the place for you. We are the people behind the people who keep saving lives.
Requirements
- Requires a minimum 8+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree; or equivalent education and experience; Or 6+ years and a Master's degree; Or a PhD with 3+ years experience; or equivalent experience.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with ability to independently structure and execute workstreams.
- Ability to synthesize complex data into clear recommendations and executive-ready materials.
- Strong project management skills, including planning, execution tracking, risk identification, and stakeholder follow-up.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to engage senior stakeholders and present recommendations with clarity.
- Ability to operate with limited oversight in ambiguous, cross-functional environments.
- Collaborative working style with the ability to build credibility across functions and levels.
- Developing leadership capability, including the ability to guide analysts or junior teammates on discrete analyses.
- Resilience, adaptability, and strong judgment in a rotational development environment.
Responsibilities
- Own defined strategic workstreams or smaller-scale initiatives aligned to Cordis business priorities.
- Structure ambiguous business problems, develop workplans, and conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses to support decision-making.
- Build and pressure-test financial models, market assessments, business cases, and operating analyses with limited oversight.
- Develop executive-ready presentations, reports, dashboards, and recommendations for review with senior stakeholders.
- Manage workstream governance, including milestone tracking, risk / issue logs, decision follow-ups, and stakeholder updates.
- Coordinate cross-functional inputs and drive alignment across assigned stakeholders.
- Support implementation planning and change management for approved recommendations, including process design, communications, and adoption tracking.
- Identify and recommend process improvements or emerging opportunities within assigned workstreams.
- Provide guidance to analysts, junior teammates, or project contributors on discrete analyses and deliverables.
- Rotate across 2-3 assignments over an expected 2-3 year period to broaden exposure and build enterprise perspective.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
