Senior Manager, Professional Relations - US Vision Care
About The Position
Bausch + Lomb is seeking a strategic, customer-focused leader to develop and execute professional strategies that strengthen engagement with eye care professionals, support business priorities, and advance growth of the U.S. Vision Care business. The role translates professional insights and market trends into programs, education, engagement initiatives, and commercial opportunities. It partners across Professional Affairs, Marketing, Sales, Medical Affairs, and other functions to ensure strategies reflect the evolving needs of eye care professionals and patients. The position reports to the Head, Professional Strategy, US Vision Care. It may be based in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Applicants must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer; visa sponsorship is not available.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, healthcare, life sciences, or a related field.
- 6+ years of experience with significant leadership experience within vision care, eye health, medical device, pharmaceutical, or a related healthcare environment.
- Understanding of the U.S. optometric and broader eye care landscape, including the needs of eye care professionals, patients, customers, and channel partners.
- Experience leading strategic or commercial initiatives and delivering measurable business results.
- Strong commercial acumen and understanding of sales, marketing, customer strategy, product commercialization, and market dynamics.
- Strong financial and analytical capabilities.
- Ability to influence senior internal and external stakeholders within a complex matrix organization.
- Strong executive communication and presentation capabilities.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships across the optometric community and represent the organization credibly with customers and industry stakeholders.
- Ability to translate professional, customer, and market insights into business strategy and commercial execution.
- Authorization to work for any U.S. employer; the company is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.
Nice To Haves
- MBA or other relevant advanced business degree.
- Direct experience in contact lenses, ocular health, ophthalmic products, or another vision care category.
- Experience with strategic planning, new product commercialization, professional education, and organizational capability building.
- Prior sales experience.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a strategic and commercial voice for professional engagement within the U.S. Vision Care organization.
- Bring the perspective of eye care professionals and customers to business strategy, innovation, product commercialization, and engagement planning.
- Build relationships with optometrists, ophthalmologists, key opinion leaders, professional associations, and other stakeholders across the eye care community.
- Partner with Professional Affairs, Marketing, Sales, National Accounts, and Medical Affairs to ground business strategies in the needs of eye care professionals and patients.
- Represent U.S. Vision Care at major industry meetings, customer forums, advisory boards, and professional events.
- Translate clinical insights, emerging eye care trends, and eye care professional needs into actionable commercial opportunities.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) plan and company match
- Tuition reimbursement for select degrees
- Company holidays
- Well-being benefits
- Sick time
- Floating holidays
- Paid vacation
- Short-term and/or long-term incentives may be available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
