Director, Strategic Initiatives (REMOTE)

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

Job Summary

The Director, Strategic Initiatives serves as a senior leader within Cordis’ Spark Program , a rotational leadership development initiative designed to accelerate executive readiness. In this role, the Director will be entrusted with leading enterprise-critical strategic projects tied to Cordis’ global growth agenda, directly partnering with senior executives and cross-functional leaders. While rotations will provide broad exposure across functional, regional, and enterprise domains, each assignment carries full accountability for defining, governing, and delivering transformation priorities.

At the completion of the 2–3 year program (with 2–3 rotations), Directors are expected to transition into permanent functional or regional leadership roles within the business, building on their program experience. Spark participants receive mentorship from senior executives, targeted leadership development, and structured opportunities to shape Cordis’ future performance.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-level strategic initiative aligned to Cordis’ “Vital Few” priorities with accountability for scope, execution, and measurable business outcomes.
• Define project vision, roadmap, and governance processes; ensuring alignment across multiple functions and regions.
• Partner with senior executives to shape 3-5 year strategic plans within assigned functions or geographies.
• Drive disciplined execution, including quantitative and qualitative analysis such as financial impact assessment, risk management, and performance tracking.
• Serve as a change agent: anticipate risks, resolve roadblocks, and enable adoption of new ways of working.
• Deliver executive-level presentations, business cases, and recommendations to guide decision-making.
• Provide thought leadership on process improvements and emerging opportunities across the enterprise.
• Mentor, coach, and elevate junior team members; serve as a visible role model for Cordis’ leadership culture.
• Rotate across 2–3 assignments, each with enterprise-level scope, to broaden exposure and impact.
  
  
  

Qualifications

• 15 years of relevant experience in consulting, investment banking, or strategy.
• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or advanced degree preferred. Combined education and experience will be considered.
  
  
  

Experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading enterprise-scale transformation efforts.
• Strong technical education (i.e., operations, engineering, program management, finance, etc.) preferred.
• Medical device or healthcare experience a plus.
• Project/program management experience / certification a plus.
  
  
  

Expected Areas of Competence

• Proven leadership and ability to influence business transformation and large-scale program management.
• Strong project / program management skillset, including scoping, execution / tracking, metrics, risk mitigation, stakeholder management, and change management.
• Ability to create and gain buy-in for business cases and value creation and see through to realization.
• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical capability, with the ability to synthesize complex data.
• Strong ability to communicate at the executive level.
• Ability to work across regions, divisions and functions to influence change across the organization.
• Provide direction and scope guardrails to workstream leaders.
• Ability to resolve cross team conflicts.
• Exceptional teaming & collaboration both internally & externally.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Cordis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all teammates and applicants. At Cordis, our teammates all bring different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people's lives. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and many other parts of one�s identity. All our teammate�s points of view are key to our success, and we believe inclusion is everyone's responsibility. Together, we strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.