Portfolio Strategy Lead

Portfolio Strategy Lead | 100%

Ref. No. 7726

Location: Burgdorf | Hybrid

Support us in the production and development of cutting-edge medical technology solutions that enable people around the world to self-manage diabetes and other chronic diseases.

Your main tasks

• Shape and structure the newly established end-to-end portfolio management process spanning both innovation and lifecycle initiatives
• Ensure initiatives align with both short-term opportunities and long-term strategic goals to drive coherence and business value (e.g., strategic fit, ROI)
• Steer a cross-functional team to translate insights into high-level solution areas and guide transparent, criteria-based prioritization to balance investment and resource allocation
• Drive portfolio interconnection analysis to assess overlaps, synergies, and gaps across offerings
• Ensure structured handover of initiatives to project teams and oversee execution through roadmaps and alignment reviews
• Prepare quarterly portfolio review meetings with senior leadership to assess progress, risks, and strategic fit
• Define and embed key portfolio metrics and governance models to support informed decision-making and process consistency
• Model and enable strong collaboration across functions to ensure engagement, transparency, and alignment at every stage of the portfolio cycle
• Continuously improve portfolio processes, tools, and outcomes

Your profile

• Master’s degree in business, engineering, or a related field (MBA or other advanced degree is a plus)
• At least 7 years of experience in strategic portfolio management or innovation roles
• Proven track record leading cross-functional teams in matrix environments, ideally within MedTech or Pharma in device-focused roles
• Demonstrated ability to translate insights into initiatives and structured roadmaps in complex and ambiguous settings
• Deep understanding of portfolio governance, lifecycle planning, and prioritization frameworks, with solid financial literacy to evaluate investment logic and ROI modeling
• Strong commercial mindset with the ability to connect strategic thinking to customer value, market differentiation, profitability, and long-term growth
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across diverse teams and leadership levels
• Resilient and adaptable in fast-paced, dynamic environments; comfortable with change and iteration, and proactive in shaping evolving roles and structures
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Ypsomed - making the treatment of chronic diseases possible

More than 2,000 employees worldwide develop and produce injection and infusion systems for self-medication with the Ypsomed Group. We are a successful, rapidly growing, family-owned company headquartered in Burgdorf (CH) with various production sites and subsidiaries around the world. With our market-leading products and solutions, we enable people all over the globe to self-treatment. Despite chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, or certain types of cancer, they are provided with the greatest possible quality of life.

Contact

Alain Rusconi
Human Resources Expert Recruiting

+41 (0) 34 424 28 64

Your future place of work

Solothurn