Regional Portfolio & Product Lifecycle Manager

BD; Eysins; On-site; CHF 155,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

BD is seeking a Portfolio Execution & Lifecycle Management Manager to drive market execution for the UCC portfolio in Switzerland. You will partner with country marketing teams, supply chain, sales, and forecasting to optimize product launches, ensure supply continuity, and support lifecycle decisions.

Location: Eysins, Vaud, Switzerland with 30-50% travel. Applicants must have Swiss work authorization and reside in Vaud.

Qualifications

• Experience in medical devices, healthcare, or life sciences.
• Proven ability to manage product lifecycles and optimize portfolios.
• Successful track record delivering product launches.
• Experience collaborating across regional and country teams.
• Strong understanding of commercial execution, demand planning, and distribution.

Responsibilities

• Drive successful product launches and translate portfolio strategy into launch plans.
• Lead execution of launch initiatives, campaigns, and deployment activities.
• Define country launch sequencing and coordinate market rollouts.
• Ensure readiness across countries and equip local teams with tools and messaging.
• Drive portfolio lifecycle management including rationalization and transitions.
• Collaborate with supply chain and demand planning to ensure product availability.

Skills

Lifecycle management

Portfolio optimization

Product launches

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

English fluent

Job description

We are the people who give possibilities purpose BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

Job Description

We are looking for a Portfolio Execution & Lifecycle Management Manager to play a pivotal role in converting UCC portfolio strategy into successful market execution across the region. Urology and Critical Care (UCC) is an established and trusted partner in urinary healthcare, developing complete solutions which optimize the urine drainage process in the Acute Care Hospital setting. In this highly visible regional role, you will partner with country marketing teams, supply chain, sales, forecasting, and other cross-functional collaborators to drive product launches, optimize portfolio performance, maintain supply continuity, and support strategic lifecycle decisions. You will be at the center of ensuring the right products reach the right markets at the right time.

Location: Eysins, Switzerland | Travel: 30-50% This position is located in the CantonofVaud, Switzerland. Applicants must hold a valid Swiss work permit and be legally resident in the CantonofVaud.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Drive Successful Product Launches Translate portfolio strategy into actionable launch plans.
• Lead the execution of new product launch initiatives, campaigns, and deployment activities.
• Define country launch sequencing and coordinate market rollouts.
• Ensure commercial, market, and operational readiness across countries.
• Equip local teams with the tools, messaging, and resources needed for successful adoption.
• Lead Portfolio Lifecycle Management Handle portfolio rationalization, discontinuations, transitions, and lifecycle optimization activities.
• Partner closely with supply chain and demand planning teams to ensure product availability and mitigate supply risks.
• Drive deployment of portfolio execution plans across multiple markets.
• Monitor portfolio performance and find opportunities to improve commercial impact.
• Deliver compelling campaigns and communications aligned with regional strategic priorities.
• Collaborate Across Functions and Markets Build strong partnerships with regional and country collaborators.
• Influence decisions across diverse teams without direct authority.
• Ensure alignment between marketing, sales, operations, and supply chain functions.
• Develop a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

What we are looking for:

• Confirmed experience within the medical device, healthcare, or life sciences industry.
• Proven expertise in product lifecycle management and portfolio optimization.
• Successful track record of planning and delivering product launches.
• Experience collaborating across both regional and country-level organizations.
• Solid understanding of commercial execution, demand planning, and distribution network management.
• Strategic professional with a proven ability to deliver outcomes and strong commercial and analytical competence.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills across cross-functional teams.
• Fluent English required; additional European languages are an advantage.

Salary range for the role:

CHF 155,000–165,000 base salary + bonus + benefits

This position is located in the CantonofVaud, Switzerland. Applicants must hold a valid Swiss work permit and be legally resident in the CantonofVaud.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic regional marketing organization where you will directly influence portfolio success, product availability, and market growth. You'll work with talented teams across multiple countries, lead strategic initiatives, and help bring innovative healthcare solutions to customers and patients throughout the region.

Why Join Us?

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive. We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face‑to‑face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.

Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Required Skills Optional Skills . Primary Work Location CHE Eysins - Business Park Terre-Bonne Additional Locations Work Shift At BD, we reward, support and develop our associates through our comprehensive Total Rewards program. We are committed to attracting and retaining high quality talent by providing reward and recognition opportunities that promote a performance‑based culture, as well as a competitive package of compensation and benefits programs. You can learn more on our career site under "Our Commitment to You." Our salary or hourly rate ranges reward associates fairly and competitively. We regularly review these ranges and factors, such as location, contribute to the range displayed. Our pay is based on the role and the necessary skills and education to perform it successfully. The salary or hourly rate offered is determined by the role's specific requirements, including any applicable step rate pay system at the work location. Salary or hourly pay ranges are influenced by labor laws and Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) requirements applicable to the work location which may also affect the workplace arrangement of the role.

Salary Range Information CHF123300,00 - CHF188025,00 CHF Annual

BD is a leading global medical technology company that creates medical technology, devices and laboratory equipment for a variety of needs across the healthcare continuum. At BD, we are looking for candidates who possess passion, innovative solutions and a commitment to our one mission of improving access to groundbreaking medical and biotechnology services for people near and far, delivering state‑of‑the‑art technology and cutting‑edge research in the battle to fight and cure infectious diseases. With a global reach that extends across 50 countries worldwide, our network of professionals collaborates on effective measures to deliver enhanced patient quality such as lower health care delivery costs, improved health care and safety, and expanded health care for all. Join our company and see how you can become a part of one global mission to make a difference in human health.