Head, Professional Strategy – US Vision Care

Bausch + Lomb; Nashville (TN); Remote; USD 250,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Bausch + Lomb in the United States seeks a senior Clinical & Professional Leadership executive to guide the Vision Care portfolio from Nashville or remote. You will lead the US professional strategy, set annual priorities and operating plans, and define KPIs to demonstrate business impact and ROI.

You will translate clinical insights into commercial opportunities, build relationships with optometrists, ophthalmologists and professional bodies, and collaborate with Marketing, Sales, and Medical

Qualifications

• Must hold Doctor of Optometry degree from an accredited school.
• 10 years of leadership experience in vision care or related healthcare.
• Strong understanding of U.S. optometric landscape and patient/customer needs.
• Experience leading strategic or commercial initiatives with measurable results.
• Strong commercial acumen across sales, marketing, customer strategy and product commercialization.
• Strong financial and analytical capabilities.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders in a complex organization.
• Executive communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate clinical insights into business strategy and execution.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior clinical and commercial voice within the U.S. Vision Care organization.
• Lead the U.S. professional strategy with annual priorities, operating plans, KPIs, and ROI.
• Bring optometrist perspective to business strategy, innovation, and product commercialization.
• Build relationships with optometrists, ophthalmologists, KOLs, associations, and other stakeholders.
• Partner with Professional Affairs, Marketing, Sales, National Accounts, and Medical Affairs to align strategies with eye care needs.
• Represent U.S. Vision Care at industry meetings, customer forums, and advisory boards.
• Oversee educational programs, congresses, speaker programs, and ECP engagement platforms.
• Translate clinical insights and trends into actionable commercial opportunities.

Skills

Leadership experience

Strategic planning

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Relationship building

Clinical knowledge in vision care

Education

Doctor of Optometry (OD)

MBA or other advanced business degree

Job description

Key Responsibilities: Clinical & Professional Leadership

• Serve as a senior clinical and commercial voice within the U.S. Vision Care organization.
• Lead the U.S. professional strategy, including annual priorities, operating plans, and measurable outcomes by establishing KPIs, assessing program effectiveness, and demonstrating business impact or return on investment.
• Bring an optometrist's perspective to business strategy, innovation, product commercialization, and customer engagement.
• Build strong 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 ensure business strategies are grounded 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.
• Oversee the educational programs, congresses, speaker programs, advisory boards, and other ECP engagement platforms.
• Translate clinical insights, emerging trends in eye care, and ECP needs into actionable commercial opportunities.

Qualifications

Required

• Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) degree from an accredited school or college of optometry. Candidates who do not possess an O.D. degree will not be considered for this position.
• 10 years of significant leadership experience within vision care, eye health, medical device, pharmaceutical, or a related healthcare environment.
• Demonstrated understanding of the U.S. optometric and broader eye care landscape, including the needs of eye care professionals, patients, customers, and channel partners.
• Demonstrated experience leading strategic or commercial initiatives and delivering measurable business results.
• Strong commercial acumen with an understanding of sales, marketing, customer strategy, product commercialization, and market dynamics.
• Strong financial and analytical capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior internal and external stakeholders within a complex matrix organization.
• Strong executive communication and presentation capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships across the optometric community and represent the organization credibly with customers and industry stakeholders.
• Ability to translate clinical expertise and customer insights into business strategy and commercial execution.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or other relevant advanced business degree.
• Direct experience in contact lenses, ocular health, ophthalmic products, or another vision care category.
• Previous commercial leadership experience in addition to clinical experience.
• Experience with strategic planning, new product commercialization, professional education, and organizational capability building.

This position may be available in the following locations: Bridgewater, NJ or Remote (US)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

For U.S. locations that require disclosure of compensation, the starting pay for this role is between $250,000.00 and$280,000.00. The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors.

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/or long-term incentives. They may also be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, disability and life insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, a tuition reimbursement program (select degrees), company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive sick time, floating holidays and paid vacation.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Our US Benefit Programs Employee Benefits: Bausch + Lomb (https://www.bausch.com/careers/benefits/)