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Senior Manager, Strategy & Innovation
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Artivion, Inc. Headquartered in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, Artivion, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing simple, elegant solutions that address cardiac and vascular surgeons’ most difficult challenges in treating patients with aortic diseases. Artivion’s four major groups of products include: aortic stent grafts, surgical sealants, On‑X mechanical heart valves, and implantable cardiac and vascular human tissues. The company has over 1,400 employees worldwide and manufacturing facilities in Atlanta, Austin and Hechingen. Position Overview
Partners with executive leadership to define, refine, and activate enterprise strategy across functional areas and regions. Supports long‑range planning, prioritization of initiatives, and analysis of emerging opportunities in alignment with corporate goals. Works cross‑functionally to support decision‑making with data, lead strategic planning cycles, and partner with transformation, finance, and business leaders to ensure alignment between strategy and execution. Responsibilities
Facilitate development and refinement of company‑wide strategies, business models, and investment priorities in collaboration with executive leadership. Translate strategic vision into actionable goals, targets and multi‑year roadmaps. Lead or support annual strategic planning and portfolio prioritization cycles, ensuring cross‑functional alignment and resource focus on highest‑value initiatives. Define tiering criteria, strategic scoring models, and alignment frameworks to guide investment decisions. Conduct structured assessments of internal capabilities, market trends, competitive positioning and strategic risks. Provide insights and recommendations to guide leadership decisions on investments, divestitures, partnerships and operational strategy. Develop executive‑ready materials for board meetings, operating reviews and investor communications. Act as strategy sponsor for select enterprise programs, ensuring they are aligned with strategic intent and monitored for value realization. Partner with the Transformation and PMO teams to transition strategic concepts into structured execution plans. Collaborate across departments to ensure strategic alignment and integrated planning. Define KPIs, create dashboards and reporting to monitor progress toward long‑term objectives. Leverage project and portfolio management tools and AI‑enabled technologies to streamline execution and communication. Establish standardized processes for purchase orders and spend analysis to improve forecasting and cost optimization. Qualifications
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or related field; MBA strongly preferred. 7‑10+ years of experience in corporate strategy, strategic consulting or business planning roles. Experience in a regulated or manufacturing industry preferred. Strong analytical, storytelling, presentation and stakeholder engagement skills. Proficiency in strategic frameworks such as SWOT, Porter’s 5 Forces, BCG Matrix, OKRs. High business and financial acumen and comfort navigating ambiguity. Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level Employment Type
Full‑time Job Function
Business Development and Sales Location: Atlanta, GA – Salary: $100,000 – $100,000
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Senior Manager, Strategy & Innovation
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Artivion, Inc. Headquartered in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, Artivion, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing simple, elegant solutions that address cardiac and vascular surgeons’ most difficult challenges in treating patients with aortic diseases. Artivion’s four major groups of products include: aortic stent grafts, surgical sealants, On‑X mechanical heart valves, and implantable cardiac and vascular human tissues. The company has over 1,400 employees worldwide and manufacturing facilities in Atlanta, Austin and Hechingen. Position Overview
Partners with executive leadership to define, refine, and activate enterprise strategy across functional areas and regions. Supports long‑range planning, prioritization of initiatives, and analysis of emerging opportunities in alignment with corporate goals. Works cross‑functionally to support decision‑making with data, lead strategic planning cycles, and partner with transformation, finance, and business leaders to ensure alignment between strategy and execution. Responsibilities
Facilitate development and refinement of company‑wide strategies, business models, and investment priorities in collaboration with executive leadership. Translate strategic vision into actionable goals, targets and multi‑year roadmaps. Lead or support annual strategic planning and portfolio prioritization cycles, ensuring cross‑functional alignment and resource focus on highest‑value initiatives. Define tiering criteria, strategic scoring models, and alignment frameworks to guide investment decisions. Conduct structured assessments of internal capabilities, market trends, competitive positioning and strategic risks. Provide insights and recommendations to guide leadership decisions on investments, divestitures, partnerships and operational strategy. Develop executive‑ready materials for board meetings, operating reviews and investor communications. Act as strategy sponsor for select enterprise programs, ensuring they are aligned with strategic intent and monitored for value realization. Partner with the Transformation and PMO teams to transition strategic concepts into structured execution plans. Collaborate across departments to ensure strategic alignment and integrated planning. Define KPIs, create dashboards and reporting to monitor progress toward long‑term objectives. Leverage project and portfolio management tools and AI‑enabled technologies to streamline execution and communication. Establish standardized processes for purchase orders and spend analysis to improve forecasting and cost optimization. Qualifications
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or related field; MBA strongly preferred. 7‑10+ years of experience in corporate strategy, strategic consulting or business planning roles. Experience in a regulated or manufacturing industry preferred. Strong analytical, storytelling, presentation and stakeholder engagement skills. Proficiency in strategic frameworks such as SWOT, Porter’s 5 Forces, BCG Matrix, OKRs. High business and financial acumen and comfort navigating ambiguity. Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level Employment Type
Full‑time Job Function
Business Development and Sales Location: Atlanta, GA – Salary: $100,000 – $100,000
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