Therapeutic Area Director

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2025-06-05

When you can´t breathe, nothing else matters. That’s why a career at Breas Medical matters.

Our mission is to improve the quality of life and care of respiratory patients around the world through a personal commitment to innovation, quality, and customer focus.

Therapeutic Area Director - Lead the Future of Respiratory Life Support Solutions Globally

Are you a strategic business leader with a passion for improving lives through innovation in healthcare? Do you bring a deep understanding of the US healthcare market and thrive in cross-functional leadership roles? If so, this is your opportunity to shape the future of Breas Medical’s life support solutions on a global stage.

We are on a transformational journey – and at the same time, a period of accelerated global growth, with significant momentum in many countries including the United States. As part of this evolution, we’re introducing a new, high-impact leadership role within our Global Marketing & Strategy organization. The Therapeutic Area (TA) Director – Life Support will own and drive the global strategy, portfolio success, and business outcomes for one of our most critical therapeutic areas.

This is not just a marketing role—it’s a business leadership position. You will lead a cross-functional team (without direct reports) spanning R&D, commercial, regulatory, supply chain, and more. You’ll be responsible for the end-to-end success of the portfolio—driving revenue growth, profitability, innovation, and customer impact.

You can have your base in US or Europe and will report to the Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, based in Europe.

What You’ll Own and Deliver

Lead the global portfolio strategy for Life Support Solutions, including both standalone products and integrated solutions, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and regional market needs.
Act as the business owner for the therapeutic area portfolio, accountable for revenue growth, profitability, and long-term competitiveness.
Drive full lifecycle management – from innovation and development to market adoption and end-of-life – with a continuous focus on value creation and product performance.
Define and execute key marketing initiatives, including campaigns, positioning strategies, and promotional plans that support business objectives and drive market impact.
Monitor and analyze portfolio performance across regions, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities to optimize impact and resource allocation.
Initiate strategic marketing activities to strengthen product update, improve solution positioning, and address portfolio gaps.
Drive cross-functional alignment and execution, leading a matrixed leadership team.
Champion new products and solutions initiatives, owning business case development and securing alignment through the Portfolio Board.
Ensure strong commercial readiness through collaboration with regional marketing and sales teams, tailoring global strategies for local success.
Stay ahead of market trends, competitive dynamics, customer needs, and regulatory developments to inform agile, insight-driven decisions.

What you bring to us

A strong business mindset with deep experience in product or portfolio leadership in the healthcare or medical device industry.
10+ years in strategic product management, marketing, or business leadership roles, with global exposure.
Proven success delivering results in a matrix environment—leading without direct authority.
Demonstrated knowledge and commercial experience in the US healthcare market—a critical requirement for this role.
A passion for improving patient outcomes through innovative, scalable solutions.
A collaborative, decisive, and strategic leadership style.
A degree in life sciences, business, engineering or equivalent.

Why Join Us

Shape a new role with high visibility and strategic influence.
Join a company in rapid growth mode, expanding across multiple geographies – including a strong focus on the US.
Be part of a truly global and diverse environment, collaborating across regions, cultures, and disciplines.
Operate in a company that’s small enough to stay agile – where you’re close to decision-makers, empowered to act fast, and have a direct line of sight to impact.
Work at the forefront of our company’s transformation and innovation agenda.
Make a global impact in one of the most essential and meaningful areas of healthcare.

Apply now to take the lead in driving global impact for patients, clinicians, and our business.

More About Us

Breas Medical is a global company headquartered in Sweden, with over 30 years of expertise in ventilation, airway clearance and sleep solutions. We are passionate experts dedicated to respiratory care, with unwavering focus on the patient and the caregiver, delivering high quality and reliable products. We respond to your changing needs with agility, and while growing globally, we take customer care personally. Our solutions cover a broad range of devices, consumables, service solutions, educational & training programs, and comprehensive connectivity capabilities to improve the quality of life of patients, from hospital to home.

Breas Medical employs over 300 people globally. Our solutions reach 50 counties around the world, and we manufacture our product in four countries, China, UK, Sweden, and the US.

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