Senior Chief Technologist

Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation. We empower the world's most innovative companies to deliver transformational products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest portfolio of engineering simulation software solutions, we help our customers solve the most complex design challenges and engineer products limited only by imagination. Whether you are a software developer, product engineer, sales team member, or part of our corporate team, at Ansys we know that by embracing what makes us each unique, we become collectively better.

Summary / Role Purpose

Ansys's Senior Chief Technologist Healthcare, will work with worldwide sales and will support the sales leaders around the world with building executive relationships at various customers in the Healthcare vertical. In this role, the person will support and complement the Ansys CTO's engagement with various customers at a CXO level in the Healthcare vertical across geographies for both medical tech companies and pharma companies. In addition, the person will support the Ansys CTO's external thought leadership activities by developing content for presentations that show the value of simulation-based product innovation in the Healthcare vertical for medical tech companies, medical equipment companies and pharma companies. The person would work with a cross functional team of people at Ansys consisting of the healthcare R&D team in the CTO office, the marketing team for healthcare, the Ansys Customer Excellence (ACE) team for healthcare, and the sales teams in Healthcare. The person would coordinate the newly formed Center of Excellence in Healthcare that brings together representatives from sales, marketing, R&D and product development at Ansys to drive the Healthcare business. The person will also be responsible for working with the Extended CTO team and product R&D teams in developing the Ansys product strategies based on customers' long-term business priorities in the healthcare vertical across all geographies. The geographies include

1. North America
2. EMEA
3. Asia

The Senior Chief Technologist Healthcare, is a results-based business executive capable of growing market share in the healthcare industry.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Engage with CXO level executives and drive executive alignment with our customers and partners and help support our sales and partnership organization. Be the Senior Chief Technologist for the Healthcare industry for the World Wide sales organization across all geographies; leverage their rolodex of contacts in the Healthcare industry to help open doors in our customers. Support and complement the Ansys CTO's engagement with various customers at a CXO level in the healthcare vertical across geographies.

• Support and complement the Ansys CTO's external thought leadership activities by developing and presenting content that show the value of simulation-based product innovation in the Healthcare vertical for medical tech companies, medical equipment companies and pharma companies.

• Work with the ACE organization and external partners in developing solutions and applications in their respective industries as part of our pervasive insights vision. Work with the global ACE/TAM team to document existing and develop new application briefs/solutions specific to the healthcare industry. Work with the sales team to identify whitespace opportunities for their healthcare customers utilizing the heatmap. Analyze the Technical Resource Requests (TRR) results for projects on existing solutions with healthcare ACE/TAM team to identify solution gaps; work with BU teams to close these healthcare specific gaps in future solution/product releases.
• Work with the product organization to take requirements from these respective industries and help support future product R&D directions in collaboration with ACE. Work with the industry marketing team to drive marketing activities in each of these verticals. Work with marketing to create compelling collateral and messaging for healthcare solutions for sales and ACE/TAM organization.
• Work with the Extended CTO team in developing the Ansys long-term technology strategy based on customers' long-term business priorities in the healthcare vertical across all geographies.

• Consolidate existing relationships and expand Ansys's reach within multiple parts of the partner organization and the utilization of Ansys's products and services in the healthcare vertical. Take the lead in solving the problems that arise during the execution of programs with GTM partners

• Attend BU solution planning, partner and M&A reviews on behalf of the healthcare vertical; help drive the long-term Ansys product and solution strategy to support the healthcare industry vertical. Work with sales enablement office on vertical processes on behalf of the CTO office.

• Work with a team of chief technologists across the five verticals (automotive, aerospace, healthcare, aerospace and defense, semiconductor and high tech) across the three geographies, and the different product lines and business units

• Report to the CTO and interact with GTM senior management and executives to indicate the status of the vertical strategy progress, execution and market share.

• Coordinate the newly formed Center of Excellence in Healthcare that brings together representatives from sales, marketing, R&D and product development at Ansys to drive the Healthcare business.

• Understands the importance of leading, hiring, and keeping A-players. A leader who can also act as a player/coach who works closely with the team. Understands that cultivating the teaming dynamic is as crucial. Facilitates sourcing, qualifying, and closing top talent to the vertical. Keenly focused on engaging and keeping existing A-players, focused on commitment to career pathing and skill development for their employees

• Translates goals into operational reality. Breaks down strategic priorities or business initiatives into key tasks and identifies accountabilities. Aligns internal resources and stakeholders globally to ensure effective implementation and delivery of required results

• Stays ahead of industry trends. Constantly looking for new solutions to customer challenges. Aware of innovations at Ansys and finds ways to leverage them for specific vertical practice

• Positioning Ansys as a "thought leader" in people-based marketing and accomplishes that by forming and advocating a strong point of view, sharing internally/externally in articles and speaking engagements, and encouraging the team to do so as well

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, related technical field, or equivalent professional experience
• A minimum of 12 years of management experience
• Deep experience in the healthcare industry
• Capacity to think strategically to identify issues and develop long-term solutions
• Demonstrated project management skills
• A strategic thinker who possesses exceptional analytical, consultative, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong business acumen, financial, analytical, and critical thinking skills, attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels, including Board of Directors and Executive Leaders
• Creates a sense of urgency and is energized by speed
• Proven ability to attract, develop, engage, and retain a high-caliber team of professionals

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Masters degree in Engineering
• Mastery in delivering innovative technical solutions for large-scale commercial products
• Experience driving a vertical roadmap across multiple development teams
• Ability to disseminate complex information in a clear way to customers, sales teams and stakeholders

ALIGNING YOUR VALUES TO OUR SOLUTIONS

At Ansys, our diverse, collaborative teams give us the strength and insight to solve the world's most challenging engineering problems. Our ONE Ansys culture has at its core:

• Customer Focus
• Results and Accountability
• Innovation
• Transparency and Integrity
• Mastery
• Inclusiveness
• Sense of Urgency
• Collaboration and Teamwork

ENGINEERING YOUR CAREER AT ANSYS

At Ansys, you will find yourself among the sharpest minds and most visionary leaders across the globe. Collectively we strive to change the world with innovative technology and transformational solutions. With a prestigious reputation in servicing well-known, world-class companies, standards at Ansys are high - met by those willing to rise to the occasion and meet those challenges head-on. At Ansys, it's about the learning, the discovery and the collaboration. It's about the "what's next" as much as the "mission accomplished." And it's about the melding of disciplined intellect with strategic direction and results that have, can and do impact real people in real ways. All this is forged within a working environment built on respect, autonomy and ethics.

At Ansys, you will find yourself among those eager to drive the world towards the next best thing with hands planted firmly on the wheel. Our team is passionate about pushing the limits of world-class simulation technology, empowering our customers to turn their design concepts into successful, innovative products faster and at lower cost. As a measure of our success in attaining these goals, Ansys has been recognized as one of the world's most innovative companies by prestigious publications such as Bloomberg Businessweek and FORTUNE magazines.

Ansys is an S&P 500 company and a member of the NASDAQ-100. We are proud to have been recognized for the following awards: Bay Area Best Places to Work, a Pillar World Awards Gold Winner, Fast Company Best Places to Work for Innovators, a Gold Stevie Award for Great Employers, the FORTUNE Future 50, a DCA Silver Winner, an R&D100 Finalist, a 20% by 2020 Women on Boards winner, a 2020 Pittsburgh Tech 50 - finalist, and America's Most Responsible Companies.

For more information, please visit us at www.ansys.com

We are committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging where everyone thrives as ONE Ansys team.

Ansys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

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