About this role
<style type="text/css">table.MiTabla { max-width: 1020px;!important </style> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img src="https://staticweb.grifols.com/documents/675849/2554718/SSFF_06_GPO.jpg/a5d80af4-bb13-a8cd-d567-ea1e87192f07?t=1636640424362" alt="" align="top/"></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p style="text-align:justify">Would you like to join an international team working to improve the future of healthcare? Do you want to enhance the lives of millions of people? Grifols is a global healthcare company that since 1909 has been working to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. We are leaders in plasma-derived medicines and transfusion medicine and develop, produce and market innovative medicines, solutions and services in more than 110 countries and regions.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="https://staticweb.grifols.com/documents/675849/2554709/SuccesFactors_1020x93_jobposting_line_test.png/e2cffc87-a707-9e08-b5ef-081cae1f1ecf?t=1636640341637" width="100%"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Location:</strong> Hybrid – Based in one of our corporate offices: Raleigh/Durham, NC (RTP) or Boca Raton, FL</span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Work Arrangement:</strong> This role offers a hybrid schedule, with a mix of remote work and in-office collaboration.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">The <strong>Innovation Strategy Manager</strong> leads the innovation agenda that supports a future<span style="font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span>ready, efficient, and donor<span style="font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span>focused plasma network. As the head of the Plasma Innovation Hub, this role defines strategic innovation priorities, manages high<span style="font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span>impact projects, and drives cross<span style="font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span>functional experimentation that contributes to the transformation of the donor and plasma value chain. Reporting to the Head of Business Development & Plasma Affairs, the Strategy Manager oversees the Innovation vertical and collaborates closely with global stakeholders to ensure initiatives deliver measurable business value and operational improvements.</p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">This role provides strategic insight, cross<span style="font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span>functional coordination, and structured governance to strengthen innovation capabilities across Plasma Procurement enhancing donor engagement, operational performance, and the adoption of new technologies.</p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"><strong>Strategic Innovation Leadership</strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Lead the Plasma Innovation Hub, defining the strategic innovation roadmap and ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and the Business Development & Plasma Affairs transformation agenda.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Govern the end<span style="font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span>to<span style="font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span>end innovation portfolio, ensuring initiatives deliver measurable value, scalability, and alignment with long<span style="font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span>term business goals.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Identify emerging trends, technologies, and market opportunities that advance plasma procurement efficiency, donor experience, and operational excellence.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Act as the senior thought partner on innovation strategy, experimentation models, and future<span style="font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span>state design. </li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"><strong>Innovation Project Governance & Execution</strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Direct the Discover, Define, Develop, and Test phases of innovation projects with executive<span style="font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span>level rigor.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Lead user research, donor insights analysis, stakeholder engagement, and market exploration to define opportunity spaces and strategic problem statements.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Establish KPI frameworks, performance measurement systems, and governance processes that ensure transparency, quality, and business alignment.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Translate insights into strategic recommendations and scale<span style="font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span>up strategies for decision by the Business Development & Plasma Affairs department and leadership teams.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"><strong>Hub Leadership, Team Management & Cross-functional Influence</strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Lead and mentor the Innovation Manager, defining priorities, capability development, and governance discipline for the Innovation Hub.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Build and nurture a culture of experimentation, agility, and continuous improvement within Plasma Procurement.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Act as the senior facilitator for cross<span style="font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span>functional collaboration across Plasma Procurement organization and the important stakeholders.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Represent the Innovation vertical with credibility and executive presence in internal forums, steering committees, and leadership reviews.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"><strong>Donor & Market Insights</strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Lead advanced market research, donor journey analysis, and competitive assessment to inform innovation and service development.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Partner with Donor Care, Marketing, and Operations to identify needs, pain points, experience gaps, and new service offerings that strengthen donor loyalty and retention.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Ensure donor-centric methodologies (Service Design, Design Thinking, Journey Mapping) are embedded across innovation initiatives.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Conduct thorough market research to understand customer needs, preferences, and pain points.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Analyze competitive landscapes and identify opportunities for differentiation.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"><strong>Strategic Foresight & Enterprise Impact</strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Provide foresight and strategic perspective on industry shifts, regulatory changes, and technology trends affecting the plasma landscape.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Develop business cases, financial models, and strategic briefs to inform executive decision-making.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Serve as a senior advisor on innovation-related governance, funding models, and organizational capability building</li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">This job description is intended to present the general content and requirements for the performance of this job. The description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Managers and supervisors may assign other duties as needed.</p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"><strong> </strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"><strong>EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE</strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Bachelor’s degree in Innovation, Business, Innovation, Engineering, Life Sciences, or related field. Master’s degree or MBA preferred.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">8+ years of experience in innovation, strategy and project management roles</li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Depending on the area of assignment, directly related experience or a combination of directly related education and experience and/or competencies may be considered in place of the stated requirements. Example: If a job level requires a Bachelor degree plus 4 years of experience, an equivalency could include 8 years of experience, an Associate degree with 6 years of experience, or a Master’s degree with 2 years of experience.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"><strong>KNOWLEDGE | SKILLS | ABILITIES</strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Strategic Thinking: Ability to connect innovation to long-term business priorities</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Strong knowledge of customer-centric methodologies (Design Thinking, Service Design, Customer Journey Mapping, etc.) and innovation strategy frameworks.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Experience in project management, including planning, execution, monitoring, and stakeholder reporting.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Excellent facilitation, communication, and problem-solving skills.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Comfortable navigating complexity, ambiguity, and working in cross-functional environments.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Experience working in complex, regulated industries (e.g., pharma, healthcare, biotech) is a plus.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and financial modeling skills.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Demonstrated ability to balance creativity with execution, and strategy with operational reality</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">English Proficiency: other languages (Spanish, German, etc.) are a plus.</li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"><u>Preferred</u>:</p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Experience in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, or life sciences.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">Familiarity with regulated environments and stakeholder alignment.</li> </ul> <p style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">#biomat</p> <p style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif">#app</p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Third Party Agency and Recruiter Notice:</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Agencies that present a candidate to Grifols must have an active, nonexpired, Grifols Agency Master Services Agreement with the Grifols Talent Acquisition Department. 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