Philips

Job Title

Director of R&D

Job Description

In late January, we announced that Bridgefield Capital signed an agreement to acquire Philips’ Emergency Care business which includes leading brands and products like HeartStart AEDs, Intrepid and DFM100 monitor defibrillators, Tempus monitor and Tempus ALS systems, and Corsium and ECI informatics solutions. We expect the transaction to close at the end of 2025.

With Bridgefield’s support and building on our 40+ year legacy of growth and innovation in emergency medical technology, the Emergency Care business will continue passionately pursuing our mission of saving lives, lowering the cost of healthcare, and advancing the science of resuscitation while serving the public access AED, EMS, military, and hospital market segments.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Emergency Care team as a R&D Director to Lead Design and development team that designs and develops basic life support solutions for Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and advanced life support solutions (e.g. patient monitor, defibrillator).

Your role:

• Leading local R&D teams to ensure successful execution of business-critical projects with high motivation and quality.
• Collaborating with Global Emergency Care R&D Leadership to shape long-term capability strategy.
• Leveraging the broader Philips ecosystem—including centers of excellence and external partners—for optimal results.
• Driving operational excellence across the end-to-end (E2E) product development process, with a focus on design quality and reporting.
• Ensuring compliance with Philips Quality Management System (QMS) and adapting engineering processes to evolving market dynamics.

You're the right fit if:

• Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Innovation, Business or equivalent.
• Minimum of 15+ years in product development and 5+ years leading Class II medical device teams.
• Proven experience in FDA submissions and regulatory-compliant product launches.
• Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary engineering teams, with strong capabilities in performance management and engagement.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence across global, matrixed environments.
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This is an office role

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.

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Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in (Bothell, WA) is $178,000.00 to $285,000.00.

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here.

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Bothell, WA.

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This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.