Job Purpose:
Medical Technologies Department plays a significant role is achieving the IDA Ireland strategic targets. This is reflected in 2021 - 2024 operational target of 80 investments delivering 5,000 jobs. The Medical Technologies Department manages a portfolio of over 100 client sites employing over 49,000 staff. Furthermore, a large proportion of medical technologies clients are located in regional locations (95% of all MedTech jobs are located outside Dublin) with significant capital expenditure and among the highest rates of investment in R&D of any sector. Because of the complex and regulated nature of Medical Technologies the sectors deep linkages to the Irish sub-supply and research ecosystem MedTech investments tend to provide excellent employment and impactful investments in regional locations. This role involves managing a portfolio of MedTech Mid-West clients to win new investment and support the ongoing transformation of their existing Irish operations; It also involves partnering with IDA Ireland’s overseas team to win new Greenfield investments.
Key Tasks:
The management of a portfolio of existing clients to identify and win investments that meet the Department targets.
Client relationship and portfolio management - actively managing engagement with existing clients and in particular drive the transformation agenda across the four pillars of Innovation, Skills, Digitalisation and Sustainability.
The evaluation, preparation and presentation of investment proposals to the IDA Ireland internal Committees for all investment categories.
The preparation and presentation of Frameworks and Updates to the Client Development Committee
Actively managing the pipeline on Salesforce by maintaining and updating information on opportunities with existing companies, target companies and department contacts.
The setup and management of site visits from target companies and senior visiting executives; and providing timely, follow up information following the visits
Working with the wider MedTech team to research and develop new sectoral and sub-sectoral strategies that will lead to the growth of the Department’s portfolio.
Leading and contributing to the development of new value propositions for individual MedTech sub-sectors and contributing to the development of new and refreshed marketing materials and presentations
Supporting executives in Ireland and/or overseas in planning and running of industry networking events and/or attendance/exhibition/representing IDA at conferences
Capturing and sharing relevant marketplace sectoral intelligence with the global team to ensure the continuous strengthening of the sectoral strategy of winning new investment opportunities for Ireland
Collaborating and proactively work on key new initiatives to assist in the continued growth of the MedTech sector in Ireland
Ensuring dignity, respect and equality are applied throughout the organisation and that a work life balance in the workplace is supported as much as possible.
Ensuring that continuous learning and development is undertaken through informal and formal learning; and participation in the Performance and Development Process
Ensuring that IDA's values of People, Professionalism, Passion for Performance and Public Service are upheld at all times
Demonstrating flexibility in undertaking additional tasks as may be assigned.
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