VP, Head of Nursing

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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Masimo, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. 

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

Masimo is a global medical technology company that develops and produces a wide array of industry-leading monitoring technologies, including non-invasive measurements, sensors, patient monitors, and automation and connectivity solutions. Our mission is, Masimo innovations empower clinicians to transform patient care. When you join our team, you’ll be part of a culture that’s driven by passion, challenging the status quo, and making an impact in the lives of others.

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The VP, Head of Nursing is responsible for Masimo’s senior nursing executive and clinical strategist, acting as a key link between healthcare providers, nursing leadership, product innovation, and commercial teams. Leveraging extensive experience in nursing practice, hospital operations, patient safety, and healthcare technology, this role helps shape strategies that drive awareness, adoption, and effective utilization of the Masimo's innovative medical device portfolio. Working closely with customers, key opinion leaders, executive leadership, product management, marketing, and sales teams, provides clinical insight and market expertise to ensure the organization's technologies address real-world healthcare challenges, improve caregiver workflows, and deliver meaningful value to patients and providers. As a highly visible industry leader, the CNO serves as a trusted advisor to healthcare executives while helping the company identify market opportunities, strengthen customer partnerships, and communicate the clinical and operational benefits of its differentiated technologies.

This position reports to the President, Commercial Sales and is part of the Commercial Sales Dept located in Irvine, CA and will be fully remote.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Serves as the executive voice of nursing and clinical practice within the organization.
• Partners with executive leadership to identify market opportunities and emerging healthcare trends impacting nursing practice, patient safety, and healthcare delivery.
• Provides strategic guidance regarding the clinical application and market positioning of the company's technology portfolio.
• Collaborates with Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, and Commercial teams to ensure products and solutions align with customer needs and clinical workflows.
• Fosters the development of long-term strategies that drive market growth and technology adoption
• Insures that acute care nursing leadership understands the importance of how Masimo solutions and technology improve Patient Safety, Patient Quality, Patient Outcomes and nursing workflow.
• Partners closely with Sales, Marketing, and Product Management teams to develop strategies that increase awareness, adoption, and utilization of the company's medical device technologies.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• 15+ years of Nursing experience required.
• Ten or more years of nursing leadership and operations experience in healthcare;  
• Must have C-Level Relationship Management experience;
• Documented achievements in nursing and Workflow Analysis Design & Improvement;
• Proven track record in Team Mentoring & Leadership;

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to lift, move or carry equipment up to 50lb, any other physical requirements
• Ability to travel – list specifics 50% travel, overnight, within territory or locations
• Must have a valid driver's license and an acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR).

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Experience within a medical device, healthcare technology, or healthcare solutions organization.
• Demonstrated success supporting commercial organizations through strategic planning, market development, or customer engagement.
• Preferred active RN Licensure 

Masimo, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job.

At Masimo we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Masimo can provide. 

The annual salary range for this role is $270,000-$300,000 This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. 

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay. 

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees. 

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law. 

Bonus / Incentive Pay This job is also eligible for bonus / incentive pay.  This is the target earnings as 25% of base annual salary, subject to objective eligibility criteria and performance conditions as set out in the applicable scheme terms and conditions.  

This job is also eligible for a comprehensive package of benefits and specifically Company Car Allowance via Masimo company Vehicle Program. Details regarding these benefits will be provided separately. 

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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