Head of IT — Precision Diagnosis

Head of IT - Precision Diagnosis

The Head of IT for Precision Diagnosis is the most senior IT leader embedded in Philips' largest and most technology-intensive business unit. This role owns the end-to-end IT strategy, delivery, and operations for Precision Diagnosis- spanning diagnostic imaging (MR, CT, Ultrasound). The role operates at the intersection of enterprise platform consumption (SAP S/4, Salesforce, Workday), BU-specific digital product engineering, and AI/data capabilities.

It demands a leader who can translate clinical and commercial priorities into technology roadmaps, govern a portfolio of Run and Improve initiatives, and drive the business unit's digital transformation in a regulated health technology environment. This is a Vice President position within the Philips IT Leadership Team. In addition, the Head of IT is the designated AI & Data Champion for Precision Diagnosis - the single accountable leader who owns the BU's AI and data agenda end to end: partnering with the business to identify and prioritize high-value AI use cases, building AI solutions, organizing and governing the BU data estate, standing up a dedicated BU-centric AI team, and acting as the connective tissue to the enterprise AI & Data organization and the AI Center of Excellence (COE).

About the Role:

• Own and execute the IT strategy for Precision Diagnosis, ensuring full alignment with BU commercial objectives, clinical innovation priorities, and the Group IT three-pillar operating model (AI & Data Factory, Platform Operations, Digital Product Engineering).
• Strategically drive the future IT Strategy around the Services Business IT needs.
• Serve as the primary IT interlocutor to the BU CEO, BU leadership team, and functional stakeholders - translating business needs into prioritised technology investments and delivery commitments.
• Drive adoption of enterprise platforms within the BU, balancing standardisation benefits with BU-specific requirements in areas such as service contracts, installed-base management, and clinical workflow integration.
• Shape the BU’s digital product engineering agenda in partnership with the BU Leaders, ensuring in-product AI/ML capabilities (imaging interpretation, clinical decision support) consume shared AI platform services from the AI & Data Factory.

• Govern the BU IT portfolio across Run (operational stability, service levels, incident management) and Improve (transformation programs, platform migrations, capability builds), ensuring disciplined milestone delivery and value realisation.
• Lead the BU’s participation in the SAP S/4 transformation program, owning BU-specific process design, data migration, and change management while coordinating with the central Platform Operations team.
• Manage BU IT budgets under the consumption-based charging model, ensuring transparent cost attribution, investment trade-off decisions, and predictable financial performance.
• Oversee vendor and partner relationships specific to the BU, including clinical IT vendors, imaging platform providers, and systems integrators.

• Partner with the AI & Data Factory to prioritise and accelerate AI use cases for Precision Diagnosis - especially GenAI-enabled clinical workflows and for the Services Business.
• Champion data-driven decision making within the BU, ensuring data domains (clinical, commercial, operational) are governed, curated, and available for AI consumption through the enterprise data mesh architecture.
• Drive the adoption of AI-augmented IT operations within the BU, including agentic workflows for incident resolution, automated testing, and intelligent process…