Integration & Alliance Manager, China

Integration & Alliance Manager

Location Shanghai

Help us make breakthrough innovations in healthcare

If youre ready to have an impact in a career that makes a difference Mölnlycke could be your next step. Youll be helping to equip medical professionals around the world with solutions to improve outcomes for patients.

Purpose of Position

The Integration & Alliance Manager plays a pivotal role in driving the successful integration governance and long-term performance of Mölnlycke and Zhendes strategic medical device Joint Venture in China.
The role is responsible for planning coordinating and delivering complex cross-functional integration initiatives across people processes systems governance and operating parallel the Integration & Alliance Manager supports the ongoing alliance relationship between JV partners by ensuring strategic alignment proactive stakeholder engagement robust governance and effective issue resolution.
This position requires strong program and project management expertise JV integration experience and the ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments within highly regulated healthcare and medical device markets.

Core Mission
Lead and deliver strategic JV integration initiatives that enable rapid operational readiness sustainable value creation and long-term partnership success by aligning people processes systems and governance structures across multiple organizations while ensuring execution excellence and effective alliance management.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Achievement of JV integration milestones and deliverables.
Delivery of integration projects on schedule and within agreed scope.
Realization of defined integration synergies and business benefits.
Stakeholder satisfaction across JV partners and functional leadership teams.
Alliance effectiveness and governance maturity.
Reduction and resolution of critical risks and issues.
Successful implementation of compliant operating processes and systems.
Executive leadership satisfaction with project governance and reporting quality.

What youll do

1. Joint Venture Integration Leadership
Lead and coordinate end-to-end JV integration activities from planning through stabilization and value realization.
Develop and maintain the integrated JV roadmap ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and business priorities.
Drive execution across multiple workstreams ensuring dependencies risks and milestones are actively managed.
Monitor integration progress identify execution gaps and implement corrective actions where required.
Support synergy tracking and benefit realization initiatives.

2. Program & Project Management
Apply structured project and program management methodologies to complex integration initiatives.
Establish governance frameworks project plans milestones deliverables RAID logs and reporting mechanisms.
Facilitate cross-functional project reviews and executive steering committee meetings.
Ensure initiatives are delivered on time within scope and aligned with quality and compliance requirements.
Drive continuous improvement of integration management processes and PMO practices.

3. Operating Model & Organizational Integration
Lead the implementation and optimization of the JV Target Operating Model.
Coordinate alignment of organizational structures roles and responsibilities decision rights and governance processes.

Facilitate operating model discussions between parent companies and JV leadership.
Support organizational readiness and change management activities.

4. Strategic Alliance Management
Act as a key liaison between parent companies and JV stakeholders.
Foster collaborative working relationships across organizations and cultures.
Support alliance governance forums and strategic partnership reviews.
Ensure alignment on strategic priorities commitments and partnership objectives.
Proactively identify and address issues that may impact alliance effectiveness.

5. Cross-Functional Integration Management
Coordinate integration activities across Regulatory Affairs Quality Manufacturing Supply Chain Commercial Finance HR IT Legal and Clinical functions.
Drive alignment of functional objectives and ensure clear accountability across stakeholders.
Facilitate decision-making and issue resolution across organizations.

6. Regulatory Quality & Compliance Integration
Ensure integration initiatives align with China regulatory requirements and global compliance standards.
Support harmonization of regulatory processes quality systems documentation practices and governance frameworks.
Collaborate with Regulatory and Quality teams to ensure compliance with NMPA and international standards.

7. Systems Data & Digital Integration
Oversee integration planning for key business systems including ERP CRM Quality Management Systems Regulatory Information Systems and Supply Chain platforms.
Coordinate data migration governance validation and business readiness activities.
Ensure system integration supports business continuity compliance and scalability.

8. Risk Issue & Dependency Management
Maintain oversight of integration and alliance-related risks issues assumptions and dependencies.
Lead risk assessment and mitigation planning activities.
Escalate critical issues to leadership teams with recommended solutions.
Track decision logs and ensure timely resolution of open actions.

9. Executive Reporting & Governance
Prepare executive-level reports dashboards and presentations for JV leadership Steering Committees and Board-level governance forums.
Provide data-driven insights on integration progress risks benefits realization and alliance performance.
Ensure governance decisions are documented communicated and implemented effectively.

What youll get

Competitive salary depending on experience
Annual bonus
Monthly allowanceAnnual holiday plus bank holidays
Life assurance and Income protection
Genuine career longevity and professional development opportunities
Employee Assistance Programme

What youll need

Qualifications & Experience
Bachelors degree in Business Administration Engineering Life Sciences Healthcare Management or a related discipline.
Masters degree or MBA preferred.
PMP PRINCE2 Agile or equivalent Project Management certification preferred.
Minimum 8-10 years of experience in:
a) Joint Venture integration
b) Mergers & Acquisitions integration
c) PMO or Integration Management Office (IMO)
d) Business transformation
e) Strategic alliance management
f) Complex cross-functional project leadership
Proven experience leading large-scale integration programs in highly regulated industries preferably Medical Devices Healthcare Life Sciences or Pharmaceuticals.
Experience working across international organizations and multicultural stakeholder environments.
Experience within China healthcare markets and knowledge of NMPA regulations is highly desirable.

Key Skills & Competencies
Project & Program Leadership
Advanced project and program management capabilities
Integration planning and execution
PMO governance and portfolio management
Benefits realization tracking

JV & Alliance Management
Joint Venture governance
Strategic partnership management
Stakeholder engagement
Cross-company collaboration
Conflict resolution and negotiation

Business & Operational Integration
Operating model design and implementation
Process harmonization
Change management
Organizational effectiveness
Leadership Competencies
Executive presence
Influencing without authority
Strategic thinking
Financial and business acumen
Decision facilitation
Problem-solving and critical thinking

Critical Success Factors
Demonstrated experience leading Joint Venture M&A or strategic partnership integrations.
Strong project and program management discipline with proven execution capability.
Ability to influence senior stakeholders across multiple organizations.
Deep understanding of governance operating model development and change management.
Strong commercial awareness combined with operational execution excellence.
Ability to balance strategic objectives with day-to-day delivery requirements.
Experience operating successfully within Chinas regulated healthcare environment.

ABOUT MOLNLYCKE

Mölnlycke is a world-leading medical solutions company. We design and supply solutions to enhance performance at every point of care from the hospital to the home proven it every day.

We specialise in:

Wound management: including dressings with Safetac such as Mepitel and Mepilex
Preventing pressure ulcers: with Mepilex Border used prophylactically and devices to help turn and re-position patients.
Surgical solutions: including Mölnlycke trays HiBi antiseptics and Biogel surgical gloves.Mölnlycke was founded in 1849. Nowadays our solutions are available in around 100 countries; were the number one global provider of advanced wound care and single-use surgical products; and were Europes largest provider of customised trays. Our headquarters are in Gothenburg Sweden and we have about 7800 employees around the world.