OEM Business Development Manager, Surgical

Location: Remote Office

Expected Travel: up to 50 %

Employment Type: Full-Time - Regular

Compensation Range: $130,000-140,000k 

AT NDI, THE WORK YOU DO HERE MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

Every day, we help shape the future of healthcare. We design and build 3D tracking systems that equip medical devices with advanced spatial navigation technology, delivering greater accuracy, performance, and confidence in procedures where precision is critical. Since 1981, we’ve partnered with leading OEMs and research institutes to push the boundaries of surgical navigation. Our optical and electromagnetic technologies are trusted in procedures ranging from orthopedics and spine surgery to cardiac interventions and radiation therapy.

Whether you're designing systems, supporting customers, or enabling the teams behind them, your work matters. It brings clarity to healthcare and helps improve outcomes for patients around the world.

THE IMPACT YOU’LL MAKE:

The OEM Business Development Manager, Surgical (internally known as Business Manager – Surgical OEM) is responsible for driving profitable growth within a defined medical market segment through strategic account expansion, business development, and market leadership.

As NDI's commercial lead for the assigned market, you will develop deep expertise in customer applications, industry trends, competitive dynamics, and emerging technologies. You will leverage these insights to identify new opportunities, expand OEM partnerships, and influence long-term growth strategies.

Success in this role requires a combination of technical credibility, commercial acumen, and relationship-building skills. You will engage with engineering, product management, clinical, procurement, and executive stakeholders to advance opportunities from concept through commercialization. This role is ideal for a technically minded commercial professional who enjoys creating new opportunities while growing long-term customer partnerships.

HOW YOU’LL CONTRIBUTE:

• Own the commercial performance of a defined medical market segment, including revenue growth, retention, pipeline development, and market expansion.
• Develop deep expertise in assigned markets, including customer applications, industry trends, competitive dynamics, and emerging technologies.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with engineering, product management, clinical, procurement, and executive stakeholders across OEM customers.
• Identify, qualify, and advance new programs, product platforms, and strategic growth opportunities within existing and prospective customers.
• Build and maintain a healthy pipeline of qualified opportunities aligned to market growth objectives.
• Develop and execute account and market growth strategies that expand NDI's participation across customer programs, business units, and product roadmaps.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, and Applications Engineering teams to translate market insights into commercial opportunities.
• Lead pricing discussions, actively participate in commercial negotiations, and long-term partnership agreements.
• Represent the voice of the customer and market internally to support business and product strategy.
• Support compliance by adhering to applicable regulatory and quality standards, ensuring product integrity and patient safety in a global medical device environment.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, Engineering, Life Sciences, Business, or a related discipline.
• 6+ years of experience in technical sales, business development, strategic account management, product management, applications engineering, or related customer-facing roles.
• Demonstrated success creating new business opportunities while growing existing customer relationships.
• Experience supporting technically complex products or solutions within medical devices, healthcare technology, robotics, navigation, imaging, or OEM environments.
• Direct experience working with medical device OEM customers is strongly preferred.
• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to engage credibly with engineering and product development teams.
• Experience navigating complex, multi-stakeholder sales and product development environments.
• Proven ability to identify, qualify, and advance opportunities from early-stage engagement through commercialization.
• Strong business acumen, relationship management, negotiation, and strategic planning skills.
• Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM platforms.

THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR TEAM

• A comprehensive benefits package that supports your health and well-being.
• Company-wide bonus program and regular salary reviews.
• Competitive pay with a 4% 401k match to help you plan for the future.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan offering discounted company shares to help you invest in and benefit from our growth.
• Professional and personal development support designed to foster your continuous growth and career advancement.
• Part of a growing global company with offices in Waterloo, Vermont, Germany, and Hong Kong.

If you’re looking to join a collaborative and curious team—guided by integrity, bold thinking, and a commitment to doing things right—this could be the team for you. We believe in supporting one another and working together to find creative solutions. You’ll be surrounded by people who are passionate about what they do and driven by work that truly makes a difference.

If this sounds like the right fit for you, we invite you to apply online and introduce yourself.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities:

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

We thank all candidates for their interest in joining NDI; however, only candidates invited for an interview will be contacted. Agency calls will not be accepted. For more information about NDI and this position, please visit our website:

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