Director, Nurse Advancement

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

We are the makers of possible 

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities. 

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us. 

The Director, Nurse Advancement is a strategic nursing leader responsible for developing, launching, and scaling BD’s enterprise nurse engagement strategy across the nursing career journey. This role drives initiatives that strengthen nursing mindshare and expand customer value. Key responsibilities include establishing and executing enterprise nurse advancement strategies; designing and leading BD Clinical Learning programs, curriculum, certification pathways, and training cohorts; building strategic partnerships with nursing schools, faculty, professional associations, and healthcare organizations; and ensuring disciplined program deployment through governance, performance measurement, dashboards, and measurable outcomes.

The Director also serves as the voice of nursing within the organization, translating frontline nursing insights, workforce priorities, and customer needs into enterprise strategy, innovation priorities, workforce solutions, and sustainable business outcomes that advance both nursing practice and BD’s long-term growth objectives.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES 

·    Enterprise nursing leadership and strategic foresight

·    Executive presence, relationship building, and high-impact communication

·    Nursing education, curriculum strategy, and adult learning orientation

·    Program design, deployment, governance, and performance measurement

·    Cross-functional influence and matrix leadership

·    Customer-centric innovation and co-creation

·    Ability to translate nursing voice into strategy, solutions, and measurable value

·    Growth mindset, systems thinking, and ability to lead through ambiguity

QUALIFICATIONS 

Required Education & Credentials 

• Registered Nurse (RN) and advanced degree (Master’s: MSN, MBA, MHA, or related field) required.
• Doctorate strongly preferred (EdD, DNP, PhD, or related field).

Experience Requirements 

• 15+ years of progressively senior nursing, clinical, education, workforce, health-system, or transformation leadership experience.
• 10+ years leading nursing professional development, clinical education, or large-scale change initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience engaging nursing stakeholders across multiple career stages, including frontline, mid-level leadership, and executives·
• Proven ability to develop strategy, launch new programs, build external partnerships, and scale work through a matrixed organization.
• Experience translating clinical and workforce needs into measurable organizational, customer, or business outcomes.

Other Key Requirements

·    Ability to travel up to 50% based on partner, customer, program, and business needs.

·    Exceptional written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.

·    Strong project leadership, prioritization, organizational, and change-management capability.

·    Ability to represent BD with senior nursing, academic, health-system, and industry stakeholders.