Oliver Schmidt

Technology Manager and Principal Key Expert at Siemens Healthineers

Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany

About

I am an intrapreneur with strong focus on building networks, creating value and deriving visions for Siemens Healthineers. I combine my strong scientific and technical background with my enthusiasm for solving real customer problems to build an innovation portfolio that helps Siemens Healthineers to grow and to enable Healthcare Providers to deliver better outcomes at lower cost.

Experience

  • Siemens Healthineers (11 yrs 3 mos)
    • Technology Manager X-ray Products and Medical Physics Lead
      Nov 2025 - Present · 9 mos

      Responsible for orchestrating X-ray Product Technology and Solution Clusters, identifying and validating next-generation technologies. Lead for image quality across the full imaging chain. Driving innovation and technology strategy for future digital X-ray systems.

    • Principal Key Expert for New Diagnostic Principles
      Apr 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 4 mos

      I explore novel technologies which help our customers to deliver better clinical outcomes at lower cost. My focus is on new sensor principles, smart decision support systems and digital infrastructure which enable precision medicine.

    • Innovation Owner Clinical Condition Liver Cancer
      Mar 2022 - Nov 2025 · 3 yrs 9 mos

      Working backwards from the customer, I developed a comprehensive overview of the liver cancer patient journey, connected the dots between our businesses and explored customer value propositions and collaborations.

  • Senior Scientist at Siemens
    Jan 2012 - Apr 2015 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    - Development of organic semiconductor devices - New tools for medical diagnostics

  • Carl Zeiss AG (4 yrs 8 mos)
    • Application Manager
      Jul 2008 - Dec 2011 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      • Internal Key Accounter for industrial business units of Carl Zeiss (Industrial Metrology and Microscopy, Semiconductor Manufacturing) • Alignment of research activities to roadmaps of business units and definition of strategic directions for Corporate Research & Technology • Project manager of technology development projects

    • Scientist
      May 2007 - Jun 2008 · 1 yr 2 mos

      • Project manager of technology scouting projects (metamaterials, nano-Raman, x-ray) • Assessment of new technologies and their application/market potential • Development of system concepts and evaluation of realization potential

  • Scientist at Palo Alto Research Center Inc. (PARC)
    Dec 2003 - Apr 2007 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    • Development of chip-size wavelength detectors and optofluidic devices for optical sensing systems in bio-medical applications • Investigation of electrical and optical properties of ZnO and AlGaN devices • Participation in business development and strategic market analysis