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Sathish Kumar

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Vice President, Head of Global R&D at Philips
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Sathish Kumar is the Vice President and Head of Global R&D for Philips Magnetic Resonance Imaging division, leading an international team of over 800 people. With a background in software engineering from Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur and experience from GE Healthcare, he is a customer-focused leader driving innovation in cost-effective and technologically superior HealthTech products.

There is no publicly available information regarding Sathishs personal life, hobbies, or non-work related activities.

He is immensely proud of his teams work on the worlds first helium-free 3. 0T MRI, which he describes as a "once in a decade" innovation.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Head of Global R&D
Job Level
Senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Sathish shows up

Judgemental
Hard To Convince
Upfront

They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They care equally about the product and its potential impact.

Priorities

Topics Sathish cares about

Advanced MRI Innovation
He leads global R&D for Philips' MRI business and frequently posts about the latest innovations like helium-free systems and AI-enabled scanning to improve image quality.
AI in Diagnostics
Actively promotes new AI solutions like SmartHeart, which automates cardiac MR setup to make advanced diagnostics faster and more accessible for clinicians.
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Career

Work history

1-2022
Vice President, Head of Global R&D
Philips
4-2018 - 1-2022
Senior Director, Global Software Engineering
Philips
4-2014 - 4-2018
Director
Philips
8-2010 - 3-2014
Senior Engineering Manager
GE Healthcare
1-2008 - 8-2010
Engineering Manager
GE Healthcare
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1996 - 2000
Bachelor of Engineering
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur
2003 - 2005
PGDBA
SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
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DISC profile (public)

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