Sr Director, Downstream Marketing - Advanced Surgical Technologies

$220,800 - $331,200/Yr

Medtronic - Boston, MA

Full-time - Senior

Boston, MA

10,001+ employees

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

About the position

The position is a commercial leadership role at Medtronic, reporting to the Vice President of Global Marketing. The individual will be responsible for managing and delivering on $4 billion of global annual revenue, focusing on accelerating the adoption of key technologies and ensuring successful product launches. The role involves building a high-performance team, driving commercial marketing strategies, and achieving sustainable growth in key global markets.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute commercial marketing plans to exceed the Annual Operating Plan and financial business objectives.
• Evolve branding strategy, product positioning, and messaging.
• Develop global platform promotional strategies, launch materials, and sales support tools.
• Provide strategic market, pricing, and product positioning guidance to regional partners.
• Drive partnership and alignment on local campaigns to advance technology and procedural adoption.
• Collaborate with regional markets on forecasts for strategic planning and new product launches.
• Evaluate market trends and lead margin expansion initiatives through pricing and promotional approaches.
• Capture and communicate customer habits to provide marketing inputs for product development.
• Ensure optimal inventory levels for customer satisfaction and business success.
• Invest in and develop key marketing talent for future leadership roles.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• At least 15 years' prior relevant experience within organizations of similar size/scope.
• Current Director or equivalent experience level.
• At least 10 years' experience in a managerial role.
• Track record of driving results in a downstream marketing capacity.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively within a highly matrixed, global organization.
• Highly effective verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively coach and lead others.
• Must reside within geographic area (Minneapolis, Boston or Lafayette CO) or be willing to relocate.
• Must be willing to travel globally up to 35% of the time.

Nice-to-haves

• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years' Director / Senior Director experience.
• Demonstrated ability to learn technical information and apply technical concepts.
• High level of financial acumen, forecasting and budget management.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning.
• Strong understanding of surgical procedures and product performance.
• Strong analytical skills for financial/profitability analysis and market segmentation models.
• Excellent IT skills, including proficient knowledge of Microsoft Suite.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Flexible Benefits Package
• Short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP)
• Annual long-term incentive plan