Associate Fellows Marketing Manager

Penumbra; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

Disability insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid parental leave

11 paid company holidays per year

Vacation accrual with tenure

Paid sick time

Job summary

Penumbra is seeking an Associate Fellows Marketing Manager to support trainee engagement initiatives and coordinate medical education programs across vascular specialties. You will work with fellows, integrated residents, program directors, and sales teams to assess trainee needs and ensure effective educational resources.

The role involves coordinating events, developing strategies to engage academic institutions, and ensuring smooth hand-offs as graduates move into field-based roles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience.
• 3+ years in medical device field-based role or marketing.
• Knowledge of training pathways for vascular specialties.
• Experience developing strategic customer initiatives and growth plans.
• Sales/marketing/market development experience.
• Strong team player with consensus-building skills.
• Thrives in fast-paced, dynamic teams.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to prioritize across competing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of trainee engagement programs for physicians in training.
• Coordinate engagement touchpoints at medical society and Medical Education meetings.
• Assist with transition of graduating trainees to field-based sales reps.
• Support execution and coordination of marketing initiatives for vascular fellows and integrated residents.
• Collaborate with medical education team to drive training programs and resources.
• Identify opportunities to develop physicians in training.
• Assist with downstream engagement initiatives.
• Become an expert in procedural knowledge and messaging for trainee engagement.
• Stay current with clinical data related to relevant disease states.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Marketing strategy

Educational programming

Communication

Team collaboration

Project coordination

Analytical thinking

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5+ years experience (education+experience)

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Associate Fellows Marketing Manager's key responsibilities include supporting the implementation of trainee pathways for physicians in training, coordinating ongoing engagement and touchpoints at medical society and Medical Education meetings, and assisting with the transition of graduating trainees to the appropriate field-based sales representatives to ensure continuity of engagement and support.

The Associate Fellows Marketing Manager will support the Fellows Marketing Manager in the execution and coordination of marketing initiatives and programs for vascular fellows and integrated residents. This role will collaborate with fellows, integrated residents, program directors, Penumbra speakers, the field-based sales force, medical societies, and Medical Education team to help assess trainee needs and support the effectiveness of educational programs and resources.

What You'll Work On

• Support implementation of strategies and plans for targeted physicians in training engagement programs designed to introduce trainees to Penumbra as a company, Penumbra technologies, and medical education events.
• Support strategies and execute programs to encourage/improve/maintain engagement with academic institutions responsible for producing fellows.
• Have a clear understanding of the three primary specialties and training objectives and priorities in procedural focuses and institutional preferences as it relates to educational curriculum.
• Help maintain an organized trainee database including institution details and placement following graduation to ensure proper hand-offs at a local level. Coordinates information and follow-up with sales as needed
• Collaborate with the medical education team to help drive and execute fellows and physician customer medical education programming.
• Identify opportunities to develop physicians in training.
• Support downstream execution of fellows and integrated resident focused and physician engagement initiatives.
• Be an expert in procedural knowledge, messaging and collateral that is relevant to trainee engagement and physician customer programs.
• Be an expert in clinical data related to the particular disease state and stay current with data to incorporate into messaging.
• Support the vascular marketing team liaison to identify, organize, and help execute tradeshows, conferences, symposiums, hands‑on and other meetings events.
• Utilize analytic methods to establish / evaluate all related activities, including analysis and recommendation of new opportunities, and adapt processes and strategies, as necessary.
• Adhere to the Company’s Quality Management System (QMS) as well as domestic and global quality system regulations, standards, and procedures.
• Understand relevant security, privacy and compliance principles and adhere to the regulations, standards, and procedures that are applicable to the Company.
• Ensure other members of the department follow the QMS, regulations, standards, and procedures.
• Perform other work‑related duties as assigned

What You Contribute

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3+ years of experience in Medical device field‑based role and/or marketing
• Knowledge of various training pathways for Vascular Surgery, Interventional Radiology and Interventional Cardiology
• Experience developing and executing strategic customer initiatives and growth plans.
• Sales, marketing and/or market development experience.
• Strong team player who can incorporate input from others and generate consensus through inclusion.
• Must be able to thrive in a fast‑paced and dynamic team‑based environment.
• Ability to speak up when important information or questions must be raised and act when issues must be addressed.
• Strong and creative thinker who is intellectually curious. Sound decision-making capabilities.
• Good organizational skills and ability to meet tight deadlines in an environment of competing priorities.
• Ability to effectively prioritize responsibilities while working on diverse tasks and moving deadlines on cross‑functional teams.
• Ability to develop strong relationships with customers, clinical, global marketing team, and sales partners.
• Self‑motivated individual able to bring new ideas to the team.
• Strong interpersonal communication and negotiation skills for a wide variety of audiences, including sales & marketing leadership
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Working Conditions

General remote work environment. Ability to travel extensively by car and plane. Willingness and ability to travel nationally 70% + of the time, often requiring overnight stays. Ability to conduct company business outside of the typical Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, work schedule. Must be able to move between buildings and floors. Must be able to remain stationary and use a computer or other standard office equipment, such as a printer or copy machine, for an extensive period of time each day. Must be able to read, prepare emails, and produce documents and spreadsheets. Must be able to move within the office and access file cabinets or supplies, as needed. Must be able to communicate and exchange accurate information with employees at all levels on a daily basis.

Annual Base Salary Range: $120,000 - $150,000This is the pay range for a high-cost labor market; if hired in another region, there will be a difference in pay range. We offer a competitive compensation package plus a benefits and equity program, when applicable. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location.

What We Offer

• A collaborative teamwork environment where learning is constant, and performance is rewarded.
• The opportunity to be part of the team that is revolutionizing the treatment of some of the world's most devastating diseases.
• A generous benefits package for eligible employees that includes medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, short and long‑term disability insurance, 401(k) with employer match, paid parental leave, eleven paid company holidays per year, a minimum of fifteen days of accrued vacation per year, which increases with tenure, and paid sick time in compliance with applicable law(s).

Penumbra, Inc., headquartered in Alameda, California, is a global healthcare company focused on innovative therapies. Penumbra designs, develops, manufactures, and markets novel products and has a broad portfolio that addresses challenging medical conditions in markets with significant unmet need. Penumbra sells its products to hospitals and healthcare providers primarily through its direct sales organization in the United States, most of Europe, Canada, and Australia, and through distributors in select international markets. The Penumbra logo is a trademark of Penumbra, Inc.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

If you reside in the State of California, please also refer to Penumbra's Privacy Notice for California Residents. For additional information on Penumbra’s commitment to being an equal opportunity employer, please see Penumbra's AAP Policy Statement.