Principal Marketing Specialist, Cranial and Spinal Technologies - Multiple Locations

Medtronic plc; Lafayette (CO); Vor Ort; USD 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Medtronic plc in Lafayette, CO is seeking a Senior International Portfolio Lead for Spine Hardware & Biologics. You will manage lifecycle planning, lead surgeon VOC initiatives across INTL regions, and align cross-functional teams to ensure successful launches and market readiness across time zones.

The role requires strong project management, regional collaboration, and experience in spine-related medical devices to drive lifecycle transitions and strategic marketing support across global

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree and typically 7+ years of relevant medical device experience.
• Advanced degree with typically 5+ years of relevant medical device experience is preferred.
• Experience in spine/CST, INTL regions, and cross-cultural collaboration is advantageous.

Aufgaben

• Lead regional VOC collection for INTL regions to support upstream development.
• Own INTL portfolio lifecycle planning (phase-in/phase-out) and coordinate region timing and readiness.
• Support downstream launch readiness planning and cross-functional alignment across regions.
• Provide regional enablement and strategic marketing support, including messaging and launch sequencing considerations.

Kenntnisse

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

VOC collection

Lifecycle planning

Spine/CST experience

Stakeholder collaboration

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Jobbeschreibung

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 30 Oct 2026

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first - developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

This role provides international (INTL) portfolio leadership for the Spine Hardware & Biologics portfolio, with a primary focus on portfolio phase-in/phase-out (lifecycle) planning, surgeon Voice of Customer (VOC) collection to inform upstream development, and downstream launch readiness. The position works across multiple time zones and builds strong cross-functional relationships with Operations, Regulatory, Finance, Marketing, and Sales, while serving as a key link between INTL regions and US-based project teams.

Primary Responsibilities

• Regional surgeon Voice Of Customer (upstream support)

  Lead the collection of surgeon VOC for assigned region to support upstream development projects, including identifying priority customer segments, designing VOC approaches, and synthesizing insights into actionable inputs for US project teams and other stakeholders

  Partner with regional clinical, sales, and marketing stakeholders to ensure VOC is representative, timely, and aligned to portfolio strategy needs

• Portfolio management & lifecycle planning (phase-in/phase-out)

  Own INTL portfolio lifecycle planning for assigned products/SKUs, including phase-in/phase-out guidance to regions and coordinated execution planning

  Drive strategy alignment across INTL regions for lifecycle decisions, ensuring consistent guidance, timing assumptions, and readiness expectations

  Lead structured, proactive communication to project teams to ensure upstream and life-cycle decisions reflect INTL market needs, constraints, and timing

• Downstream launch readiness & cross-functional alignment

  Support downstream launch readiness planning to enable successful launches across INTL regions

  Align cross-functional partners (Operations, Regulatory, Finance, Marketing, and Sales) around launch readiness deliverables, timelines, risks, and mitigation plans

  Coordinate readiness workstreams to support regional execution, including planning materials, enablement needs, and operational/regulatory constraints that may impact launch timing

• Regional enablement & strategic marketing support

  Provide focused enablement and strategic marketing support to regional marketing teams , including guidance on messaging adaptation, launch sequencing considerations, and lifecycle transition communications.

  Facilitate best-practice sharing across regions to improve consistency and speed of execution

Working conditions

Travel: Quarterly International (Singapore, Australia and Japan)(1X) monthly travel within US as needed

Work schedule: Requires flexible work hours due to support across time zones

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and typically 7+ years of relevant medical device experience, or advanced degree with typically 5+ years of relevant medical device experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in spine/CST with an understanding of the marketplace, INTL regions, and key market trends to support regions strategically
• Experience working across INTL cultures and navigating the human element to the work environment
• Experience partnering with commercial teams (Sales/Marketing) and operational teams (Operations/Supply Chain) to execute time-bound transitions across regions
• Experience managing surgeon relationships related to upstream product development feedback and downstream commercialization efforts
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional planning and executing complex transitions or programs end-to-end (e.g., product lifecycle, launch readiness, supply-to-commercial coordination, or portfolio operations)
• Strong project management capability: building integrated plans, driving accountability, managing risks/issues, and delivering measurable outcomes
• For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.