Senior Director, US Marketing - Ottava

Scorpion Therapeutics; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation 120h/yr

Sick time 40h/yr

Holiday pay 13 days/yr

Parental leave 480h

Bereavement leave 240h

Caregiver leave 80h

Volunteer leave 32h

Military spousal leave 80h

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a senior product marketing leader to own downstream US messaging for OTTAVA, translating global strategy into US value narratives across clinical, economic, and operational dimensions.

You will be the primary US interface to Global Product Management and Global Marketing, shaping the US marketing plan and coordinating with cross-functional teams for adoption and expansion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred.
• 12+ years in product marketing/downstream product management/commercial marketing in MedTech or complex healthcare markets.
• Demonstrated success localizing global products into compelling market-specific value propositions.
• Strong clinical marketing and KOL engagement experience; ability to synthesize clinical, economic, and operational inputs into value narratives.
• Experience leading teams and launching products in large matrixed organizations.
• Track record launching complex capital equipment/robotic platforms and surgery procedural marketing.

Skills

Product marketing

KOL engagement

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic communication

MedTech marketing

Education

MBA

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Purpose

OTTAVA is J&J’s soft-tissue surgical robotics platform entering a competitive market. US success depends on localizing, evidencing, and activating product value across diverse customer segments.

You Will Be Responsible For

• Own downstream US-specific product marketing for OTTAVA, localizing the US value proposition across clinical, economic, and operational dimensions.
• Translate global strategy, roadmap, and evidence into US value narratives reflecting local practice patterns, customer economics, and buying dynamics.
• Define how OTTAVA value is communicated to US stakeholders across the customer lifecycle.
• Serve as the primary US interface to Global Product Management and Global Marketing to ensure downstream insights inform global priorities.
• Lead US clinical marketing to convert evidence/real-world experience into credible value messaging.
• Engage KOLs, early adopters, and clinical experts; gather structured clinical/market insights to evolve the value proposition.
• Own US Centers of Excellence (CoE) strategy and customer advocacy: select CoE criteria, translate CoE experience into reusable assets (case studies/testimonials), and maintain senior clinical/administrative relationships.
• Build and own the US marketing plan; define value frameworks/narratives/content direction for downstream execution teams.
• Partner with Commercial Operations and Customer Success to align messaging with onboarding/adoption/utilization; govern content consistency and monitor performance signals.
• Translate global brand/product strategy into US messaging frameworks; co-develop US campaigns for adoption/utilization/expansion and ensure end-to-end customer experience alignment.
• Build and lead the US OTTAVA Marketing organization; operate as a senior cross-functional leader.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred.
• 12+ years in product marketing/downstream product management/commercial marketing in MedTech or complex healthcare markets.
• Demonstrated success localizing global products into compelling market-specific value propositions.
• Strong clinical marketing and KOL engagement experience; ability to synthesize clinical, economic, and operational inputs into value narratives.
• Experience leading teams and launching products in large matrixed organizations.
• Track record launching complex capital equipment/robotic platforms and surgery procedural marketing.

Preferred

• Launch-phase or high-growth business experience.
• Strong executive communication and cross-functional leadership.

Benefits

• Vacation: 120 hours/year
• Sick time: 40 hours/year (CO 48; WA 56)
• Holiday pay (incl. floating): 13 days/year
• Work/Personal/Family time up to 40 hours/year
• Parental leave: 480 hours
• Bereavement: 240 immediate/40 extended family
• Caregiver leave: 80 hours
• Volunteer leave: 32 hours
• Military spouse time-off: 80 hours

Application

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