Spine Robotics Upstream Marketing Leader

Johnson & Johnson; West Chester (Chester County); On-site; USD 102,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

The Upstream Marketing Manager, Spine Robotics at Johnson & Johnson leads strategic marketing in spine robotics, shaping the technology roadmap and portfolio for the Spine Digital business. Based in the US, the role partners with R&D, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, and Commercial teams to drive NPD and future capabilities.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in marketing or related fields within medical devices or orthopaedics, plus proven cross-functional leadership and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; postgraduate qualification preferred.
• 5+ years in Marketing, Product Management, Strategy, Innovation or related discipline.
• Experience in Medical Devices, Orthopaedics (Spine) or Surgical technologies.
• Proven track record developing product strategies, roadmaps and business cases.
• Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives in a matrix organisation.
• Strong strategic, analytical and commercial acumen with multiple initiatives.
• Exceptional communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work in cadaver lab and operating room environments.
• Preferred: surgeon advisory boards, customer engagement and governance experience.
• Preferred: Digital Health, AI/ML, Data Analytics, Navigation, Robotics exposure.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic commercial leader in Spine Surgery, shaping roadmap and portfolio.
• Lead upstream marketing activities supporting the NPD process with insights.
• Drive surgeon engagement through advisory boards and Voice of Customer programs.
• Translate customer needs and market trends into product requirements and business cases.
• Support multigenerational product and technology roadmaps aligned with needs.
• Partner with R&D, Clinical Affairs, Regulatory and Commercial teams on portfolio strategy.
• Monitor competitive activity and emerging technologies for strategic planning.
• Influence cross-functional stakeholders to support innovation initiatives.
• Provide commercial leadership across concept, development, launch and global deployment.
• Support portfolio governance, investment prioritisation and business planning.

Skills

Marketing

Product Management

Strategy

Innovation

Engineering

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Upstream Marketing Manager, Spine Robotics at Johnson & Johnson leads strategic marketing in spine robotics, shaping the technology roadmap and portfolio for the Spine Digital business. Based in the US, the role partners with R&D, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, and Commercial teams to drive NPD and future capabilities.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in marketing or related fields within medical devices or orthopaedics, plus proven cross-functional leadership and strong communication skills.