Surgical Innovation Leader, Sports Orthopaedics

Brighter Signals; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation 120 hours/year

Sick time 40 hours/year

Holiday pay 13 days/year

Parental Leave

Job summary

Johnson & Jonnan is seeking a Surgical Innovation Manager to lead strategic commercial initiatives across the Sports Surgical portfolio in the Boston to New York City Territory. You will influence cross-functional teams to deliver compliant growth and successful product launches.

The role requires at least 7 years in medical device or orthopaedics sales or related field, with proven ability to own business plans, set priorities, and drive field execution across the sales organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years in medical device, orthopaedics, Sports Surgical sales, marketing, or related field.
• Experience leading cross-functional commercial initiatives from strategy through execution.
• Strong strategic, financial acumen and ability to influence senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional commercial strategy and operating plan for Sports Surgical innovation priorities with clear metrics and milestones.
• Coordinate Area Vice Presidents, Regional Managers, distributors, Marketing, and Education teams around a unified plan.
• Own launch readiness and execution for new products and programs, including market prioritization and field enablement.
• Lead high-value evaluations and competitive conversions with clear stakeholder roles and milestones.
• Set priorities using market intelligence and financial data to focus resources on high-impact opportunities.
• Own portfolio growth across soft-tissue implants, arthroscopic equipment, biologics, and related solutions.
• Lead development and implementation of compliant sales education and field training.
• Establish governance with dashboards, reviews, and risk reporting; escalate issues to leadership.
• Collaborate with R&D, Marketing, Legal, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Finance to accelerate decisions.
• Engage customers and KOLs to gather insights and inform strategic priorities and future innovations.
• Build partnerships with academic centers and professional societies to expand education and advocacy.
• Communicate field strategies for meetings and events with effective resource deployment and post-event follow-through.
• Demonstrate ownership and continuous improvement in commercial execution across the organization.

Skills

Strategic sales leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Market analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Masters degree

Tools

CRM systems

Data analysis tools

Job description

Johnson & Jonnan is seeking a Surgical Innovation Manager to lead strategic commercial initiatives across the Sports Surgical portfolio in the Boston to New York City Territory. You will influence cross-functional teams to deliver compliant growth and successful product launches.

The role requires at least 7 years in medical device or orthopaedics sales or related field, with proven ability to own business plans, set priorities, and drive field execution across the sales organization.