Upstream Product Manager, Spine Surgical Synergy

Careers that Change Lives

Looking for a new and exciting opportunity to change the future of Spine Surgery? Join Medtronic Spine and Biologics as an Upstream Product Manager with the Surgical Synergy Spine Team. This unique team combines our spinal systems and procedures with our market leading Enabling Technology and Data Solutions. We are looking for a passionate, motivated, high energy, strategic marketer to lead new and innovative projects for enhancing our Spine Portfolio through Digital Solutions. In this role you will collaborate with HCP customers, our other Cranial and Spinal Technology Operating Units and various functions, including Regional Downstream Marketing across the globe, R&D, Regulatory, Clinical, Supply Chain, Finance and other functional areas, to understand and define customer VOC, project specifications, and strategic commercial planning.

The Spine and Biologics business is headquartered in Memphis, TN. This role can be located in either Memphis or Louisville, Colorado.

A Day in the Life

• Drive new global programs/projects from the development of the initial business case, evaluate project feasibility, and commercialization following Medtronic’s global commercialization process.
• Conduct market, sales and financial analysis, including health economic value assessment for current and/or new markets, products and procedure opportunities.
• Work with the Market insights and analytics group, R&D and regional downstream marketing to develop market/product research plans to generate and confirm clinical needs and customer requirements.
• Work with Regional Downstream Marketing to both identify unmet downstream marketing needs and manage the launch and release of new products, markets and product claims (includes regional launch support, initial training, etc.). Identify and plan the Product Lifecycle evolution for the portfolio.
• Provide global society trade show and locally hosted programs (i.e. CEP- customer experience program) support as needed. Utilize the opportunity at these events to understand and confirm market and clinical research trends.
• Conduct competitive position analysis of company products/procedures and recommend product styling, quality changes, inventory allocation, and price structures.
• Ability to learn and understand technical aspects of procedures/therapies from basic science, anatomy and read published clinical articles and interpret results.
• Develop marketing deliverables as defined by Medtronic’s global commercialization process such as Marketing Materials (i.e. surgical technique, patient brochures, etc.), Set Configurations, List Price Implementation, etc.
• Evaluate Reimbursement Strategies to align portfolio decisions.
• Collaborate with key surgeons on development ideas, existing product improvements, and clinical data
• Collect VOC and VOB for new and existing product lines
• Manage day to day responsibilities for the assigned products in a Global capacity.

General responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned

• Formulates and reviews corporate short and long-range plans, goals, and objectives for specific product or product line.
• Determines the profitability and viability of new products or product enhancements.
• Develops production and marketing strategies and tactics to ensure effective product placement relative to market opportunity, working closely with product development for a specific product, brand, or product area over its entire life cycle.
• Works with other functions to finalize product specifications.
• Serves as technical support, demonstrating products and troubleshooting product issues.
• Travel 25-30%, both domestic and international

Must Have: Minimum Requirements
To be considered these minimum qualifications must be evident on your resume

• Bachelor’s degree
• 4+ years of relevant experience in marketing, engineering, clinical, science or technology, or 2+ years of relevant experience with a Master’s degree

Nice to Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, or Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related field
• MBA in business or marketing preferred
• Experience in digital health platforms is a plus
• Ability to multi-task while working in a fast-paced environment
• Strong collaboration skills working with various stakeholders across multiple organizations
• Experience learning technical products quickly
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills: ability to convey complex information in a simple and effective manner
• Knowledge of Orthopedics and/or Spine a plus
• Experience in an upstream marketing organization

About Medtronic


Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

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. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)

A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

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This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Annual Salary and Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) on Page 6 here.