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Senior Director of Upstream Marketing and Strategy - CDS

Medtronic
Mounds View, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 15 May 2025
💰 $328,800/yr

About the role

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 23 May 2025


 

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

  • Design and create strategies and business plans that advance the CDS business 

  • Lead strategic planning process, inclusive of cross-functional input, alignment to strategic priorities, and funding priorities to advance the vision for the business 

  • Lead external partnership opportunities to strategically advance the business 

  • Focus direct team and broader organization on the vision 

  • Partner pan-CRM to ensure strategic goals and initiatives are communicated clearly and buy-in is generated for paths forward 

  • Partner with internal and external stakeholders to drive strategic planning, decision making and prioritization, while employing the appropriate level of governance and operating mechanisms to achieve overall business goals 

  • Design, manage and drive accountability against key metrics and milestones to enable path to strategic decisions  

 

PEOPLE LEADERSHIP 

  • Identify, hire and develop team members who will lead the strategic programs and initiatives prioritized for the CDS business 

  • Inspire the organization to employ the vision of CDS 

 

Required Knowledge and Experience: 

  • Bachelor's degree

  • 15+ (13+ with advanced degree) years of combined marketing, strategy, sales and/or business development experience

  • 8+ years of managerial experience

  • Medical device industry experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Ability to effectively work cross-functionally across the broader Organization (via Process & Relationship Building) 

  • Strong communication & presentation skills 

  • Propensity to develop talent and build a winning culture 

  • Agile and dynamic mindset with ability to anticipate future market trends 

  • Strong track-record of leadership and execution orientation 

  • MBA

  • CDS or CRM experience

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. 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.

Benefits & Compensation
 

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
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 of

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