Senior Manager, Global Strategic Marketing

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Marketing

Job Sub Function:

Strategic Marketing

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Senior Manager, Global Strategic Marketing to join our MedTech Surgery business located at our Cincinnati, OH site.

About Surgery

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting!

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Position Summary

The Senior Marketing Manager, GSM Advanced Stapling – Front End will be responsible for the Advanced Stapling portfolio innovation pipeline. The individual will shape and lead front end projects from early ideation to charter, contributing to our future pipeline enhancement goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and/or support development of pipeline opportunities for the Advanced Stapling portfolio.
• Lead pipeline projects through the front end Stage Gate Process, including Charter development/presentation while ensuring alignment with new product development Sr. Leadership.
• Develop and implement a strategic learning plan to support customer insights identification, concept refinement, project scope definition, and case assessment.
• Partner with R&D and Finance to complete early valuation assessments of pipeline projects.
• Identify customer insights and actively monitor competitive landscape to appropriately define the needs for the Platform.
• Effectively collaborate with key business partners, including R&D, Global Strategic Insights, Industrial Design, Regional Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Preclinical and Medical Affairs.
• Collaborate with the Ottava Instruments & Accessories (I&A) team to align future innovation pipeline strategy across surgical approaches – Open, Lap, Robotic – and ensure it meets the needs of customers.
• Lead and/or support ad hoc initiatives for the broader EndoMech portfolio such as Business Planning, Customer Insight Sessions, Innovation in Real Life events, MIS/Robotics Surgery strategy, Global R&D opportunities, etc.

Required Skills and Experience

• A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree
• MBA or equivalent is highly preferred, with Marketing, Strategy, or Finance emphasis.
• 8 years of progressive business experience in roles that demonstrate increasing responsibility and expertise in relevant areas such as product or disease state marketing, strategy, sales, professional or commercial education, and execution roles.
• Experience in new product development with specific focus on need state identification, customer insights generation, and concept development.
• Demonstrated ability to translate feedback from multiple different collaborators/touchpoints and distill it down to a detailed, actionable recommendation.
• A strong understanding of marketing fundamentals, including segmentation, targeting, value propositions, promotion and pricing.
• Experience leading or conducting a market research study and/or strategy.
• Understanding of business and financial competence to value different business opportunities and translate them into a strategic recommendation.
• Ability to operate in a global organization, influencing cross-functional teams and key partners without direct