We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 29 May 2026

 

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

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.  ​

         

         

Are you ready to be at the forefront of innovation in one of Medtronic's fastest-growing sectors? Join us in Acute Care & Monitoring, where you'll play a pivotal role in revolutionizing perioperative care. As the Principal Innovation Manager (upstream marketing lead) for Anesthesia Monitoring, you'll own and drive the product roadmap for the BIS™ brain monitoring portfolio—a market-leading solution aiding anesthesia providers to personalize anesthetic care, impacting over 13 million patients annually.

With less than 1 in 4 patients having access to robust perioperative monitoring worldwide, the BIS™ brain monitoring product line represents a critical, well-funded growth driver for our division. Seize this unparalleled opportunity to advance groundbreaking innovations and contribute to our mission of empowering patient safety, anytime, anywhere.

A Day in the Life

• Shape & Deliver the Upstream Portfolio Vision:

  • Visionary Leadership: Collaborate to develop and communicate a compelling Anesthesia Monitoring product roadmap aligned with growth and competitive strategies.

  • Stakeholder Engagement: Organize, articulate, and prioritize stakeholder needs for new products and enhancements.

  • Strategic Decision-Making: Translate these needs into priority market segments and opportunities to advise R&D.

  • Business Development: Prepare and pitch business cases to launch new product development and drive inorganic growth opportunities.

• Drive Strategic Opportunities with Market Sizing & VOC:

  • Market Analysis: Develop and maintain global market and P&L models for intubation and adjacent markets.

  • Customer Insights: Conduct primary voice-of-customer in close collaboration with R&D and leverage internal expertise to identify and meet customer and business needs.

• Lead Cross-Functional Team to Execute Innovation Strategy:

• Collaborative Execution: Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and budget-conscious new product development.

• Seamless Transition: Coordinate with downstream marketing for smooth product development-to-management transitions.

• Portfolio Support: Prioritize and support sustaining development projects for existing products.

• Travel: Global travel to support the needs of the business. Approximately 1x per month (20%)

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree  

• Minimum of 7 years with bachelor’s or 5 years with advanced degree with relevant experience in product management, upstream marketing, strategic marketing, or product development

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS                                                                                      

• MBA or advanced degree

• Experience translating clinical and customer insights into product requirements and differentiated value propositions.

• Experience influencing product development decisions and portfolio strategy within healthcare or medical device environments.

• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional and global stakeholders without direct authority.

• Experience presenting market insights, strategic recommendations, and product strategies to senior leadership

• Experience synthesizing customer insights, competitive intelligence, and market trends to inform strategic decisions.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including development of executive-level presentations

• Experience launching global medical device products

• Knowledge of EEG and/or anesthesia care

• Acquisitions and distribution deals experience

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