Sr. Product Manager – Upstream Marketing Structural Heart

Job title: Sr. Product Manager – Upstream Marketing Structural Heart

Company: Medtronic


Job description: We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on – 2 Sep 2025At 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 If you are inspired by transformative innovation and strive for outstanding results and collaboration, have a strong inner drive and excellent communication skills, come join our team! Be a catalyst for growth and transformation in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) therapies and live the Medtronic Mission: To contribute to human welfare by application of biomedical engineering in the research, design, manufacture, and sale of instruments or appliances that alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life.sponsibilities.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.We are hiring a Sr Product Manager (principal product specialist) to work in the fast-paced, high-visibility Structural Heart Upstream Marketing Team, focusing on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) pipeline and Transcatheter Pulmonic Valve (TPV) pipeline within Medtronic’s Structural Heart business. Structural Heart is one of Medtech’s most exciting therapy areas and one of Medtronic’s most important growth drivers. This critical role will help to further accelerate Medtronic’s growth in this important market by defining, shaping, and executing the future product pipeline strategy.A Day in a Life

• Be a therapy expert with comprehensive understanding of disease states, current and emerging therapies, existing and future technologies, market trends, barriers for new therapy adoption, and unmet market needs
• Represent the upstream marketing function on product development teams, supporting the development of best-in-class products; work closely with R&D, clinical, regulatory and other key functions to design and develop best-in-class products
• Collect, analyze, and summarize key customer insights through: Voice of Customer (VOC) and Voice of Business (VOB) practices
• Work with product development team members to translate unmet needs into new product requirements to support product development activities, negotiating priorities and trade-offs necessary to meet technical and business goals
• Actively engage physician key opinion leaders (KOLs), current and potential customers, internal stakeholders, and third-party market research groups to identify key strategic areas of focus
• Develop comprehensive business plans to identify and evaluate new business opportunities
• Assess market opportunities through detailed market modeling, defining unmet needs and value propositions, monitoring competitive landscape, understanding the technology landscape
• Define the future innovation and evidence pipeline and participate in strategic portfolio planning activities
• Deliver engaging presentations to internal business partners and external physician experts to articulate the therapy portfolio strategy

Other Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with key opinion leaders, current and future customers, and engage deeply with physicians on clinical, scientific, and market-related topics
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to execute projects with speed, decisiveness, and quality
• Identify and champion new and creative approaches to business, operations and marketing opportunities and challenges.
• Provide senior management and cross-functional partners with updates, reports, content, and presentations regarding marketing initiatives

Able to travel up to 35%Must Have:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 7+ years in a marketing, sales, strategy or engineering role (5+ years with Masters)
• Project management experience

Nice to Have:

• Excellent analytical skills
• Strong business and strategic acumen
• Excellent communication and relationship skills
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity

• MBA or technical Master’s Degree
• Upstream/Strategic marketing experience including innovation and evidence pipeline and participate in portfolio planning activities
• Strong experience interfacing with physician customers both individually and in group settings
• Track-record and passion for effectively partnering with cross-functional teams
• Medical device or other healthcare industry experience

Physical Job RequirementsThe 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 & CompensationMedtronic 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 offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$134,400.00 – $201,600.00This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.Further details are available at the link below:About MedtronicWe lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity .It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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Location: Mounds View, MN

Job date: Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:27:44 GMT

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