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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 Airway Access, you'll own and drive the product roadmap for the McGRATH™ video laryngoscopy portfolio—a market-leading solution aiding anesthesia providers in achieving first-pass success in intubations, impacting over 10 million patients annually.

With over 80 million unpenetrated surgical procedures worldwide, the McGRATH™ 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.

This role is based in Boulder, CO. Remote within the continental United States may be considered for well-qualified candidates.

A Day in the Life

Shape & Deliver the Upstream Portfolio Vision:

• Visionary Leadership: Collaborate and communicate a compelling Airway Access 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 approximately 20%

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience

Nice to Have

• MBA

• Upstream product marketing experience

• Medical Device or Consumer experience

• Knowledge of airway management and anesthesia care

• Financial Modeling

• Product Development experience

• Project Management

• Acquisitions and distribution deals experience

• Experience preparing and leading presentations to executives

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, recruiter or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)

Medtronic Benefits and Compensation

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. Learn more about our benefits here (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView) .

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Annual Salary and Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) on Page 6 here (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView?DO_NUM=102062777&error_page=errorpage&page_name=public/download_document&current_page=admin/refcenter/index) .

The provided base salary range is used nationally in the United States (except in Puerto Rico and certain CA locations). The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by location.

Min Salary

154400

Max Salary

231600

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