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POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Brain Modulation business is going through an exciting time of rapid innovation and revenue growth. The business has recently commercialized cutting-edge platform technologies and is looking to capitalize on these platform technologies to advance the next gen disruptive, transformative innovations. As these new innovations are commercialized, it is increasingly business critical to manage our product portfolio in a way that provides seamless business continuity, maximizes the total business impact, and brings these innovations to our patients and customers around our international markets.

We are looking for a driven and dynamic Sr. Marketing Manager for our Brain Modulation business in our international marketing team. You will be responsible for developing and executing our marketing plan to support both our Deep Brain Stimulations (DBS) and Visualase businesses based on customer insights, for identifying specific marketing tactics in the plan and for directing the execution of that plan through your therapy team direct reports and other cross-functional partners. You will lead competitive product positioning, maximizing brand equity and increasing therapy awareness through promotion, clinical messaging, and many other marketing vehicles.

In your role, you will report directly to the Sr Marketing Director of our International Markets, be a member of the international marketing leadership team, and lead our international product marketing and market development team for Brain Modulation.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

§ Identify key issues facing your business and develop an annual marketing plan to address those issues.

§ Establish competitive marketing strategies to ensure a market leading position for Medtronic against traditional competitors as well as indirect competitors.

§ Partner with global marketing to ensure regional portfolio strategy and product development plans aligns with global plans.

§ Represent regional needs (voice of customers) with global R&D and upstream marketing teams.

§ Prepare, execute, and track product launches across our international markets.

§ Develop regional pricing strategy in collaboration with local pricing teams that align with overall business goals and market positioning.

§ Contribute to Brain Modulation and Global Business Team through various activities.

§ Lead cross-functional teams (sales, marcom, operations, sales training, medical education, regulatory, clinical, etc.) to ensure alignment on market strategies, tactics, and messaging.

§ Direct the hiring, training and performance evaluations of marketing team members and oversee their daily activities.

§ Initiate market research studies and analyze their findings as necessary.

§ Identify big new ideas to drive brand and category growth including market development strategies and initiatives.

§ Build partnerships with customers and stakeholders to drive growth for the business, customers, and therapies.

§ Partner with Operations to ensure continuous product availability and Quality on deployment of any field corrective actions (FCAs).

§ Partner with the Brain Modulation and Neuromodulation leaders to support the implementation and execution of our Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes.

§ Provide inputs to finance teams for Annual Operating Plan (AOP).

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

§ Minimum of 13 years of prior marketing experience

§ MBA or equivalent masters degree.

§ Track record of driving results in product marketing and/or market development capacities.

§ Demonstrated achievement of business and marketing goals.

§ Demonstrated ability to lead people, directly and by influence and achieve results through others.

§ Strong Project Management skills, organized and detailed oriented; know how to manage multiple priorities and projects with short timelines.

§ Highly effective verbal communication skills.

§ Willing to travel internationally.

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.

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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)

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.