Global Upstream Product Manager

SOLVENTUM•St. Louis, MO

1d•$163,200 - $224,400•Remote

About The Position

Solventum is a new healthcare company with a long legacy of solving big challenges that improve lives and help healthcare professionals perform at their best. At Solventum, people are at the heart of every innovation we pursue. Guided by empathy, insight, and clinical intelligence, we collaborate with the best minds in healthcare to address our customers’ toughest challenges. The Upstream Product Manager drives the execution of new product initiatives that advance the Advanced Wound Care Restorative Healing Technologies (RHT) Franchise’s Build/Buy strategy and long-term innovation priorities. This role is accountable for marketing strategy, execution, and deliverables for new product initiatives and business development opportunities from concept through commercialization. This role requires strong financial and business acumen, a deep understanding of clinical value propositions, and the ability to integrate cross-functional inputs to shape product concepts that are commercially and clinically compelling. This role sits within Solventum’s Medical Surgical Division, supporting the Acera product portfolio and its clinically proven solutions designed to improve patient outcomes and surgical efficiency. Through Acera Surgical and the Restrata product, the team advances evidence‑based wound care technologies that support healing across multiple surgical specialties, helping frontline healthcare providers deliver safer, more effective care.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited University
Five (5) years of progressive experience in upstream and downstream product marketing in MedTech, healthcare, wound care, or related FDA-regulated healthcare markets
Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Marketing, Business Management
Strong financial and business case acumen, including revenue modeling, NPV analyses, and pricing strategies
Experience with stage-gate processes and tools, such as Accolade
Track record of collaborating cross-functionally to deliver actionable recommendations
Excellent strategic thinking, problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, Economics, or related field)
Knowledge of the advanced wound care market, including regenerative tissue technology therapies
Ability to thrive in an action-oriented, high-accountability environment

Responsibilities

Own innovation and marketing strategy and deliverables across multiple complex projects
Shape the development of target product profiles (TPPs), value propositions, positioning, and business cases that are financially rigorous and evidence-based
Integrate clinical insights into marketing strategy, ensuring product concepts reflect patient outcomes, medical need, and clinical evidence
Execute market opportunity analyses, including competitive assessment, market potential, and unmet need identification
Prioritize geographic launch markets based on commercial potential, regulatory pathway, and operational readiness
Build robust business cases, including revenue projections, NPV analyses, cost-of-goods considerations, and pricing strategies
Partner with Finance to model project scenarios and assess the financial impact of strategic choices
Identify risks and opportunities that may impact financial, clinical, or operational outcomes
Serve as the primary marketing liaison on the new product core team
Align marketing inputs with cross-functional plans, timelines, and operational constraints
Collaborate with PMO to ensure stage-gate readiness
Partner with Global Downstream and Regional Marketing to provide launch readiness input, market prioritization guidance, and go-to-market strategy alignment
Work with R&D, Regulatory, and Medical Affairs to ensure clinical feasibility, safety, and evidence integration
Coordinate with Supply Chain and R&D to assess cost-of-goods assumptions, product availability, scale-up needs, and global launch readiness
Ensure corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.