Sr. Group Manager - Carotid Neurovascular (Onsite)
About The Position
At Medtronic, we are seeking a Sr. Group Manager for our Carotid Neurovascular team. This role is crucial within the Neurovascular marketing organization, responsible for leading both upstream and downstream marketing for the carotid disease state. The individual will drive the connection between strategy and execution, ensuring smart portfolio decisions, compelling product and disease-state strategies, and strong commercial execution. This role will oversee carotid-related product management across the full continuum, including market assessment, customer and competitive insight, segmentation, product positioning, innovation support, launch readiness, sales enablement, physician adoption, and lifecycle management. The ideal candidate will possess a strong mix of strategic thinking, commercial acumen, cross-functional leadership, and day-to-day execution. Success requires thinking beyond the product to shape how the business wins in the carotid space. Collaboration with Sales, Medical Education, Clinical, R&D, and regional marketing partners is essential to ensure aligned priorities, disciplined execution, and marketing efforts that drive real business impact. This is an onsite position, with a minimum of 4 days a week in the office, fostering professional growth and cross-functional collaboration.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of people or program managerial experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of people or program managerial experience.
- For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
- Unrestricted U.S. work authorization is required for roles below the Principal level.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting both upstream and downstream marketing activities.
- Experience working cross-functionally with Sales, Clinical, Medical Education, and R&D.
- Neurovascular, vascular, cardiovascular, or other complex procedural medical device experience
- Carotid disease-state experience
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong strategic mindset with the ability to translate market insights into actionable product and marketing plans.
- Product management and marketing expertise across both upstream and downstream disciplines.
- Strong commercial orientation and understanding of how marketing supports sales success and business growth.
- Technical and clinical fluency sufficient to engage credibly with physicians and internal stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Lead product management for the carotid portfolio, with responsibility across both upstream and downstream marketing activities.
- Support development of the disease-state and product strategy for carotid, ensuring plans are grounded in customer needs, competitive dynamics, market trends, and business priorities.
- Help identify opportunities to strengthen market position, accelerate adoption, and expand the impact of the carotid portfolio.
- Ensure product and marketing strategies are connected to commercial realities and field needs.
- Gather and translate market insights, customer feedback, clinical evidence, and competitive intelligence into actionable recommendations.
- Support portfolio planning, market segmentation, business case development, and roadmap recommendations for carotid-related products and initiatives.
- Partner with R&D, Clinical, and leadership to help inform product requirements, innovation priorities, and future investment decisions.
- Help define differentiated value propositions and positioning for the carotid portfolio.
- Lead downstream marketing efforts across messaging, campaigns, sales tools, physician engagement, training support, and market activation for the carotid portfolio.
- Partner closely with Sales leadership to ensure materials and programs are practical, differentiated, timely, and aligned to field needs.
- Support launch planning and execution with strong attention to detail, follow-through, and accountability.
- Ensure commercial materials and initiatives help increase awareness, confidence, utilization, and adoption.
- Support lifecycle management across the carotid portfolio, including positioning refinement, competitive response, line extensions, and market development opportunities.
- Monitor portfolio performance and recommend actions to improve market impact and business results.
- Help ensure the carotid portfolio remains strategically aligned and commercially competitive.
Benefits
- 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
- Simple Steps (global well-being program)
- 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)
- Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
