Sr. Marketing Director, Spine Technologies
About The Position
At 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. Our Cranial & Spinal Technologies (CST) operating unit advances surgical care for spine and cranial conditions through an integrated ecosystem of implants, navigation, robotics, imaging, and planning tools. Platforms like AiBLE enhance precision, efficiency, and outcomes for complex procedures worldwide. We are looking for a results-driven senior biologics leader with extensive experience driving strategy, development, and commercialization of innovative therapies within highly regulated medical device and life sciences environments. Proven success leading cross-functional teams, scaling biologics portfolios, and aligning R&D, quality, regulatory, and manufacturing operations to accelerate product delivery and business growth. Recognized for building strategic partnerships, optimizing operational performance, and advancing patient-centered solutions through data-driven decision-making and strong executive leadership. Passionate about fostering innovation, developing high-performing teams, and supporting Medtronic’s mission to improve patient outcomes through transformative healthcare technologies.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering or related field.
- 15+ years combined or advanced degree with 13+ years relevant experience in two or more of the following functions: marketing, market development, sales, field training or other relevant areas.
- Excellent spoken and written English is required.
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree/MBA in Business, Marketing, or related field strongly preferred.
- Strong people leadership, collaboration, communication, presentation and execution skills focused on team, patients and business success.
- Strong understanding of spine and biologics therapies.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, presentation and financial analysis skills.
- Experience with project management/project leadership, excellent planning and organizational skills coupled with demonstrated ability to manage multiple, complex projects concurrently.
- Experience in multicultural organizations.
- Proven track record of ability to navigate and collaborate within a global matrix organization.
Responsibilities
- Leads the development of Medtronic Spine Biologics market requirements for allografts, Growth factors/BMP, synthetics, cellular bone matrix and demineralized bone matrix.
- Focuses effort and drives team around biologic technology, procedural integration, proliferation brands.
- Leads and coordinates spine biologics product planning, product launches, product management, market development and market research activities.
- Interacts directly with product managers to identify new marketing opportunities.
- In market biologics expertise and training program creation to simplify biologics for field teams.
- Works individually and with a team in recommending action, scheduling and planning projects, estimating cost and managing projects to completion.
- Review acquisition opportunities in the fusion and biologic space.
- Identifies unmet customer requirements and new business opportunities and provides vision and focus to move products from idea to market place.
- Facilitates and coordinates marketing activities with geographic areas to increase teamwork and build partnerships.
- Coordinating trade show activities, website development, developing future e-commerce strategies, and tracking of marketing campaigns to evaluate results and provide recommendations for future marketing promotions.
Benefits
- Competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
- 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
Principal
