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.

A Day in the Life

Main Purpose of Job:
Plan, design and execute marketing programs that will preserve, develop and grow of defined Medtronic products. Work with customers, field sales and management to understand the market, competitive strategies, and product opportunities.

Guides the day-to-day activities of the marketing and Medtronic Care teams and ensures that marketing objectives are being implemented. Provide marketing
guidance and foster talent development.

This position is an exciting opportunity to work with Medtronic's Diabetes business. Medtronic has announced its intention to separate the Diabetes division to promote future growth and innovation within the business and reallocate investments and resources across Medtronic, subject to applicable information and consultation requirements. This separation provides our team with a bold opportunity to unleash our potential, enabling us to operate with greater speed and agility. As a separate entity, we anticipate leveraging increased investments to drive meaningful innovation and enhance our impact on patient care.

MAIN JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES (may include the following and other duties may be assigned):

• Directs the development of company market requirements for specific product(s) or product line(s).

• Leads and coordinates product planning, product launches, product management, market development and market research activities.

• Interacts directly with product managers to identify new marketing opportunities.

• Works individually or with a team in recommending action, scheduling and planning projects, estimating cost and managing projects to completion.

• 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.

• Responsibilities may also include: 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.

• Responsible for reporting complaints and Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR)

• Responsible for leading the planning of marketing projects and process improvement initiatives and ensuring marketing team executes successfully on-time and within budget.

• Recruit, develop and retain superior marketing talent. Maintain talent excellence through coaching and performance management.

• Lead annual marketing planning process (AOP), strategic planning and quarterly business reviews for portfolio.

• Lead value-based initiatives and market development programs within respective RTG portfolio

• Lead market research and analysis efforts with key customer groups to reveal marketing opportunities including product positioning and message evolution. Monitor competitive activity, and make strategic changes (pricing, product mix) as required.

• Establishes meaningful metrics and tracks against them.

• Implement remote sales model and supporting digital marketing strategies that support sales growth and market expansion.

• Interacts and works closely with other leaders, such as but not limited to Senior Regional Business Director, Marketing Director, and Health System Strategy Directors to ensure marketing programs achieve Medtronic's short and long-term goals while remaining consistent with organization's overall mission.

• May include some product portfolio responsibilities such as pricing and promotion, demand planning, backorder and obsolescence management, and product launch plans.

• Establish strong relationships, trust and credibility with the Marketing Leaders from the Global Business Units and the Americas Region

• Regular consultation with other department leaders in Medtronic to maximize potential synergies: therapy development, marketing operations, supply chain, RAQA, clinical research & sales • Additional activities required to effectively manage the assigned portfolio

​REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE/EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree, or Advanced degree.

JOB EXPERIENCE

Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience, with a bachelor’s degree

or

Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with 5+ years of managerial experience, with a advanced degree.

Proven experience in marketing (preferably with medical devices), market research, medical device sales, advertising

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES

• Excellent ability to analyze situation & reasons critically with a track record of turning ideas into results

• Ability to lead decisively and work with minimal supervision

• Market research and analytics and sound business acumen

• Strong collaboration & communication skills (oral and written)

• Reflects high level of integrity in people and business management practices

• Capacity to challenge status quo, innovate both clinically and technically as trends evolve

• Multi-tasking and priority management skills

• Computer software knowledge: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

• Self-confidence to maintain a highly visible role within Medtronic and with our customers

• Bilingual - English/French an asset

DESIRED/PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE/EDUCATION

• Degree in Science or Business degree, preferably marketing

• Knowledge of private and public provincial payers, patient advocacy groups and provincial/regional health ministry officials

JOB EXPERIENCE

Medical Device sales

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES

Bilingualism (English/French)

PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS

Ability to travel approximately 30-40% of the time

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.

Medtronic Canada strives through our vision to build a culture of inclusiveness through our commitment to employment equity and diversity. Discrimination is prohibited on any grounds protected under Canadian Human Rights legislation. Employment applications are encouraged from all members of our community. Upon request, candidates with disabilities will be accommodated during the recruitment process

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
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.
 

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here