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

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. Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) is where it all started in Medtronic and is offering a wide product portfolio to implanter cardiologists, electrophysiologists for state-of-the-art treatment of cardiac diseases. Defibrillation Solutions is an integrated operating unit of CRM which represents the High Power business (ICD/CRTD/TYRX).

In this exciting opportunity as an Associate Marketing Specialist for DS, you will be reporting to the Marketing Manager of Defibrillation Solutions responsible for the core portfolio. It will be expected to coordinate and support all aspects of DS marketing and market development team by actively collaborating with SHQ and country marketing stakeholders of CRM across Western Europe region.

To be successful in this role, you must have good business acumen and skills to initiate and manage regional marketing programs and activities.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Supports the DS team and coordinates specific projects related to product launches, product management, market development and market research activities.
• Works closely with country stakeholders to support country initiated activities related to DS portfolio. 
• Support the DS team on running the process for finalizing, reviewing and getting promotional content approved in collaboration with European stakeholders (clinical, regulatory, etc..)
• Interacts directly with internal stakeholders to identify new marketing opportunities for the region and the countries. 
• Works as part of related teams for the organization of European internal and external events. 
• Works with the DS team to set & track KPIs while contributing to the preparation of regional marketing plan.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• University degree in life-science, bio-engineering or other relevant degree. 
• Msc in Marketing or Business is a plus.
• Any relevant experience in a marketing role in healthcare/medical (device) is a plus.
• Proficiency in English. Any other European language is a plus. 
• Computer literacy is a must. 
• Willingness to travel across Europe (15%)
• Process driven with analytical skills and problem-solving skills, a team player who can work collaboratively and cross-functionally with multiple country and headquarters stakeholders. 

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