Sr Director Strategic Marketing & Market Development

Medtronic

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Minneapolis, MN - USA

profile Monthly Salary: $ 228000 - 342000
Posted on: 9 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 22 May 2026


At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

The Sr Dir Strategic Marketing & Market Development will shape enterprise-wide portfolio strategy capital allocation and growth priorities across high-impact therapies technologies and emerging business models. This leader will identify and evaluate transformative opportunities that address major unmet needs translating market insights into differentiated product service and commercial strategies.

The role requires a strong blend of strategic thinking market development innovation leadership and financial acumen to guide programs from concept through commercialization planning while optimizing speed to market and long-term enterprise value.

Key responsibilities

  • Shape enterprise-wide portfolio roadmap and capital allocation strategy focused on high-growth markets breakthrough therapies and emerging technologies.

  • Lead transformative strategic initiatives that advance the companys long-term mission growth objectives and innovation agenda.

  • Identify and prioritize indications unmet clinical and stakeholder needs and care pathway opportunities to define differentiated value propositions.

  • Shape new product service and business opportunities through deep market and customer insight.

  • Define patient segmentation positioning product-market fit pricing strategy and business models to maximize commercial success.

  • Assess competitive landscapes market dynamics emerging technologies and ecosystem trends to inform strategic decision-making.

  • Develop robust financial models and business cases to support investment decisions portfolio prioritization and growth strategies. Scope and architect programs to create market-winning solutions while minimizing development timelines and accelerating time to market.

  • Partner cross-functionally across R&D clinical commercial corporate strategy business development finance and executive leadership teams to align strategy with execution.

  • Influence senior leadership through data-driven recommendations strategic frameworks and executive-level communications.

  • Work with external ecosystem partners to develop innovative partnership models strategic alliances and collaborative business structures that accelerate strategy execution and market adoption.

Must Have

  • Requires a Bachelors degree and minimum of 15 years of relevant experience with 10 years of managerial experience (people or program) or advanced degree with a minimum 13 years prior relevant experience minimum of 10 years of managerial experience (people or program).

Nice to Have

  • MBA

  • Experience in emerging therapies and technologies particularly in early-stage voice-of-customer research defining product market development and commercialization planning

  • Upstream marketing and strategy experience

  • Background in Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) neuromodulation or broader neuroscience-focused innovations

  • Experience building and scaling new markets including patient engagement advocacy and ecosystem development

  • Exposure to enterprise-level portfolio strategy or corporate strategy functions

  • Exposure to healthcare innovation medical technology development and human-centered design

  • Strong understanding of healthcare markets reimbursement dynamics and care delivery models

  • Comfort influencing senior executive stakeholders in highly matrixed global organizations

  • Consulting experience on corporate strategy and operations

  • Track record of partnering cross-functionally to advance programs from concept through early commercialization

  • Experience operating in high-growth ambiguous environments with a strong test-and-learn mindset

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.

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.

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. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B TN J etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend lifewhere your unique background and perspective are valued.

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$228000.00 - $342000.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan.

The base salary range is applicable across the United States excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience certification/education market conditions and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20 hours per week: Health Dental and vision insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition assistance/reimbursement andSimple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees:Incentive plans 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time as required under applicable state law and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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 95000 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.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic Inc. (Medtronic) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County you can findhere a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.


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