Principal Marketing Specialist

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.

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 Principal Marketing Specialist for DS, you will be reporting to the Marketing Manager of  Defibrillation Solutions. It will be expected to manage and coordinate specific parts of the DS portfolio 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:

• Leads and coordinates product launches, product management and market research activities I close collaboration with global and European team.

• Interacts and works directly with country downstream marketing managers to identify new marketing opportunities and support country initiated activities.

• Runs the process for finalizing, reviewing and getting promotional content approved in collaboration with European stakeholders (clinical, regulatory

• Works individually or with a team on scheduling and planning projects and marketing campaigns while estimating cost and managing projects to completion.

• Works as part of related teams for the organization of European internal and external events and congresses.

• Collaborates with global and strategic marketing team to on the preparation and execution of regional marketing plan for the areas of responsibility.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• University degree in life-science, bio-engineering or other relevant degree. Msc in Marketing or Business is a plus OR University degree in Business and Marketing with proven experience on medical device industry or  MSc in Healthcare.

• At least 7 years of experience in medical device industry in a marketing or sales role.

• Experience on Cardiac Rhythm Management business is a plus.

• Regional experience is a plus.

• Proficiency in English. Any other European language is a plus.

• Willingness to travel across Europe (up to 40%)

• 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. 

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