Senior Marketing Program Manager

Medtronic

Lead marketing operations as Senior Program Manager for Core Spine & Biologics at Medtronic. Focus on product pipeline, marketing strategies, and collaboration across global teams.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeCarlsbad • California, Colorado, Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $160,000 - $240,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leads and optimizes the PPM (Portfolio and Pipeline Management) process for all of Core Spine, assessing organic and inorganic opportunities
Drives successful business decision making and launch planning by guiding product managers throughout the entire product lifecycle, from ideation to launch.
Provides the marketing team with comprehensive governance training and support for new product innovations annually
Collaborates with global marketers and cross functional partners to drive continuous innovation planning, ensuring alignment with patient needs and advancing product development strategies, promotional and educational strategies.
Acts as the cross-functional touchpoint for global portfolio-level discussions, coordinating with teams across marketing, strategy, R&D, pricing, finance, regulatory, clinical, and medical education, ensuring successful program execution.
Collects and analyzes procedural market data, internal data and competitive intel, breaking them into actionable insights to support informed, data driven decision-making across the business.
Creates and delivers strategic business presentations to support various portfolio opportunities
Aligns business development opportunities with business needs
Travels up to 25-30%, primarily domestic

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree
Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience.
Degree in Business, Science, Technology, Engineering, or related field
MBA in business or marketing
5+ years experience in a spine marketing role
Familiarity with anatomy and pathology
Experience in marketing, engineering, clinical, science, consulting, or technology
Ability to multi-task while working in a fast-paced environment
Experience learning technical products quickly
Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills: ability to convey complex information in a simple and effective manner
Experience in an upstream marketing organization
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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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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Hard Skills & Tools

PPMproduct lifecycle managementmarket data analysiscompetitive intelligencebusiness developmentupstream marketinganatomypathologystrategic business presentationsdata-driven decision making

Soft Skills

communication skillspresentation skillsmulti-taskingcollaborationleadershiporganizational skillsproblem-solvingadaptabilitystrategic thinkingcross-functional coordination

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeMBA