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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Play a significant role in shaping and executing the franchise “Build” strategy
- Lead the development of the long-range innovation roadmap
- Partner with Upstream leadership to align opportunity areas with franchise strategic and financial goals
- Drive structured innovation processes with cross-functional early innovation working teams
- Synthesize insights from customers, markets, and technologies into opportunity maps and need statements
- Partner with R&D, Medical Affairs, and Finance to assess early technical, clinical, and financial feasibility and innovation readiness
- Define and manage the FEI process, ensuring clarity of roles, decision gates, and progression criteria for early opportunities
- Present opportunity maps and early innovation concepts to leadership to inform resource allocation and Build strategic direction
- Establish and maintain a balanced portfolio of early-stage initiatives, from horizon scanning to concept incubation
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Marketing, Business Management, or a related field
- 12 years of progressive experience in front-end innovation, upstream marketing, and/or innovation strategy roles
- Advanced marketing and/or clinical degree (e.g., MBA, RN, MD, or related field)
- Experience in healthcare, medical devices, or other regulated industries
- Knowledge of the advanced wound care market, including negative pressure wound therapies
- Ability to thrive in an action-oriented and high accountability environment
- Proven ability to translate ambiguous opportunity spaces into clear, prioritized innovation strategies
- Deep expertise in structured innovation processes (e.g., design thinking, ethnography, etc.)
- Exceptional strategic thinking, analytical ability, and financial acumen
- Strong collaboration and influencing skills, particularly in cross-functional, matrixed organizations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, executive presence, and storytelling ability; with experience presenting to C-level executives.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Health Savings Accounts
- Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Disability Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits
- Paid Absences
- Retirement Benefits
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Hard Skills & Tools
front-end innovationupstream marketinginnovation strategystructured innovation processesdesign thinkingethnographyfinancial acumenanalytical abilityopportunity mappingconcept incubation
Soft Skills
strategic thinkingcollaborationinfluencing skillscommunication skillsexecutive presencestorytelling abilityability to thrive in high accountability environmentsability to translate ambiguity into clarityleadershipcross-functional teamwork
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeMBARNMD