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Solventum · 1 day ago

Upstream Marketing Director, Assurance & Monitoring Solutions - Remote

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Solventum is a new healthcare company focused on creating breakthrough solutions that improve lives and support healthcare professionals. The Upstream Marketing Director will lead portfolio strategy, identify growth opportunities, and manage a team to ensure new product development aligns with business objectives.

Medical Device

No H1B

Responsibilities

Building and leading the portfolio strategy for your area of responsibility, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer needs

Identifying opportunities for organic growth (new product development) and inorganic growth (e.g. licensing, M&A) and prioritizing them in alignment with strategic goals

Conducting in‐depth market assessments, customer & competitive analyses to evaluate opportunities before allocating resources to NPD projects

Leading evaluations of M&A targets to assess strategic, customer, and business alignment

Managing and developing a team of upstream product managers to execute NPD projects, ensuring that new products meet unmet customer needs and align with the portfolio strategy

Partnering cross-functionally with R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, Finance, and downstream marketing to ensure portfolio and NPD projects are aligned to business goals and deliver value

Bringing the external perspective into the organization by cultivating deep customer, market, and competitive insights to guide investment decisions and portfolio priorities in connection with the business & portfolio strategy

Qualification

Portfolio strategyNew product developmentMarket assessmentCross-functional leadershipAnalytical skillsMedical device experienceMarketing experienceTeam managementGlobal product marketsRegulatory knowledgeStrategic thinkingMentoring skills

Required

Bachelor's degree or higher, in Marketing, Business, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related field AND 10 years of relevant business experience, ideally including medical device, healthcare technologies, or adjacent regulated industries

7+ years in marketing, product management, or strategy roles with increasing scope and responsibility

5+ years of experience leading new product development initiatives in the medical device industry—taking projects from concept through launch

3+ years managing direct reports, including mentoring/developing product or upstream marketing talent

Demonstrated success in developing and executing portfolio or business strategy, balancing resource constraints and opportunity

Proven track record of successfully launching new products in the medical device segment, from concept through commercialization, with measurable business impact

Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate market, customer, and competitive insights into actionable strategies

Cross-functional leadership and influence skills, with experience partnering across R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, Operations, and Commercial teams to deliver results

Preferred

Master's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Life Sciences, or related field

Experience in global product markets (i.e. launching or marketing products in multiple geographies / cross‐border regulatory / reimbursement considerations)

Prior exposure to highly regulated global environments (e.g. FDA, CE, etc.)

Proven track record of delivering product launches on time, on budget, with measurable business impact