Senior Marketing Specialist

Job description

Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. Its Spine & China Orthopedics portfolio serves customers across Saudi Arabia and the UAE, covering market development, portfolio growth, customer engagement and commercialization across Spine, Neurosurgery, Orthopedic and Trauma segments.

This onsite role, based in Riyadh with Jeddah as an additional location and around 50% travel, leads marketing strategy, portfolio management, new product introductions and market-development programs, partnering with commercial, training, regulatory, supply chain, finance and regional teams to turn market insight into growth plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the annual Spine & China Orthopedics marketing strategy and operating plan for Saudi Arabia and the UAE
• Translate global and EurAsia strategies and market insights into country, account and portfolio priorities
• Lead downstream commercialization, lifecycle management and readiness for key new product introductions
• Drive market development, portfolio conversion, product-mix improvement and adoption of strategic technologies
• Develop customer engagement, medical education, congress, workshop and digital programs aligned with growth priorities
• Coordinate cross-functional execution across commercial, training, regulatory, forecasting, inventory and instrument-set requirements
• Monitor performance, trends, risks and operational barriers, and recommend corrective actions
• Represent local market requirements and give commercial teams clear priorities, insights and tools

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Biomedical, Pharmacy or a related field
• Five years of relevant Spine experience in marketing, sales, business development or commercial roles within medical devices or healthcare
• Strong strategic marketing and commercial acumen
• Ability to work in a cross-functional matrix organization with strong analytical, communication, project-management and stakeholder-management skills
• Fluent professional English
• Preferred: experience in Spine, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery or related medical-device therapies
• Preferred: downstream marketing, portfolio management and new product launch experience
• Preferred: knowledge of the Saudi Arabia and/or UAE healthcare markets

Benefits

• Competitive salary and flexible benefits package

Skills

• Market Development
• Medical Devices
• Portfolio Management
• Product Marketing