Global Senior Group Manager, Clinical and Portfolio Marketing

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.                

About this role:
This Senior Global Group Manager is responsible for developing and driving key marketing and business strategies for Boston Scientific’s Global Electrophysiology (EP) Product Portfolio, with a focus on clinical marketing, competitive intel, and portfolio and brand marketing. This includes involvement in developing high performance teams and managing the formulation and execution of comprehensive business plans to achieve such objectives. This person is an experienced marketer of highly technical and clinical products and demonstrates strength in franchise management, product launches and commercialization, and a high level of business acumen. 
This is a hybrid work mode based out of our Arden Hills, MN or Waltham, MA facilities with the expectation of being on-site 3 days per week.  

Your responsibilities will include:

• Build a high-performance marketing team, recruiting, selecting, training and developing top marketing talent.
• Ensure alignment of direct reports' annual performance objectives and support individual development plans.  Sets clear, high standards for performance and hold direct reports accountable for results.  Measure individual performance against success criteria and provides feedback and developmental coaching.
• Set strategic direction for the business and works with the team to formulate actionable, comprehensive business plans (e.g., integrated marketing business plans, product portfolio plans, data roadmaps, market development plans, etc.) to achieve franchise business objectives.
• Oversee the execution of business plans through appropriate strategies, tactics and action plans.  Develop annual operational budget for the business and ensure the availability of resources required for plan execution.
• Direct team's utilization of marketing science tools and methodologies for market analysis, and manages development of strategies and tactics designed to eliminate or mitigate market barriers, including technical, operational, economic, regulatory and sales channel barriers.
• Identify, analyze, and recommend business development opportunities.
• Develop a deep understanding of the global clinical and competitive landscape, markets, trends, and competition to support in making data-driven decisions for product launch and commercial strategies.
• Foster a 'never arrive' mindset among team members to ensure a continuous improvement approach to the business.
• Leverage industry, market, clinical and cross-functional experience and knowledge to remove obstacles and address complex business issues.
• Develop personal, and facilitate team's development of, relationships and networks with internal and external stakeholders, influencers and decision-makers.  Actively coach and provide leadership to the team and others within marketing and other functions, regarding effectively navigating through and capitalizing on the organizational matrix.
• Serve as a resource/subject matter expert to senior management.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 7 years of professional related experience
• 5+ years of work experience in medical device marketing, strategy, business, clinical and/or sales operations 
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working with clinical data in a commercial medical device setting
• Must have ability to drive communications strategies and influence stakeholders
• Proven business acumen
• Ability to travel up to 30% including internationally 

Preferred qualifications:

• Advanced degree such as Master’s or MBA
• Electrophysiology experience 
• Must have strong communication & execution skills
• Leadership experience building and leading a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated success supporting and/or managing complex projects
• Ability to develop clinical expertise in medical devices 
• Desire to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and ability to adapt to changing needs and priorities

Requisition ID: 594634

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. 

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