Sr Director GSM, I&A & Viz, OTTAVA

Role Summary

Sr Director GSM I&A and Viz for the OTTAVA Surgical Robotic System. Based in Cincinnati, OH. Leads global strategic marketing for the OTTAVA portfolio, driving portfolio strategy, market research, evidence generation, business cases, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure successful development and global launch. Coordinates with R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Human Factors, Pre-clinical, Clinical, PCM, and Business Development to deliver innovative, less invasive, personalized surgical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Co-lead (with cross functional leadership team) new product development strategy and projects to execute on the pipeline strategy
• Co-lead (with cross functional leadership team) the development of key business deliverables
• Execute I&A and Viz portfolio strategy, including the target product profile with evidence generation strategy where appropriate
• Manage and support team of GSM project leads
• Drive thorough understanding of the I&A and Viz market, competitive offerings for related instrument categories and portfolio working closely with the competitive and strategic insights teams
• Drive strong collaboration as needed with Front End Team and associated cross functional partners (R&D, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Human Factors, Pre-clinical, Clinical, and Medical (PCM), Business Development, etc.) to support continued innovation cadence

Qualifications

• Required: A minimum of 10 years of Marketing and/or sales experience in medical devices, or healthcare tech
• Required: A minimum of 2 years working in a development environment defining aspects of a market, product solution and/or target user
• Required: Medical technology or devices industry knowledge background
• Required: Outstanding analytics skills and ability to understand technically complex concepts
• Required: Ability to exercise judgment and appropriate risk taking
• Required: Ability to develop and manage and nurture customer relationships
• Required: Ability to manage and drive decisions at all levels of the organization
• Required: Have a strong track record of successful people management, building skills and leaders, galvanizing teams, and driving focus
• Required: Possess a strong ability to collaborate across boundaries (e.g., externally or with other J&J companies)
• Preferred: Experience in both upstream/front-end/NPD and downstream/brand/customer-facing roles in region
• Preferred: Experience in medical robotics marketing or sales
• Preferred: Commercially savvy with knowledge of cross-functional processes in R&D, Quality, Supply Chain

Education

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required; MBA or advanced degree preferred

Skills

• Brand Marketing
• Brand Positioning Strategy
• Business Alignment
• Business Storytelling
• Business Valuations
• Consulting
• Critical Thinking
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Customer Intelligence
• Data Analysis
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Developing Others
• Execution Focus
• Financial Analysis
• Go-to-Market Strategies
• Inclusive Leadership
• Industry Analysis
• Leadership
• Market Research
• Negotiation
• Problem Solving
• Product Development Lifecycle
• Product Portfolio Management
• Product Strategies

Additional Requirements

• Travel: Up to 30% (International and Domestic)