Upstream Marketing Director, Vascular Access Solutions

Upstream Marketing Director, Vascular Access Solutions - Remote Join Solventum, a new company created from 3M Healthcare’s division, to lead upstream marketing initiatives in vascular access solutions. The role is fully remote. Impact You’ll Make As a Marketing Director, you will tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people worldwide. You will make an impact by: Building and leading the portfolio strategy for your area, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer needs. Identifying opportunities for organic growth (new product development) and inorganic growth (licensing, M&A) and prioritizing them in line with strategic goals. Conducting in‑depth market assessments, customer and 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 new products meet unmet customer needs and align with the portfolio strategy. How You Will Make an Impact Partnering cross‑functionally with R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, Finance, and downstream marketing to align portfolio and NPD projects with business goals. Bringing the external perspective into the organization by cultivating deep customer, market, and competitive insights to guide investment decisions. Your Skills and Expertise Demonstrated success in developing and executing portfolio or business strategy, balancing resource constraints and growth opportunities. Proven track record of launching new products in the medical device segment, from concept through commercialization, with measurable business impact. Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, translating 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. Qualifications 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. Additional Qualifications That Could Help Master’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Life Sciences, or related field. Experience in global product markets and launching or marketing products in multiple geographies. Prior exposure to highly regulated global environments (e.g., FDA, CE). Proven track record of delivering product launches on time, on budget, with measurable business impact. Work Location Remote. Travel May include up to 35% domestic and international travel. Relocation Assistance May be authorized. Legal Authorization Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status). Supporting Your Well‑Being Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life—both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. EEO Statement A Solventum é um empregador que oferece oportunidades iguais à todos. A 3M não discriminará nenhum candidato baseado em sua raça, cor, idade, religião, gênero, orientação sexual, identidade ou expressão de gênero, nacionalidade ou deficiência. Application Notes Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by uploading a resume or entering the information into the application fields directly. #J-18808-Ljbffr