Associate Upstream Marketing Director, Respiratory Health

• Lead the development and execution of global portfolio strategies and multi-year roadmaps to drive sustainable, profitable growth, including organic and inorganic opportunities
• Own upstream marketing and product management, ensuring alignment of portfolio decisions across functions and divisions
• Translate market dynamics, customer insights, and competitive intelligence into clear strategic priorities and actionable plans
• Partner cross-functionally to position the business for #1 or #2 market leadership across key geographies
• Collaborate with R&D to ensure disciplined, on-time, and on-budget delivery of product development programs
• Define and execute global go-to-market strategies, including product launches, pricing, and value positioning
• Lead portfolio prioritization and lifecycle management, balancing new product development, sustaining engineering, and in-market initiatives
• Drive evidence-based adoption strategies to accelerate market uptake and long-term value realization
• Optimize portfolio performance through pricing, margin expansion, COGS management, and SKU rationalization
• Ensure portfolio strategy is embedded in operating plans and long-range planning, including investment and resource allocation decisions
• Evaluate and support business development opportunities (partnerships, licensing, and M&A), including assessment and integration planning
• Influence cross-functional stakeholders and senior leaders to drive alignment on key strategic and operational decisions
• Owns and evolves the global portfolio strategy and 5 year roadmap for the Respiratory Health business (including inorganic options)
• Ensures portfolio strategy is reflected in operating and long‑range plans, with clear implications for investment, resources, and growth tradeoffs
• Ensures cross‑functional alignment from strategy through execution, including governance, prioritization, and escalation of portfolio decisions
• Evaluates and supports business development and licensing opportunities, partnering cross‑functionally through assessment and integration planning
• Regularly interfaces with executive and senior leaders across regional marketing, commercial, R&D, Medical and Clinical Affairs, Quality/Regulatory, Finance, Operations, and Corporate Strategy to shape portfolio direction and execution

• Bachelor's degree required
• MBA strongly preferred
• 8+ years of progressive experience in marketing and/or general management, preferably within medical devices or healthcare
• Proven success leading global portfolio strategy, including roadmap development, investment prioritization, and lifecycle management
• End-to-end experience in new product development and commercialization, from insights through launch and post-market performance
• Strong pricing and margin management expertise, including value-based pricing and profitability optimization
• Experience working in complex, matrixed global organizations and leading through influence
• Demonstrated ability to assess and support business development opportunities and translate insights into actionable plans
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence and align senior stakeholders
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate data into clear, actionable insights
• Strong analytical and financial acumen, including market modeling, business cases, and ROI analysis
• Deep expertise in upstream and downstream marketing, including VOC, segmentation, positioning, and lifecycle management
• Proven people leadership with the ability to coach, develop, and lead high-performing teams
• Travel: Up to 30%

MBA strongly preferred

• Support for Parents
• Continuing Education/ Professional Development
• Employee Heath & Well-Being Benefits
• Paid Time Off
• 2 Days a Year to Volunteer
• medical and dental coverage that start on day one
• insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• educational assistance programs
• time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave
• commuting benefits
• Employee Discount Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• childcare benefits