Marketing & Business Development Director

Marketing & Business Development Director

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life Are you a strategic marketing and commercial leader ready to shape the future of neurovascular care in Western Europe? Join us at Medtronic, a global, innovation-driven MedTech leader and play a pivotal role in accelerating growth and delivering life-changing solutions to patients.

We are looking for a Marketing & Business Development Director to lead business development and marketing efforts in the WE region. This role blends strategic marketing leadership, business development, and cross-functional collaboration to drive performance across the region.

A day in a life: As part of the Western Europe leadership team, you will:

• Lead business development efforts in our strategic neurovascular accounts across the region.
• Direct a talented team of 6 marketers, enhancing execution excellence and sharpening our customer-focused initiatives.
• Drive downstream marketing—product management, market modelling, events, and promotional strategy across the WE region.
• Co-create with country leaders to deliver the full value proposition to priority accounts.
• Partner with global and regional teams (commercial, Region Led Markets marketing, EA/IHS) to drive growth and strengthen our pan-OU offering.
• Lead pricing strategy for the region and manage distributor/dealer relationships in EMEA.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of relevant experience (or 8+ with an advanced degree), with at least 7 years in leadership roles.
• A proven track record in the medical device industry—deep understanding of customer needs, regulatory dynamics, and go-to-market strategies.
• Extensive commercial leadership experience and a strong grasp of neurovascular market dynamics.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams in a complex, matrixed environment.
• Strong project management and influencing skills with a strategic mindset and hands-on approach.

Ready to make a meaningful impact at scale? If you thrive in high-energy, collaborative environments and are passionate about delivering excellence to customers and patients alike—this could be your next big move. Apply today and help shape the future of healthcare across Western Europe.

Physical Job Requirements The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

Benefits & Compensation Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package. A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan.

About Medtronic We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary. Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

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