Senior Marketing Specialist – Spine & China Orthopedics, Saudi Arabia & UAE

Job description

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the LifeThe Spine & China Orthopedics portfolio serves customers and stakeholders across Saudi Arabia and the UAE. It focuses on market development, portfolio growth, customer engagement and commercialization across Spine, Neurosurgery, Orthopedic and Trauma segments. The role is onsite, with Riyadh as the primary location and Jeddah as an additional location. Travel and field presence are expected for approximately 50%. This role leads marketing strategy, portfolio management, new product introductions and market-development programs for Spine & China Orthopedics in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The position partners with commercial, training, regulatory, supply chain, finance, market development, regional and upstream teams to translate market insights into growth plans and effective execution. Primary Responsibilities Develop and execute the annual Spine & China Orthopedics marketing strategy and operating plan for Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Translate global and EurAsia strategies and market insights into country, account and portfolio priorities. Lead downstream commercialization, lifecycle management and readiness for key new product introductions. Drive market development, portfolio conversion, product-mix improvement and adoption of strategic technologies. Develop customer engagement, medical education, congress, workshop and digital programs aligned with growth priorities. Coordinate cross-functional execution across commercial, training, regulatory, forecasting, inventory and instrument-set requirements. Monitor performance, trends, risks and operational barriers, and recommend corrective actions. Represent local market requirements and provide commercial teams with clear priorities, insights and tools. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Biomedical, Pharmacy or a related field. Five years of relevant Spine experience in marketing, sales, business development or commercial roles within medical devices or healthcare. Strong strategic marketing and commercial acumen, with the ability to translate market insights into actionable growth plans. Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a cross-functional, matrix organization, with strong analytical, communication, project-management and stakeholder-management capabilities. Fluent professional English. Preferred Qualifications Previous experience in Spine, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery or related medical-device therapies. Experience in downstream marketing, portfolio management and new product launches. Knowledge of Saudi Arabia and/or UAE healthcare markets. Experience across direct and distributor-based business models. 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. ‌ ‌ Recruitment Fraud Alert We are aware of phishing scams targeting job seekers. Please keep the following in mind: Apply only through official Medtronic channels. All legitimate Medtronic recruiting communications come from approved Medtronic platforms and official @medtronic.com email addresses. Medtronic will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information (such as bank account or Social Security details) during early stages of the hiring process. Any such requests are not legitimate. If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Medtronic, do not respond, click links, or open attachments. If you have any questions, concerns regarding the authenticity of a communication alleged to have been made by or on behalf of Medtronic, please contact us immediately at AskHR@medtronic.com. Benefits & CompensationMedtronic 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. ‌