Careers that Change Lives
Do you have a lot of work experience and are you ready for your next step? Do you want to join a company that really changes lives? And do you want to work in the field of marketing of launching the newest innovations within Diabetes therapy and in the field market development? Then this is the job for you!
Medtronic is among the largest medical technology companies in the world. Through innovation and collaboration, Medtronic helps to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. Last year, our medical therapies for the treatment of over 40 major conditions, improved the lives of more than 75 million people around the world. Today, our therapies improve the lives of more than 2 PEOPLE around the world EVERY SECOND.
To support our Marketing business within Diabetes BeNeLux business unit (based in Brussels and Eindhoven) we are currently looking for a fulltime Marketing Specialist with excellent communication skills and minimum 3-5 year marketing experience. We offer you an interesting position in the field of marketing and product management that makes you responsible for customer-analysis, product and project planning, product launches, promotion and customer communication.
A Day in the Life
In this role you will help develop and implement regional marketing strategies to ensure that short and long-term marketing and business objectives are met. You are responsible to establish and execute marketing tactics and product launches that contribute to build profitability and drive market development as well as revenue and market share growth for the Diabetes business throughout a direct and a matrix environment.
You interact directly with the sales representatives, marketing team and BeNeLux Marketing Manager to identify new marketing opportunities, prepare regular marketing activity reports and responds to questions from the sales organization. Furthermore, the Marketing Specialist works individually or with a team in recommending action, scheduling and planning projects, estimating cost and managing projects to completion and may identify, evaluate and recommend marketing opportunities consistent with product line objectives.
You will be responsible for:
Development of the marketing strategy and implementation.
Develop product and project launch plans.
Implementation of product and project launch plans.
Develop and implement marketing launch plans for new business models and remote monitoring.
Communication and interaction with different customer groups.
Works individually or with a team in recommending action, scheduling and planning projects, and estimating cost.
Managing product launches and projects to completion.
Organizing events to reach target customers and gathering leads.
Localizing marketing and promotional materials.
Besides this you liaise with the product marketing group at our European headquarter and colleagues within the region to ensure alignment in functional areas as clinical, research and development, education, and reimbursement.
To be successful in this role you must be able to work at high level as well as being hands on and being able to work independently. You must pay strong attention to details specifically when being responsible for projects from concept to implementation. Therefore, we are looking for an individual with a commercial mindset combined with strong analytical skills. Besides this very strong interpersonal and communication skills are required. You have also the ability to operate in a matrix and changing environment. You are highly motivated with a “can do” attitude and strong influence skills. You can communicate effectively (in writing and verbally) at all levels in an organization and with diverse groups.
Must Haves
Bachelor or master’s degree in marketing, Communications, Business or relevant.
Minimum 3-5 year marketing responsibilities within a international company or in a international medical device or healthcare company.
Experience in consumer marketing in varying market conditions.
Track record of successful product launches.
Digital marketing experience.
You are flexible, creative, customer oriented and you like to work in an international and continuously changing environment.
You are a strong communicator and have excellent social skills to maximize internal and external collaboration.
You are curious and eager to learn and want to develop in a fast way.
You have an open and positive mindset.
Native in French and fluent in English and Dutch.
Nice to Haves
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About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life.
We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team.
Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
Whatever your specialty or ambitions, you can make a difference at Medtronic - both in the lives of others and your career. Join us in our commitment to take healthcare Further, Together.
Diversity & Inclusion
At Medtronic, you will find a diverse team of innovators who bring their unique backgrounds and their individual life experiences to work every day. We work hard to cultivate a workforce that reflects our patients and partners, we believe it’s the only way to drive healthcare forward. We want to attract a diverse workforce, regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state or local law. Join us and bring the power of your point of view to our culture of collaboration and innovation. It is through strong diversity, inclusion and engagement that we can remain a leader in medical technology and solutions. And by embracing everything you have to offer — your unique perspectives, talents and contributions — we can live up to the promise of our Mission.