Downstream Marketing Director, Advanced Wound Therapies

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Job Description:

3M Health Care is now Solventum

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

Position Summary

The Downstream Marketing Director, Advanced Wound Therapies, serves as the global business leader for the Advanced Wound Therapies portfolio which includes the suite of negative pressure therapies for wound and incision management, as well as a growing biologics business. This role has full accountability for the global P&L and leads the global portfolio marketing team responsible for brand strategy, lifecycle management, and global commercialization planning. In this role, you will define strategic priorities, allocate marketing investments, and partner cross-functionally to ensure profitable growth across all relevant geographies. As a people leader, you will develop and empower a high-performing team, build strong collaboration with regional commercial teams and global functional partners to execute the strategy and achieve business results. Responsibilities will include the following:

Business Leadership

• Own global P&L for portfolio, ensuring achievement of revenue, gross margin, and operating income goals
• Develop long-range strategic plans and annual operating plans, forecasts, and financial outlooks in collaboration with finance, supply chain, region and global function leaders
• Lead portfolio pricing, margin optimization, and resource allocation decisions to maximize profitability
• Monitor performance against plan and take proactive actions to address gaps or capitalize on emerging opportunities
• Serve as the business lead for investment prioritization, cost management, and portfolio trade-off decisions

Global Portfolio & Brand Strategy

• Define global brand and portfolio strategies, ensuring clear positioning, differentiation, and alignment with customer needs
• Collaborate with Upstream Marketing to shape innovation roadmaps, develop commercialization plans and ensure successful transition of ownership post-commercialization of new products
• Partner with Strategy & Business Development to identify and evaluate opportunities for partnerships and support diligence and post-deal integration
• Oversee development of global campaign frameworks, messaging, and promotional toolkits for adaptation by regional teams

Performance Management

• Partner with Strategic Marketing team to analyze market trends, share performance, and pricing dynamics to inform strategy and financial forecasting
• Lead business performance reviews, presenting results, insights, and forward plans
• Establish dashboards and KPIs that track both commercial and financial performance at the portfolio / product level

Region and Cross-functional Collaboration

• Partner with regional marketing, sales, operations, and finance teams to ensure alignment on targets and execution plans
• Collaborate with clinical, medical affairs, and regulatory teams to ensure evidence generation supports commercial claims and pricing strategies
• Work closely with supply chain and operations to manage cost of goods, product availability, and lifecycle profitability
• Serve as the global point of accountability for commercial outcomes, bridging regional execution with business strategy

People and Team Leadership

• Lead and develop the global portfolio marketing team, providing clear objectives, coaching, and performance feedback
• Build marketing and business acumen across the team, emphasizing data-driven strategic decision-making
• Foster collaboration, empowerment, and accountability across global and regional stakeholders

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Marketing, Business Management, or a business discipline AND twelve (12) years of progressive experience in marketing or commercial leadership role
  
  AND

In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required:

• Proven P&L management experience (full or significant business unit / portfolio accountability)

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, Economics, or related field)
• Experience in healthcare, medical devices, or other regulated industries
• Knowledge of the advanced wound care market, including negative pressure wound therapies
• Ability to thrive in an action-oriented and high accountability environment
• Exceptional strategic thinking, analytical ability and financial acumen, with a track record of collaborating cross-functionally to deliver actionable recommendations
• Demonstrated success driving profitable growth and executing complex go-to-market strategies globally
• Strong cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, executive presence, and storytelling ability; with experience presenting to C-level executives
• Experience leading high-performing teams and developing future leaders

Work location: Remote

Travel: 30% domestic and international

Relocation Assistance: Not authorized

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. 

Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $222,044 - $271,387, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/our-company/careers/#Total-Rewards

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