Global Downstream Product Manager, Connectivity - Acute Care and Monitoring

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 10 Nov 2026

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 Life

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. 

Medtronic’s Acute Care & Monitoring (ACM) business is focused on empowering clinicians with monitoring tools that deliver timely insights and improve patient care across hospital and post-acute settings. Connectivity is the backbone of this transformation, enabling devices, data, and teams to work together as one ecosystem.

Within ACM, the HealthCast™ portfolio represents our digital health solutions across wearables, remote monitoring, connectivity, and services. The market for connected care is growing quickly, with real potential to reshape how patients are monitored and how care teams collaborate. Are you ready to help lead how we bring that to life.

As the Global Product Marketing Manager – Connectivity on the Digital Health team, you’ll be at the center of that mission, leading global downstream strategy and lifecycle management for the solutions that power ACM’s connectivity infrastructure, ensuring clinicians have access to the insights they need when and where they need them.

Why This Role Matters

Connectivity is transforming healthcare by ensuring data flows seamlessly between devices, systems, and care teams. In this role you’ll turn that potential into reality, globalizing how we deliver connectivity, amplifying Medtronic’s voice in the market, and ensuring customer insights shape what comes next. By creating demand and enabling scale, you will help health systems unlock more value from their technology and strengthen Medtronic’s leadership in connected care.

You’ll bring clarity to complexity by leading how connectivity is positioned, commercialized, and scaled across Medtronic’s Acute Care & Monitoring (ACM) business. Working closely with professional services, cross-functional teams, and global partners, you’ll shape and communicate how our digital health ecosystem comes to life across the care continuum.

In this role, you’ll own the downstream marketing strategy and commercialization of HealthCast™ connectivity. You will serve as the primary downstream owner, responsible for how connectivity is packaged, positioned, and adopted globally, while partnering closely with upstream teams on product direction and lifecycle decisions.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

Product Ownership & Downstream Execution

• Own end-to-end downstream execution for the HealthCast™ connectivity portfolio across ACM, including positioning, messaging, and go-to-market strategy
• Define how connectivity is packaged and commercialized, ensuring consistency and clarity
• Lead launch planning with regions, including toolkits, training, sales enablement, and competitive positioning
• Drive adoption through clear use cases, target segments, and repeatable commercial programs
• Partner with upstream and regional teams on pricing, forecasting inputs, and product availability to support global readiness
• Ensure field teams have what they need to sell, implement, and scale connectivity solutions

Globalization & Regional Partnership

• Lead the global connectivity approach, translating regional variability (EMR, IT, workflows) into scalable models and priorities
• Translate regional market needs into commercial programs, adoption strategies, and inputs to product direction
• Build strong relationships with field sales, professional services, and regional leaders to remove barriers and accelerate implementations
• Align franchises on consistent positioning, packaging, and deployment of connectivity solutions

Market Development & Thought Leadership

• Define and evolve the value proposition for connectivity, making complex integrations clear and compelling for clinicians, IT, and hospital leadership
• Build and scale customer stories, proof points, and reference accounts that demonstrate real-world impact
• Lead thought leadership initiatives that position Medtronic as a connectivity leader, including external content, conference presence, and industry engagement
• Monitor competitive activity and broader market trends, using insights to guide positioning and downstream strategy

Upstream Partnership & Roadmap Influence

• Serve as the voice of the customer across global regions to upstream marketing, influencing roadmap priorities for integrations and platform capabilities
• Maintain a continuous feedback loop between market execution and product development
• Collaborate internally to ensure connectivity priorities are aligned and integrated across the broader portfolio

This role includes approximately 25% global travel

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least 4+ years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with at least 2+ years of relevant experience
• Working knowledge of healthcare interoperability and connectivity (e.g., HL7, FHIR, IHE, EMR integration, middleware)

Nice to Have

• Strong communicator who can translate technical topics into clear, customer-friendly messaging
• Experience with connectivity platforms and EMR integrations
• Experience with pricing strategy, demand planning, or product availability processes
• Experience with cybersecurity and data privacy considerations in healthcare
• MBA or advanced degree in business, life sciences, or healthcare management
• Downstream product marketing, product management, or commercial marketing experience
• Experience partnering with regional teams, professional services, and field organizations to drive product adoption
• Ability to build business cases and quantify commercial impact, including ROI and value stories for hospital stakeholders.

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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. 

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

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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.
 

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$103,200.00 - $154,800.00

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This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns.  Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

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