Senior Marketing Specialist - Spine & China Orthopedics, KSA & UAE

About the role

Medtronic is hiring a Senior Marketing Specialist for its Spine & China Orthopedics portfolio, which serves customers and stakeholders across Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The role covers market development, portfolio growth, customer engagement and commercialization across Spine, Neurosurgery, Orthopedic and Trauma segments. It is an onsite position based primarily in Riyadh, with Jeddah as an additional location, and about 50% travel and field presence is expected.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute the annual 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 give commercial teams clear priorities, insights and tools.

Required profile

• 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.
• Fluent professional English.
• Preferred: previous experience in Spine, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery or related medical-device therapies, and knowledge of Saudi Arabia and/or UAE healthcare markets.

Required skills

• Strong strategic marketing and commercial acumen, able to turn market insights into growth plans.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional, matrix organization.
• Analytical, communication, project-management and stakeholder-management capabilities.
• Preferred: experience in downstream marketing, portfolio management and new product launches, and across direct and distributor-based business models.