Working Location: Nationwide Workplace Flexibility: RemoteJob DescriptionThe Senior Director of Product Marketing, Innovation leads the global endoscopic reprocessing innovation portfolio from early concept through global market availability. This role defines the long-term product vision, shapes the innovation roadmap, and ensures solutions deliver meaningful clinical value, meet global regulatory and quality requirements, and achieve sustainable commercial success.
Product Marketing - Infection Prevention is responsible for leading and managing a team of Product Managers who oversee the development, launch, and lifecycle management of a global endoscopic reprocessing portfolio.
People Management
Sets clear performance expectations, conducts regular performance evaluations, and provides constructive feedback and recognition. Recruits, leads, and develops colleagues to ensure effective utilization, continuous development, and strong performance aligned to both business and individual objectives. Fosters a collaborative, innovative environment that supports professional growth and engagement.
Strategic Innovation & Portfolio Leadership
Drives the Infection Prevention Business Unit (IPBU) innovation strategy by identifying emerging clinical needs, technology trends, and competitive dynamics. Translates insights into clear product priorities, business cases, and development pathways that guide concept creation, feasibility assessment, and downstream execution. Ensures innovation initiatives align with long-range business objectives and support global scalability.
End-to-End Product Lifecycle Ownership
Leads innovation programs across the full lifecycle - from concept and requirements definition through design, development, regulatory and quality readiness, manufacturing transfer, global launch preparation, and post-market optimization. Integrates customer, clinical, and operational requirements throughout to ensure safe, effective, and commercially viable finished goods.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Global Collaboration
Provides strong influence across a matrixed organization. Partners with Strategy & Business Planning and Commercialization teams to align on strategic priorities and enable high-impact launches. Collaborates closely with R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Clinical, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Marketing, and regional commercial teams to ensure seamless execution, risk mitigation, and transparency around progress, dependencies, and outcomes.
Decision-Making, Communication & Influence
Drives cross-functional decision-making, aligns stakeholders on critical milestones, and ensures organizational readiness for global commercialization. Communicates with clarity and executive-level storytelling to articulate strategy, justify investments, and maintain visibility with senior leadership. Influences without authority to accelerate development, strengthen global adoption, and foster a high-performance, innovation-focused culture.
Job Duties- Own global portfolio success by translating customer, market, regulatory, and business needs into clear product and development requirements and ensuring effective execution across new product development programs.
- Lead and develop a high-performing Product Management team by setting expectations, conducting performance reviews, providing coaching and recognition, and building talent depth to support current and future portfolio needs.
- Build deep market and customer insight through structured market research, direct engagement with healthcare professionals, field visits, and participation in trade fairs and congresses to inform innovation and R&D decisions.
- Drive strategic portfolio leadership by monitoring market dynamics, competitive landscapes, and key performance indicators including market size, procedure volumes, reimbursement, pricing, competitive activity, and market share.
- Sponsor new product development initiatives by defining customer and business requirements, shaping business cases and revenue forecasts, establishing positioning strategies, and leading the creation of differentiated value propositions.
- Collaborate closely with R&D, Innovation, and OEM partners to integrate voice-of-customer insights and technical expertise into product decisions that address unmet clinical needs and deliver meaningful differentiation.
- Lead cross-functional product core teams to ensure customer needs, documentation, and program deliverables are completed with quality, clarity, and timeliness across the full development lifecycle.
- Partner with global and regional commercialization teams to define strategic marketing plans, enable evidence-based messaging and training, and ensure revenue, profitability, and market performance align with business case expectations.
- Own lifecycle management by guiding product enhancements, change management, and phase-out decisions informed by market feedback, complaint trends, post-market surveillance, and competitive analysis.
Job QualificationsRequired:- University degree with technical and/or economical background (with high technical affinity) or equivalent
- Training in user needs based design
- Additional product marketing qualifications
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience
- Seasoned product management and marketing professional
- International experience
- Customer-facing experience
- Proven expert in application or technology field
- Strategic business development
- Fluency in English
- MS Office skills
- Project management in medical device development
- Presentation, moderation and didactic skills
- Strategy development and business planning
- Entrepreneurial skills
- Motivating others
- Managing cultural communication
- Working independently
- Leading cross-functional teams
- Maintaining composure under pressure
- Written communication
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Analytical skills
- Attention to detail
- Collaboration
- Creativity
- Critical thinking
- Data driven
- Team player
- Problem solving skills
- Cultural awareness
Why join Olympus?We offer a holistic employee experience supporting personal and professional well-being through meaningful work, equitable offerings, and a connected culture.
Equitable Offerings you can count on:- Competitive salaries, annual bonus and 401(k)* with company match
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage effective on start date
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
- Free live and on-demand Wellbeing Programs
- Generous Paid Vacation and Sick Time
- Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance*
- 12 Paid Holidays
- On-Site Child Daycare, Café, Fitness Center**
Connected Culture you can embrace:- Work-life integrated culture that supports an employee centric mindset
- Offers onsite, hybrid and field work environments
- Paid volunteering and charitable donation/match programs
- Employee Resource Groups
- Dedicated Training Resources and Learning & Development Programs
- Paid Educational Assistance
*US Only
**Center Valley, PA and Westborough, MA
Are you ready to be a part of our team?Learn more about our benefits and incentives: https://www.olympusamerica.com/careers/benefits-perks.
The anticipated base pay range for this full-time position in this location is $195,000 - $280,000 / year, plus potential for annual bonus (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).
