Associate Marketing Manager, Upstream Marketing

Role Overview

Join our team in Irvine, CA, as an Associate Manager, Upstream Marketing, to support the global upstream strategy for the PFA pipeline, translating customer insights into early product requirements, and partnering with R&D, clinical, medical affairs, regulatory, downstream marketing, and regional commercial teams.

What You Will Do

Key responsibilities include strategic support for upstream planning, customer insights & voice of customer, product definition & early pipeline work, cross-functional collaboration, and market & competitive intelligence.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role focuses on leading defined workstreams within the upstream process and enabling senior leaders to make data-driven portfolio decisions in an early-stage innovation environment. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, life sciences, biomedical sciences, marketing, or related field.
• 3–5 years’ experience in medical devices or related healthcare industry.
• Practical understanding of clinical environments- ideally electrophysiology, AF therapy, interventional cardiology, or other high-acuity specialties.
• Demonstrated ability to run customer interviews, synthesize insights, and translate them into product requirements.
• Solid analytical skills and experience contributing to market models, forecasts, or basic business case development.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills; ability to influence peers and senior stakeholders.

Benefits

• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time – up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year