Marketing Lead Spine

Role Overview

As Marketing Lead for DePuy Synthes Spine in Germany, you will shape the local growth agenda and lead end-to-end go-to-market execution for the portfolio. You will directly manage and develop a small team (Product Manager and Asset Manager), setting clear priorities, building capability, and creating a high-performance culture. Working hand-in-hand with regional (EMEA) and global marketing, you’ll translate strategic priorities into impactful, compliant initiatives that strengthen customer adoption and improve patient outcomes.

What You Will Do

Key responsibilities include setting the local Spine marketing strategy and annual operating plan, leading end-to-end go-to-market for launches, driving portfolio strategy and life cycle management, and turning market, customer, and competitor insights into clear growth opportunities.

Why It Might Be a Fit

We support you with thorough onboarding, role-relevant training, and strong development opportunities—nationally and internationally—paired with attractive compensation and above-average benefits. We also offer programs that support early careers and long-term development, while enabling a healthy balance between family and work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, marketing, life sciences, or a comparable field (or equivalent professional experience)
• Several years of experience in marketing and/or sales for complex, value-based medical devices; orthopaedics/traumatology/spine experience necessary
• Strong commercial acumen, including pricing, profitability, and budget/ROI management
• Proven track record leading complex, cross-functional initiatives and influencing stakeholders in a matrix organization
• Proven people leadership experience, including coaching, performance management, and developing high-performing teams
• Strategic, analytical, and execution-oriented working style with a strong bias for action
• Collaborative leader with strong communication skills and the ability to inspire and align diverse teams
• Strong customer focus and clear, persuasive communication skills
• Confident presentation skills; strong digital and MS Office skills (e.g., CRM/Showpad or similar tools are a plus)
• Fluent in German and English (business level)

Benefits

• Above-average compensation
• An exciting corporate environment with national and international development opportunities
• Attractive market dynamics, growth focus, and multiple new product launches
• Company pension scheme
• Developing our people is central to our culture
• Thorough onboarding, role-relevant training, and strong development opportunities
• Above-average benefits
• Programs that support early careers and long-term development
• Healthy balance between family and work
• Vacation days
• Parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks
• Bereavement leave
• Caregiver leave
• Volunteer leave
• Well-being reimbursement
• Programs for financial, physical and mental health
• Service anniversary and recognition awards
• Insurance plans (subject to terms of respective plans)