Director, Marketing Excellence & Demand Generation (BD Surgery)

Vernon Hills, IL (On-site)

$148K/yr – $266K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive global MarCom and demand-gen for Surgical Solutions with end-to-end ownership of campaigns, assets, and events.

  • Own end-to-end marketing for Surgical Solutions across campaigns, events, assets, and demand generation.
  • Must-have: 8+ years in B2B healthcare/medical devices marketing with lead management and digital programs.
  • Standout: Experience leading cross-functional teams in a global, matrixed environment with Lean principles.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead continuous improvement of the marketing practice across BD Surgery, establishing clear standards, operating rhythms, and KPIs for planning and execution
  • Coordinate with Corporate Marketing on content governance, brand and messaging frameworks, process standards, enablement tools, and select enterprise campaigns/activities
  • Own and institutionalize a best-in-class marketing launch process (stage-gates, roles/RACI, readiness reviews, cross-functional workstream coordination, and post-launch retros)
  • Coach and challenge direct teams and platform partners (Surgical Solutions, AR&R) to elevate strategy, planning, and execution in accordance with lean principles (e.g., hypothesis-driven planning, test-and-learn, visual management, and waste reduction)
  • Establish an enablement program (playbooks, templates, training) and a metrics cadence to drive adoption, consistency, and measurable outcomes
  • Lead MarCom strategy and calendar for Surgical Solutions, aligning messaging and value propositions to business and regional priorities
  • Oversee development and production of customer-facing assets (brochures, flyers, sales aids, videos, clinical evidence summaries, web content), ensuring brand alignment and promotional review compliance (e.g., Veeva)
  • Standardize toolkits and localization processes; manage agencies/vendors for quality, speed, and cost discipline
  • Measure asset usage and impact; drive continuous optimization with sales and regional feedback
  • Set global events strategy, portfolio prioritization, and resourcing across tradeshows, congresses, advisory boards, and BD-hosted meetings (e.g., National Sales Meeting)
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BD Nogales Norte

Somos una empresa multinacional dedicada a la manufactura de dispositivos de uso médico a través de los cuales seguimos impulsando el mundo de la salud.

Nogales, Sonora, MEX
24 employees (1 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
11.7B
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.4M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
19.7%
Direct
76.1%
Referral
3.1%
Social
0.5%
Paid
0.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~24

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1 (4% of company)