Senior Director, Global Marketing

Cincinnati, OH (On-site)

$210K/yr – $230K/yrSenior Level15+ years expFull time

Posted 22 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Lead and develop the global marketing organization, turning strategy into practical go-to-market plans and managing portfolio strategy, launches, and regional alignment.

  • Owns portfolio strategy and roadmap development
  • Drives go-to-market planning, campaigns, and launch execution

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop the marketing organization, including upstream product management, downstream marketing, creative services, digital marketing, marketing communications, professional education, and related agency or vendor partners.
  • Set clear priorities, operating rhythms, and performance expectations for the team, with an emphasis on accountability, cross-functional execution, and talent development.
  • Lead portfolio strategy and roadmap development, including market assessment, customer insights, competitive analysis, segmentation, positioning, lifecycle management, and prioritization of product investments.
  • Own the annual marketing planning process and ensure plans are linked to business objectives, regional growth priorities, launch timing, resource requirements, and measurable outcomes.
  • Translate global strategy into practical go-to-market plans, sales enablement tools, campaigns, events, customer education, and field execution support.
  • Oversee launch planning and execution for new products, line extensions, and lifecycle initiatives, including launch readiness, messaging, training, demand generation, and post-launch performance tracking.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field.
  • 15+ years of relevant commercial experience, including upstream product management and downstream marketing across multiple product categories, geographies, or customer segments, across the product lifecycle, from market assessment and concept development through launch, growth, lifecycle management, and discontinuation; managing marketing communications, creative services, trade shows, digital marketing, and professional education programs either directly or through functional leaders; partnering with regional commercial leaders to adapt global marketing strategy for local execution in the U.S. and international markets.
  • 5+ years leading medical device marketing teams in a regulated environment including marketing claims, customer communications, product launches, education programs, and digital content considerations.
  • Travel regularly for customer-focused meetings and trade show activations; domestic and international travel are required.
  • Typical work-related travel assignments range 2-8 days, and overnight, out-of-town stays are required.
  • Physical demands may include occasionally walking, sitting, standing, using hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, reaching with hands and arms, balancing, stooping, bending, talking, and hearing.
  • Most work is performed in an office environment setting with adequate lighting and temperature; the noise level is usually quiet to moderate.

Preferred

  • MBA or advanced degree in business, marketing, or a related field.
  • Global marketing leadership experience across varied customer needs, market maturity, reimbursement dynamics, channel models, and regional commercial priorities.
  • Experience building marketing capabilities, improving processes, and developing multidisciplinary teams that support business priorities.

Benefits

  • Mammotome, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job.
  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.
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Danaher Corporation

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Danaher is a leading global life sciences and diagnostics innovator, committed to accelerating the power of science and technology to improve human health. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. Our global teams are pioneering what’s next across Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Biotechnology and beyond. For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

Founded in 1969
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
49K employees (1,212 in marketing)
76% recommend to a friend
79% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
326.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$7.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.7%
Direct
39.7%
Referral
16.6%
Social
11.8%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~50.3K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,188 (2% of company)
Median Career Experience
17 years
Median Tenure
6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
5

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