Solventum
Job Description:
Thank you for your interest in joining Solventum. Solventum is a new healthcare company with a long legacy of solving big challenges that improve lives and help healthcare professionals perform at their best. At Solventum, people are at the heart of every innovation we pursue. Guided by empathy, insight, and clinical intelligence, we collaborate with the best minds in healthcare to address our customers' toughest challenges. While we continue updating the Solventum Careers Page and applicant materials, some documents may still reflect legacy branding. Please note that all listed roles are Solventum positions, and our Privacy Policy applies to any personal information you submit. As it was with 3M, at Solventum all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Position Summary The
Upstream Marketing Director, Front-end Innovation
will play a significant role in shaping and executing the franchise "Build" strategy – building a strong front‑end pipeline that feeds the innovation roadmap with high‑quality, validated opportunities. In this role, you will ensure innovation investments are grounded in insights from customers, markets, technologies, and business strategy. Co‑own with the Upstream Marketing Director for new products, the Advanced Wound Care Build strategy and innovation roadmap with accountability for the front‑end phase – defining new opportunity spaces, unmet needs, and strategic growth platforms. Responsibilities will include the following:
Strategy & Innovation Roadmap
Lead the development of the long‑range innovation roadmap, identifying where the franchise can expand through solving unmet customer needs, innovative technologies, adjacent market categories, or new business models
Partner with Upstream leadership to align opportunity areas with franchise strategic and financial goals
Partner with the Upstream Marketing Director to transition qualified opportunities into structured new product initiatives (NPIs)
Maintain an integrated view of opportunity creation versus concept execution
Serve as a key member of the Global Upstream leadership team
Opportunity Identification & Exploration
Drive structured innovation processes with cross‑functional early innovation working teams (e.g., design thinking, jobs‑to‑be‑done, ethnography, etc.) to identify meaningful customer and clinical unmet needs
Synthesize insights from customers, markets, and technologies into opportunity maps and need statements that guide ideation and feasibility work
Partner with R&D, Medical Affairs, and Finance to assess early technical, clinical, and financial feasibility and innovation readiness for pipeline of opportunities
Partner with Senior Strategic Marketing Manager to evaluate whether certain opportunities may be better served through a Buy/Partner strategy
Governance & Process Leadership
Define and manage the FEI process, ensuring clarity of roles, decision gates, and progression criteria for early opportunities
Establish criteria for advancing early concepts into the Upstream Marketing pipeline
Present opportunity maps and early innovation concepts to leadership to inform resource allocation and Build strategic direction
Establish and maintain a balanced portfolio of early‑stage initiatives, from horizon scanning to concept incubation
Your Skills and Expertise To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or higher in Marketing, Business Management, or a related field AND 12 years of progressive experience in front‑end innovation, upstream marketing, and/or innovation strategy roles
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
Advanced marketing and/or clinical degree (e.g., MBA, RN, MD, or related field)
Experience in healthcare, medical devices, or other regulated industries
Knowledge of the advanced wound care market, including negative pressure wound therapies
Ability to thrive in an action‑oriented and high accountability environment
Proven ability to translate ambiguous opportunity spaces into clear, prioritized innovation strategies
Deep expertise in structured innovation processes (e.g., design thinking, ethnography, etc.)
Exceptional strategic thinking, analytical ability, and financial acumen
Strong collaboration and influencing skills, particularly in cross‑functional, matrixed organizations
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, executive presence, and storytelling ability; with experience presenting to C‑level executives
Work location: Remote
Travel: 30% domestic and international
Relocation Assistance: Not authorized
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status). Supporting Your Well‑being Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.
Applicable to US Applicants Only: The expected compensation range for this position is $222,044 - $271,387, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at:
https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/our-company/careers/#Total-Rewards
Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.
Solventum is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in our recruitment process. Applicants must remain alert to fraudulent job postings and recruitment schemes that falsely claim to represent Solventum and seek to exploit job seekers.
Please note that all email communications from Solventum regarding job opportunities with the company will be from an email with a domain of
@solventum.com . Be wary of unsolicited emails or messages regarding Solventum job opportunities from emails with other email domains.
Solventum is an equal opportunity employer. Solventum will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.
Solventum Global Terms of Use and Privacy Statement Carefully read these Terms of Use before using this website. Your access to and use of this website and application for a job at Solventum are conditioned on your acceptance and compliance with these terms.
Please access the linked document by clicking here, select the country where you are applying for employment, and review. Before submitting your application you will be asked to confirm your agreement with the terms.
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Position Summary The
Upstream Marketing Director, Front-end Innovation
will play a significant role in shaping and executing the franchise "Build" strategy – building a strong front‑end pipeline that feeds the innovation roadmap with high‑quality, validated opportunities. In this role, you will ensure innovation investments are grounded in insights from customers, markets, technologies, and business strategy. Co‑own with the Upstream Marketing Director for new products, the Advanced Wound Care Build strategy and innovation roadmap with accountability for the front‑end phase – defining new opportunity spaces, unmet needs, and strategic growth platforms. Responsibilities will include the following:
Strategy & Innovation Roadmap
Lead the development of the long‑range innovation roadmap, identifying where the franchise can expand through solving unmet customer needs, innovative technologies, adjacent market categories, or new business models
Partner with Upstream leadership to align opportunity areas with franchise strategic and financial goals
Partner with the Upstream Marketing Director to transition qualified opportunities into structured new product initiatives (NPIs)
Maintain an integrated view of opportunity creation versus concept execution
Serve as a key member of the Global Upstream leadership team
Opportunity Identification & Exploration
Drive structured innovation processes with cross‑functional early innovation working teams (e.g., design thinking, jobs‑to‑be‑done, ethnography, etc.) to identify meaningful customer and clinical unmet needs
Synthesize insights from customers, markets, and technologies into opportunity maps and need statements that guide ideation and feasibility work
Partner with R&D, Medical Affairs, and Finance to assess early technical, clinical, and financial feasibility and innovation readiness for pipeline of opportunities
Partner with Senior Strategic Marketing Manager to evaluate whether certain opportunities may be better served through a Buy/Partner strategy
Governance & Process Leadership
Define and manage the FEI process, ensuring clarity of roles, decision gates, and progression criteria for early opportunities
Establish criteria for advancing early concepts into the Upstream Marketing pipeline
Present opportunity maps and early innovation concepts to leadership to inform resource allocation and Build strategic direction
Establish and maintain a balanced portfolio of early‑stage initiatives, from horizon scanning to concept incubation
Your Skills and Expertise To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or higher in Marketing, Business Management, or a related field AND 12 years of progressive experience in front‑end innovation, upstream marketing, and/or innovation strategy roles
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
Advanced marketing and/or clinical degree (e.g., MBA, RN, MD, or related field)
Experience in healthcare, medical devices, or other regulated industries
Knowledge of the advanced wound care market, including negative pressure wound therapies
Ability to thrive in an action‑oriented and high accountability environment
Proven ability to translate ambiguous opportunity spaces into clear, prioritized innovation strategies
Deep expertise in structured innovation processes (e.g., design thinking, ethnography, etc.)
Exceptional strategic thinking, analytical ability, and financial acumen
Strong collaboration and influencing skills, particularly in cross‑functional, matrixed organizations
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, executive presence, and storytelling ability; with experience presenting to C‑level executives
Work location: Remote
Travel: 30% domestic and international
Relocation Assistance: Not authorized
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status). Supporting Your Well‑being Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.
Applicable to US Applicants Only: The expected compensation range for this position is $222,044 - $271,387, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at:
https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/our-company/careers/#Total-Rewards
Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.
Solventum is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in our recruitment process. Applicants must remain alert to fraudulent job postings and recruitment schemes that falsely claim to represent Solventum and seek to exploit job seekers.
Please note that all email communications from Solventum regarding job opportunities with the company will be from an email with a domain of
@solventum.com . Be wary of unsolicited emails or messages regarding Solventum job opportunities from emails with other email domains.
Solventum is an equal opportunity employer. Solventum will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.
Solventum Global Terms of Use and Privacy Statement Carefully read these Terms of Use before using this website. Your access to and use of this website and application for a job at Solventum are conditioned on your acceptance and compliance with these terms.
Please access the linked document by clicking here, select the country where you are applying for employment, and review. Before submitting your application you will be asked to confirm your agreement with the terms.
#J-18808-Ljbffr