Surgical Innovation Manager – Sports Medicine

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Arizona, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Direct the regional commercial strategy and operating plan focused on Sports Surgical innovation initiatives.

• Collaborate with Area Vice Presidents, Regional Managers, distributors, Marketing, Education, Strategic Accounts, Finance, Supply Chain, and other stakeholders to ensure cohesive execution plans.

• Take ownership of launch readiness and implementation for new products and strategic programs.

• Drive high-impact evaluations and competitive conversions through product adoption and portfolio pull-through.

• Establish priorities and provide business recommendations based on market intelligence, customer insights, competitive dynamics, pipeline data, and financial factors.

• Manage portfolio growth strategies for soft-tissue implants and disposables, arthroscopic capital equipment, biologics, and related procedural solutions.

• Oversee the development and execution of sales education in partnership with Commercial Education.

• Create governance and accountability frameworks, including reporting cadences, dashboards, milestone reviews, decision logs, and assigned action owners.

• Influence and lead across various functions, including R&D, Marketing, HCC, Legal, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and Finance.

• Engage with customers and key opinion leaders to collect insights, address product and procedural inquiries, resolve objections, and shape strategy.

• Forge partnerships with Academic Medical Centers, fellowship programs, professional organizations, and emerging orthopedic leaders.

• Develop and articulate field strategies for professional education and society meetings.

• Provide leadership during critical field challenges and coordinate solutions for issues.

• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, compliance, continuous improvement, and enhanced commercial execution standards.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) is mandatory.

• A valid driver’s license from one of the fifty United States is required.

• At least 7 years of progressive experience in medical device, orthopaedics, Sports Surgical sales, marketing, commercial strategy, or a related field is essential.

• Sports Surgical experience is highly preferred.

• Proven track record of successfully leading complex, cross-functional commercial initiatives from strategy development to execution and achieving measurable business outcomes.

• Ability to manage business plans, prioritize tasks, make informed decisions, handle competing demands, and hold stakeholders accountable without direct authority.

• Experience in leading product launches, customer evaluations, competitive conversions, portfolio expansion, or field enablement programs is strongly preferred.

• Strong strategic and financial acumen.

• Capability to synthesize market intelligence, customer insights, pipeline data, and performance metrics into actionable recommendations and plans.

• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with senior commercial leaders, field sales teams, Marketing, Strategic Accounts, Finance, R&D, HCC, Legal, Regulatory, external distributors, and key opinion leaders.

• Exceptional executive-level writing, verbal, and presentation skills.

• Strong leadership presence, sound judgment, change leadership capabilities, conflict resolution skills, and the ability to navigate ambiguity.

• An entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to recognize opportunities for revenue growth, competitive differentiation, operational enhancements, and customer value creation.

• Ability to operate independently while ensuring governance, stakeholder engagement, and escalation discipline.

• Expertise in Sports Surgical products, clinical and surgical procedures, competitive landscape, and consultative selling techniques is highly desired.

• Comprehensive understanding of healthcare compliance, regulatory policies, and procedures.

• Documented successful commercial performance.

• Must be located within a 90-minute radius of an airport in the assigned geographic area.

• Willingness to travel 50–75% within the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Retirement plan (pension).

• Savings plan (401(k)).

• Long-term incentive program.

• Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year.

• Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year; Colorado residents – 48 hours; Washington residents – 56 hours.

• 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 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 period.

• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year.

• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year.