Surgical Innovation Manager – Sports Medicine

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

📋 Description

• Spearhead the regional commercial strategy and operational plan for Sports Surgical innovation initiatives.

• Collaborate with Area Vice Presidents, Regional Managers, distributors, Marketing, education, Strategic Accounts, Finance, Supply Chain, and various stakeholders.

• Take ownership of launch preparedness and execution for new products and strategic initiatives.

• Drive high-value evaluations and competitive conversions through adoption and portfolio integration.

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

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

• Lead the creation and implementation of compliant sales training.

• Develop governance structures, dashboards, milestone reviews, decision logs, and action accountability.

• Influence teams across R&D, Marketing, HCC, Legal, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Finance, and additional functions.

• Engage with customers and key opinion leaders to gather insights, respond to product and procedural inquiries, address concerns, and shape strategy.

• Cultivate relationships with Academic Medical Centers, fellowship programs, professional societies, and emerging orthopedic leaders.

• Formulate and communicate strategies for professional education and society meetings.

• Provide leadership during critical field challenges and facilitate issue resolution.

• Advocate for ownership, accountability, compliance, continuous improvement, and enhanced commercial execution standards.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required (BA/BS).

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

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

• Sports Surgical experience is highly preferred.

• Proven success in leading complex, cross-functional commercial initiatives from strategy to execution and achieving measurable business outcomes.

• Ability to manage business plans, set priorities, 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 integrate market intelligence, customer insights, pipeline data, and performance metrics into actionable recommendations and plans.

• Proficiency in collaborating 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 written, verbal, and presentation skills.

• Demonstrated leadership presence, sound judgment, change management skills, conflict resolution capabilities, and execution discipline.

• Strong entrepreneurial mindset.

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

• Expertise in Sports Surgical products, clinical and surgical procedures, competitive landscape, and consultative selling methodologies is strongly preferred.

• Understanding of healthcare compliance, regulatory policies, and related procedures.

• Documented history of successful commercial performance.

• Must reside within 90 minutes of an airport in the designated geography.

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

🏝️ Benefits

• Company consolidated 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 receive 48 hours; Washington residents receive 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 the 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.