At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.
A Day in the LifeEmbark on an exciting journey with Medtronic’s Digital Technologies Business Unit, where we are at the forefront of developing cutting-edge technology that provides real-time support to surgeons in the operating room. At Digital Technologies, we are transforming operating room experiences through advanced surgical analysis systems powered by state-of-the-art artificial intelligence.
We are seeking an experienced Upstream Product Manager to lead strategy and early-stage development for next-generation to shape the future of the Touch Surgery ecosystem, a connected, AI-powered platform transforming surgical data into actionable insight. This role requires deep expertise in AI algorithms, edge computing, or software marketing, with a focus on translating emerging technologies into scalable, commercially viable products.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:
Product Strategy & Upstream Definition
- Define and drive short- and long-range product strategies for AI-enabled and edge-based software solutions
- Identify and prioritize unmet clinical, operational, and economic needs across surgeons, hospital administrators, and health systems
- Shape product vision, roadmap, and positioning across the full product lifecycle
Market & Customer Insight
- Lead market research, segmentation, and competitive analysis across digital surgery and AI ecosystems
- Translate customer and user insights into differentiated product requirements and value propositions
- Evaluate product viability, business cases, and long-term growth opportunities
AI / Edge Product Development Partnership
- Partner with engineering and data science teams to define AI applications, edge deployment strategies, and data pipelines
- Ensure alignment between technical capabilities and real-world clinical workflows
- Influence product specifications, prioritization, and development trade-offs
Go-to-Market & Commercialization
- Develop upstream marketing strategies that enable successful downstream execution
- Define core messaging, positioning, and evidence strategy for hospital and executive audiences
- Partner cross-functionally (R&D, clinical, regulatory, commercial) to ensure successful product launches and adoption at scale
Thought Leadership & Stakeholder Influence
- Act as a subject matter expert across AI-enabled surgical solutions and digital ecosystems
- Engage with internal leadership and external stakeholders to shape strategy and drive alignment
- Support strategic partnerships, key accounts, and innovation initiatives
Required Knowledge and Experience:
- 7+ years in product management, upstream marketing, or strategy roles within software, AI, medtech, or digital health
- Demonstrated experience in AI / machine learning–driven products or edge computing or distributed systems
- Strong track record of bringing complex, technical products to market
- Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, data science, and commercial teams
- Ability to translate technical concepts into clear, compelling customer value propositions
Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: United Kingdom: 87,600.00 GBP - 131,400.00 GBP |
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).About Medtronic
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here
Skills Required
- 7+ years in product management, upstream marketing, or strategy roles within software, AI, medtech, or digital health
- Demonstrated experience in AI / machine learning-driven products or edge computing or distributed systems
- Strong track record of bringing complex, technical products to market
- Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, data science, and commercial teams
- Ability to translate technical concepts into clear, compelling customer value propositions
Medtronic Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Medtronic and has not been reviewed or approved by Medtronic.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid leave for birthing and non-birthing parents is positioned as notably generous, with additional Family Care Leave available for a range of caregiving needs. Fertility, adoption, donor, and surrogacy support adds depth for different paths to family-building.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) match and an employee stock purchase plan are presented as meaningful long-term savings tools. Scholarship and tuition programs further reinforce financial security beyond salary.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage is consistently described as a strong part of the total rewards package. Mental health resources, critical illness coverage, and wellness supports broaden the overall health offering.
Medtronic Insights
What We Do
Medtronic is a global healthcare solutions company operating in approximately 160 countries. We are committed to improving lives through our medical technologies, services, and solutions. Since our beginning, 60 years ago, our Mission has remained the same: to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for people around the world. The Mission is our ethical framework and inspirational goal guiding our day-to-day work. It reminds us that our efforts are transforming millions of lives each year. To meet the needs of patients and healthcare professionals around the globe, we operate from more than 370 locations in approximately 160 countries.
