Marketing Manager, Strategic Innovation

About the role

BD Parata's Global Platform Team is seeking a Marketing Manager, Strategic Innovation, to lead front-end innovation initiatives within the rapidly growing Vial and Central Solutions business.

Reporting directly to the Associate Director, Upstream Marketing, this individual will be responsible for front-end innovation strategy and voice-of-customer (VOC) activities for the growing Vial Automation portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead front-end innovation initiatives for the Vial portfolio, including execution of GPDS phase-gate commercial deliverables and application of the BD Innovation Playbook to advance opportunities from early concept through development.
• Identify and evaluate future growth opportunities through market research, voice-of-customer (VOC), competitive intelligence, technology assessments, and analysis of emerging pharmacy workflow, automation, and market trends.
• Lead customer discovery and market insights activities to uncover unmet needs, workflow challenges, and opportunities to improve pharmacy operations and outcomes, translating insights into actionable product and solution requirements.
• Define and develop future solution concepts and business opportunities by creating target product profiles, value propositions, product requirements, business cases, and commercialization strategies that establish customer value, market potential, and financial attractiveness.
• Build and manage a prioritized innovation pipeline for the Vial portfolio, assessing opportunities based on customer value, market attractiveness, strategic alignment, technical feasibility, financial impact, and overall business potential; recommend opportunities for investment and funding.
• Assess emerging technologies and strategic growth opportunities, including advancements in automation, artificial intelligence, data and analytics, partnerships, and other collaboration models that could expand or strengthen the Vial portfolio.
• Partner cross-functionally and globally with R&D, regional and global Commercial teams, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, Finance, and other stakeholders to advance prioritized innovation programs, incorporate local market dynamics, and ensure commercial, organizational, product, and customer readiness.
• Develop clear strategic recommendations and communicate innovation progress to leadership, including business cases, project and pipeline updates, investment recommendations, key risks, and proposed paths forward, with a strong focus on customer impact, product quality, revenue growth, profitability, and execution timing.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of relevant experience in Marketing, Product Management, R&D, or Business Development OR MBA/Master's degree with 2+ years of relevant experience in Marketing, Product Management, R&D, or Business Development
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize customer, market, technical, and financial insights into actionable recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound, independent judgment, establish priorities, anticipate project risks, and develop strategies to mitigate potential delays or barriers.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives and cross-functional stakeholders in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly communicate complex concepts, business opportunities, and recommendations to diverse audiences, including senior leadership.
• Proven ability to work independently while effectively collaborating across functions, regions, and levels of the organization to drive initiatives forward.
• Demonstrated integrity, accountability, and alignment with BD values.
• Ability to travel up to 15%, with flexibility to collaborate across global time zones.

Preferred Qualifications

• Medical device, healthcare, pharmacy automation, or other regulated industry experience
• Experience working across global time zones

Additional information

At BD, we prioritize on-site collaboration because we believe it fosters creativity, innovation, and effective problem-solving, which are essential in the fast-paced healthcare industry. For most roles, we require a minimum of 4 days of in-office presence per week to maintain our culture of excellence and ensure smooth operations, while also recognizing the importance of flexibility and work-life balance. Remote or field-based positions will have different workplace arrangements which will be indicated in the job posting.