Global Marketing Director - Prefer On-site (Sunnyvale, CA), Remote Welcome chez EBR Systems, Inc.

Description

Summary of Position

The Global Marketing Director will play a strategic role in developing and driving EBR’s commercial launch strategy for the WiSE CRT System. They will lead their team to ensure a consistent global brand and achievement of launch metrics. This team member in this role will achieve their goals working through their team as well as in direct collaboration with key functions, regions, and countries. This is a hands-on role with opportunities to go deep in both strategy and execution.

The Director role will leverage strengths in medical device marketing, global launch excellence, strategic planning, and cross-functional collaboration to accelerate business success. They will take action in the context of a deep understanding of the market and ensure consistent customer focus, organizational communication, and global mindset. This role requires a leader who is eager to foster transformational change, develop talent, and leverage organizational influence to establish strategies and tactics to grow the WiSE CRT therapy. The incumbent will ensure that the business is properly allocating resources, embracing diversity, and developing key capabilities to win.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

· Define the strategic marketing plan and oversee launch readiness initiatives based on deep customer insight; branding, positioning, messages, story flow and creative imagery to prepare for and deliver successful product launches.

· Lead the development and implementation of the promotional platform (e.g., messaging, market research initiatives, unbranded website etc.).

· Prioritize, develop, and implement promotional and therapy education tactics (including print and digital promotions, peer-to-peer programming, and key customer marketing initiatives) that establish value with our customers and contribute to achieving a successful product launch.

· Lead partner agency and vendor relationships and workflow.

· Develop the Marketing Team to best understand the needs of the top institutions, key opinion leaders, the competitor landscape and other important healthcare providers to optimize promotional approach, selling tools, and educational programming.

· Demonstrate the ability to quickly understand complex markets, treatment options, competitive landscapes, and relevant market and managed care dynamics.

· Establish a strong relationship with medical affairs, and eventually, the sales team and other field-based commercial teams to ensure optimal execution; partner with Sales Training to develop a comprehensive and effective training plan.

· Participate in cross-functional teams as marketing lead to gather input for functional activities, and ensure alignment with marketing messaging, e.g., with clinical development, medical affairs, and investor relations.

· Deliver marketing operating expenses within budget.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

· Ability to travel weekends, domestically, and internationally up to 30% of time as required. 

· Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

May supervise one or more marketing subordinates, including, but not limited, to the following responsibilities:

   · Mentor and develop a high-performing marketing team, ensuring career growth and functional excellence.

   · Responsible for hiring, onboarding, and development of assigned marketing professionals, ensuring skills development.

   · Cultivate a culture of accountability, collaboration, and proactive problem-solving within the marketing function.

Requirements

Education and Required Experience 

· Bachelor’s degree required (MBA preferred). Can be a combination of education and experience.  

· Minimum of 8 years of progressive commercial experience in a biotechnology and/or medical device company including global strategic marketing and ideally sales. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 

· Successful history of developing and executing the marketing strategy (targeted Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management or Structural Heart product experience strongly preferred).

· Experience in leading the launch of new products.

· Proven experience in a smaller, rapidly growing, company.

· Demonstrated ability to derive insights/analytics leading to the development of innovative marketing strategies.

· Strong leadership, with the ability to work well cross-functionally and influence across an organization at all levels.

· Excellent organizational skills and an ability to prioritize effectively to deliver results within reasonably established timelines.

· Ability to represent EBR Systems, Inc. well externally: strong interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication.

· Entrepreneurial mindset, with a tolerance for ambiguity, and a passion for helping patients.

· Appropriate management and people skills, diplomacy, tact, transparency. 

Physical Requirements

· Ability to travel weekends, domestically, and internationally up to 30% of time as required.

· Required to stand, walk and sit; talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects or controls; reach with hands and arms. Required to stoop, kneel, bend, crouch and lift up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Subject to extended periods of sitting and/or standing, vision to monitor, and moderate noise levels. 

EBR Systems, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. 

Salary Range

$176,000 - $238,100* 

*Base pay is one part of your total compensation. The salary offered will depend on several factors, including, but not limited to your experience, knowledge, skills, location, internal equity, and market alignment. Addition compensation may include bonuses and equity, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

EBR Systems, Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. Please refrain from solicitations at this time.

About the Company

What if your work doesn’t just support innovation—what if it changes lives?

At EBR Systems, Inc., we are not imagining that future—we are building it. We are the team behind the world’s first FDA approved, leadless left ventricular endocardial pacing device for heart failure. It’s a breakthrough redefining what’s possible in heart care, and it’s just the beginning!

We don’t just create game-changing medical devices—we grow people. Patients come first in everything we do. You will be empowered to solve real problems and to do meaningful work that truly makes a difference.

If you are driven by purpose, excited by challenge, and ready to shape the future of cardiac technology, we want to hear from you. 

EBR Systems, Inc. offers a great place to work as well as generous benefits and growth opportunities:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance provided at no cost for employee-only coverage
• 401(k) matching plan
• Paid Time Off – starting at 3 weeks per year
• Competitive salary with opportunities for career growth
• Employee stock options
• Life & AD&D and long term disability insurance
• Education assistance
• Voluntary commuter benefits and pet insurance
• Weekly company lunches and occasional happy hour events
• Meaningful work and much more!

Visit us at https://www.ebrsystemsinc.com/ to learn more—and join us in our work Empowering Physicians, Powering Hearts.