Marketing Manager - 2026 Marketing Leadership Development Program (mldp) - Full - time

Marketing Leadership Development Program (MLDP) - Full-Time

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we're developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness.

We are searching for the best talent for the 2026 Marketing Leadership Development Program (MLDP)- Full-Time.

Purpose: The J&J MedTech Marketing Leadership Development Program (MLDP) is a two-year program based on a philosophy of empowering future leaders through challenging assignments, advanced training, clear objectives, feedback, and coaching. The program includes two, one-year rotations in which you will gain diverse marketing experiences, across the MedTech Marketing organization; these experiences could include U.S. MedTech Marketing, Global Strategic Marketing, Digital Marketing, and/or across varying Business Units. Specific rotational assignments could be as follows:

Global Strategic Marketing (Upstream)

• Responsible for leading worldwide product launches and developing marketing materials, pricing strategies, promotional plans, training plans, and forecasts
• Contribute to the development of global brand strategies for products, services, and programs including value propositions, segmentation, positioning, and lifecycle management
• Partner with R&D to lead Project Core Team on new product development from product conception to launch
• Build collaborative relationships with surgeon customers and key vendors to identify unmet portfolio and customer needs for assigned product categories

US Marketing (Downstream)

• Responsible for leading and implementing impactful product launches for the North America region, including promoting and educating on the product through customer-facing initiatives
• Remain connected with market needs through frequent interaction with customers – travel with sales consultants, attend industry meetings, review medical journals, etc.
• Partner closely with Sales Teams to gather input on customer needs and ensure strong alignment with marketing strategy
• Align customer insights with product capabilities and messaging
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure alignment between demand and supply.

The J&J MedTech MLDP provides top MBA graduates with a unique opportunity to leverage their business training and diverse experiences to have an immediate impact to the company.

As an MLDP, you will be responsible for:

• Dealing with strategic business issues with significant exposure to business leaders and cross-functional areas globally.
• Demonstrating in-depth understanding of critical issues, decision-making, and project management skills.
• Leveraging strong problem solving, organizational, communication and analytical skills.
• Driving innovation and collaborating across a matrixed organization.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Upon successful completion of the MLDP, participants graduate into a full-time Marketing Manager position. For consideration in the 2026 MLDP Class, you must meet the following criteria:

• Must graduate from an accredited MBA Program between July 2025 and no later than June 2026.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant post undergraduate professional work experience required, with 4+ years preferred.
• Permanently authorized to work in the U.S., must not require sponsorship of an employment visa (e.g., H-1B or green card) at the time of application or in the future. Students currently on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT usually require future sponsorship for long term employment and do not meet the requirements for this program unless eligible for an alternative long-term status that does not require company sponsorship.
• Ability to work on-site 3 days per week at one of the listed program locations
• Passion for improving Healthcare
• Strong problem solving, organizational, communication and analytical skills
• Decision making, in-depth understanding of critical issues, and project management skills
• Self-starter attitude and ability to navigate through ambiguity
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as in a team environment, with strong cross-functional collaboration skills
• Demonstrated cycles of success in a professional business environment.

Preferred:

• Experience in Marketing, Product Management, Market Research, Sales, Business Development, or related field
• Experience in Healthcare and/or the Medical Device/Tech industries

The anticipated base pay range for this position is: 138,000.