Project & Marketing Manager – Medical Devices

About the role

A manufacturer and distributor of medical devices for cardiac and vascular surgery, represented by Summit Recruitment & Search, is looking for a Project & Marketing Manager in Nairobi. Reporting to the Country Lead for Africa, the role integrates thought leadership, resources and planning across domains and leads large-scale projects with internal and external stakeholders in an emerging market. Travel across Africa is required.

Key responsibilities

• Engage internal stakeholders to align on the Africa strategy, priorities and their realistic market implications
• Partner with stakeholders to implement new, multifaceted treatment pathways in focus countries
• Ensure the feasibility of patient treatment in rural African geographies with implementation partners such as physicians, NGOs and Ministry of Health officials
• Act as the main interface with customers and develop realistic project plans
• Manage risks, keep projects within budget and on time, and ensure quality of activities and deliverables
• Provide feedback from the field to support product design and work with sales and other stakeholders on project planning and implementation
• Work with EMEA marketing managers to identify opportunities by geography and build support tools and new programmes
• Drive marketing initiatives, support commercialisation across customer segments and product portfolio, and develop KOL management plans
• Align with regulatory, medical affairs, market access, sales, service and operations

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in business and/or marketing preferred, or equivalent through experience
• Minimum 5 years managing complex healthcare-related projects on the ground in Sub-Saharan Africa (preferred)
• Minimum 5 years in sales and marketing in emerging markets in the healthcare environment (pharmaceuticals/medical devices)
• Comfortable working with multiple levels within a blood centre or hospital and across all business functions
• Experience in customer negotiations and in executing large infrastructure projects, preferably in the hospital domain
• Proven ability to drive revenue through creative sales channels and marketing programmes