Career Path of a Strategic Marketing Manager at Johnson & Johnson MedTech
After graduating from Georgia Tech with a degree in biomedical engineering and material science, Nick spent eight to nine years in engineering, designing medical devices, including diabetes care pumps in New Hampshire and cardiovascular implants at Edwards Life Sciences in California. Driven by "a very strong interest in being a business leader," Nick pursued an MBA at UCLA Anderson while working as an engineer, which ultimately led to a current role as a strategic marketing manager at Johnson & Johnson MedTech.
Biomedical Engineering, Medical Devices, Strategic Marketing, Leadership, MBA
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Nick Schleiger
Global Strategic Marketing Manager
Johnson & Johnson Medtech
Georgia Institute of Technology
UCLA Anderson MBA
Engineering - Biomedical
Healthcare, Medical & Wellness
Communication and Marketing
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School
Video Highlights
1. Early career in medical device engineering: Started with a biomedical engineering degree and spent 8-9 years designing diabetes care pumps and cardiovascular devices.
2. Transition to business leadership: Pursued an MBA while working as an engineer, driven by a desire to have a larger impact on product development.
3. Current role in strategic marketing: Successfully transitioned to a strategic marketing manager position at Johnson & Johnson Medtech after completing an MBA.
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Could you walk me through your career path, starting with your experiences in college?
Did you have any internships or jobs before your current role?
I graduated from Georgia Tech with a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering and material science. With that degree, I worked in the engineering space, specifically in medical devices for about eight to nine years.
My first job was in New Hampshire at a private medical device firm designing diabetes care pumps and peristaltic pumps for infusion therapy. I spent about three years there.
Then I came out to California to work at Edwards Life Sciences as a lead design engineer, working on cardiovascular and structural heart medical devices such as implants, valves, and surgical systems. So I worked as an engineer for about eight years.
About five or six years into that, I decided I have a very strong interest in being a business leader and having a larger impact on what products get made for patients. So I went to UCLA Anderson part-time for my MBA while working at Edwards Life Sciences as an engineer.
Once I got that degree, this year I started my role as a strategic marketing manager at Johnson & Johnson MedTech.