Medtronic celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI) and shares a profile feature on its Senior Commercial Program Manager, Shirley Guan.
AAPI pays tribute to the generations of Asian people and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's history and are instrumental in its future success.
"Since joining Medtronic Diabetes, I have developed from a senior market development specialist to principal upstream product specialist, downstream product consultant, and now driving the transformation of Diabetes' customer service organization as a senior commercial program manager," explains Shirley.
"It has been extremely rewarding learning all parts of the commerical value chain and getting ready to take on bigger responsibilities!"
Award-winning, influential, and forward-thinking
Shirley is an award-winning, influential, and forward-thinking global senior product and marketing leader with years of expertise in delivering innovative and complex medical technology products, new market penetration, commercialization, and driving business development within diverse, fast-paced, and ever-changing environments.
A strategic leader coaching through change, challenges, and roadblocks, Shirley has strong verbal, written, interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills. She is a self-motivated and trusted professional empowering a positive culture while delivering outstanding marketing and product development proficiencies.
Shirley has a proven track record of success creating competitive marketing strategies, launching innovative products, leading project management, and exceeding organizational goals.
Her background includes leading successful teams focusing on regulatory pathway, product design, and people management. She is also adept at aligning organizational strategies with tactical solutions while solving complex problems.
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