Director/ Sr. Manager. Product Management

About The Team:

The Director (/Sr. Manager) of Product Management is responsible for leading both Upstream and NPI Product Management across the full product lifecycle.

Roadmap Development

• Lead the development and execution of the product roadmap that connects markets, technology, and business strategy
• Development of strategic marketing plans and activities that drive the flow of new products to our customers in a manner that adds more value to our current and future customers

Innovation

• Drive strategies to understand the future needs of the market, and the impact this will have on present planning
• Lead innovation design projects to improve clinical outcomes and user experience 

Market Readiness

• Oversee the market communication readiness strategies by driving the development of assets to support key product messaging, objection handling guidance, and demo talk tracks & assets
• Recommend and drive business solutions from market research to inform product development, preclinical, and clinical research
• Drive strategies gleaned from field data to inform future product development

Organizational Readiness

• Lead the partnership between sales and product teams by fostering partnerships between internal product teams, sales teams, and management
• Drive initiatives to develop processes and assets essential to the customer buying process

Commercial Success

• Lead the product lifecycle by overseeing the product management team’s controlled rollout of new product features to the field for domestic and international sites

Drive and recommend business solutions data from marketing and sales teams about product issues and support

A Day In The Life Of Our Director/ Sr. Manager. Product Management :

• Lead the product management team along with hands-on leadership
• Lead definition, development, validation, and verification of the functions of new robotic medical platforms and all associated devices
• Establish key customer and clinical requirements, ensure these requirements are being met and translated into product specifications, and verify and validate that developed products will meet the user's needs 
• Integration of risk management analysis and mitigation is to be taken into consideration as the user needs and product function are developed
• Drive business analysis and develop recommendations for entry into potential new market segments, defining the criteria for Go-to-Market opportunities 
• Present strategic initiatives and business proposals to senior executives 
• Help guide product development and commercial decisions through strategic alignment and data analysis
• Work closely with product, outbound, and field marketing groups, to ensure alignment between strategy and execution
• Build out the long-term roadmap to ensure that Noah’s products remain competitive in a dynamic market 
• Working closely with cross-functional stakeholders to develop and implement business solutions
• Lead the strategies for consolidating, prioritizing, and disseminating customer feedback and data
• Work with physicians to identify clinical needs, and understand the competitive dynamics of other products and companies in the marketplace
• Drive strategies and initiatives in the development of training materials

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science; Master’s in Business Administration preferred
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in the medical device industry is required, including 4 or more years in a supervisory role
• Experience working with physicians in an operating room environment
• Knowledge of basic anatomy, clinical terminology, and general surgical techniques
• Knowledge of fundamentals of robotics or electromechanical systems
• Ability to effectively communicate concepts, ideas, and knowledge to other individuals and teams
• Proven track record of successfully analyzing customer feedback, generating user requirements, and conducting validation studies on medical devices
• Experience in the regulated medical device environment, including but not limited to document control processes, design control processes, protocol development, and report writing
• Experience working with healthcare providers in a hospital environment 
• Ability to structure detailed analyses of complex problems and data-driven business solutions
• Ability to be both a leader/supervisor and a hands-on do-er
• Experience developing protocols and SOP’s for use in the evaluation of prototypes
• Proven ease and credibility in working with surgeons and physicians, both in a hospital setting and in a pre-clinical test setting
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Benefits & Perks (For Full Time Employees):

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive health insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision HSA and FSA options
• Equity & Bonus Program
• Life Insurance (company paid & supplemental) and Disability insurance
• Mental health support through medical insurance programs
• Legal and Pet Insurance
• 12 paid holidays, 15-20 days of PTO use-what-you-need sick days
• Paid parental leave
• In-office snacks and beverages 
• In-office lunch stipend
• Learning & Development Opportunities: On-demand online training and book reimbursement
• Team building and company organized social and celebration events

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