Senior Global Product Manager

The Job Opportunity:

The Sr. Global Product Manager position will be the internal and external champion for all physician, nurse, and patient stakeholders as it relates to our remote pressure monitoring offerings for heart failure.  The selected candidate will be responsible for serving as a key contributor to the strategy, product development, and commercialization efforts for HF Monitoring solutions, including a Class III implantable sensor and delivery system designed to enable frictionless acquisition of critical heart failure monitoring information.  The person in this position will be regarded as a leader and deep technical expert related to the assigned product(s)/product lines with broad knowledge of related fields.
 

The Job Responsibilities:

• Monitor, analyze, and evaluate domestic and international market trends, consumer behavior, and competitor activity to identify unmet needs and market opportunities.
• Provide guidance and support on related product development activities, market development activities, and collaboration with regional sales and marketing teams to ensure world-class commercialization.
• Clearly define user needs/customer requirements, product positioning, key issues, strategies, and target audiences for assigned product(s)/product lines/ or services.
• Set global value proposition and key messaging for assigned products.
• Collect and socialize voice-of-customer input via frequent interactions with physicians, nurses, patients, and our field organization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional colleagues to develop integrated business plans for assigned programs.
• Partner with clinical and systems engineering colleagues to shape customer requirements.
• Work with regional marketing partners and marketing communications as a subject matter expert to support the development of launch materials, product literature, and any other collateral material required to support sales and key marketing messages.
• Present product and marketing plans to internal management, including executives.
• Build strong relationships with regional commercial teams to ensure a successful launch of new sites / new products.
• Build strong relationships with leading clinicians around the world.
• Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. 
• Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• BS Degree
• 8+ years of progressively responsible marketing experience in the medical device industry. Experience with Design Thinking or Biodesign methodology a plus.
• High comfort level with clinical and technical complexity, anchored by a user-centric mindset.
• Demonstrated ability to build business proposals, define scope and requirements, and serve as a lead contributor throughout a Phase-Gate development project, including product commercialization.
• Ability to develop, rationalize, and present strategy.
• Proven leadership and influence management skills/experience, including the ability to map task interdependencies, prioritize such tasks, forecast major milestones, and develop, monitor, and live within budgets.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
• Ability to lead and work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment.
• Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish objectives.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels, both internally and externally.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail.
• Flexibility to work across multiple time zones, with heavy team distribution in Eastern and Central US.
• Ability to travel up to 25%, including internationally.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4-year degree; MBA
• Bio Design
• Experience with Class III devices