EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree required; preferably in Business or Marketing.
• MBA preferred.
• Proven work experience, such as an internship, in medical device, medical marketing/product management or a clinical environment a plus.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS/SPECIALIZED COURSES AND/OR TRAINING:

• Knowledge of human anatomy preferred.
• Excellent listening skills, including the ability to identify and isolate customers’ concerns or objections.
• Excellent communication and public speaking / presentation skills.
• Results oriented with a sense of urgency.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Effective decision making.
• Creative problem-solving skills.
• High level of attention to detail.

• Conducts market research as it pertains to business segments specific to new product development initiatives.
• Assist in the development of marketing materials and sales training documents for new products.
• Provides technical expertise and training to other departments in support of product development.
• Produces competitive analysis materials comparing product with its key competitors.
• Maintains communications and contacts to collect and analyze technical, financial, schedule, and sales information for product line.
• Provides expertise in particular product area and develops strategies and applicable portions of the company business plan.
• Coordinates product introduction and market exploitation with marketing and sales organizations to ensure maximum penetration of market segment.
• Provides continuing product surveillance and management of established product to obtain financial objectives.
• Provide technical assistance with complex customer issues as well as consulting services to streamline customer internal management processes.
• Prepares technical and financial reviews of the assigned projects and presents information to Senior Managers, business unit management, customer and project team personnel as required.
• Conducts surgeon and sales rep product and procedure training.
• Collaborates with a wide variety of functional areas such as sales, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, and operations to develop and provide product definitions responsive to customer needs and market opportunities.
• Assists in management of the development stage of the product life cycle with assistance from Product Management.
• Defines promotional activities, publicizing the product through the press, sales force, and alternate distribution channels.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with key surgeons.
• Ability to work with cadavers in a lab setting.
• Required travel up to 20%. The amount of travel will vary per product team.