Product Manager, Cardiothoracic

at  Arthrex

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree required; preferably in business, engineering or clinical.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Five or more years’ experience in medical device development and/or product management and/or engineering and/or sales and/or marketing and/or clinical experience OR two years as an Arthrex Associate Product Manager OR two years as a sales representative at an Arthrex Agency required.
• Cardiothoracic experience preferred.
• Understanding of all functions involved in development, production, and marketing of product is preferred.

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

• Knowledge of cardiothoracic or vascular surgery.
• Skilled in working with different functions and effectively coordinates their activities to achieve desired results.
• Excellent listening skills, including the ability to identify and isolate customers concerns or objections, in addition to excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent public speaking and presentation skills are required.

MACHINE, TOOLS, AND/OR EQUIPMENT SKILLS:

• PC and various and specialized software.
• Computer proficiency in all Microsoft office applications required.
• Must develop and maintain a proficiency with orthopedic hand and power tools
• Must develop proficiency with the use of orthopedic power tools and surgical hand instrumentation

• Develops new products in conjunction with Marketing, Engineering and Sales Management personnel.
• Manages day to day progress of product
• Participates in overall product strategy, research and development requirements, development, and manufacturing coordination for new and emerging products.
• Coordinates technical product development, estimates of potential profits, and release to production specific to product line
• 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.
• Provides technical expertise and training to other departments in support of product development.
• Conducts marketing analysis to develop product definitions.
• Develops and maintains a prioritized list of customer and market requirements for product.
• Coordinates and develops marketing, sales, engineering, and financial plans for product line.
• Provides financial and technical justification for product selection and definition.
• Prepares product development objectives and schedules for all phases of product development and introduction to market.
• Conducts market research and identifies and tracks market trends in company’s industry.
• Produces competitive analysis materials comparing product with its key competitors.
• Identifies partnering opportunities for complementary third-party products to broaden company’s product line.
• Participates in key sales situations for the product.
• Maintains communications and contacts to collect and analyze technical, financial, schedule, and sales information for product line.
• Identifies market potential, establishes pricing and market strategies, estimates potential sales, introduces market, distribution/channel issues, and manages mature product through phase-out.
• Provides expertise in particular product area and develops strategies and applicable portions of the company business plan.
• Plans, organizes, and coordinates assigned programs to ensure accomplishment of financial/budgetary goals and optimum allocation of resources.
• Manages resources to execute assigned programs.
• Coordinates details of program within the organization with a wide range of functions and individuals.
• 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.
• Responsible for tracking product development through the development process from product concept, design, prototype to actual release by resolving issues that arise.
• Drives and champions development requirements and ensures that project risk is minimized. Submits reports and status updates to senior management.
• Determines the initial production quantities and twelve month moving forecast.
• Acts as the primary interface with assigned customers and its agents for all matters.
• Responsible for maintaining communication with the customer to maintain and control project scope as applies to defined design, budget, quality and schedule agreements.
• Provide technical assistance with complex customer issues as well as consulting services to streamline customer internal management processes.
• Confers with project staff to outline/negotiate work plans, assign duties and responsibilities, determine schedules and define scope of authority.
• Reviews/analyzes status reports prepared by the project team personnel and modifies schedules and/or plans as required. Monitors financial activities to ensure team compliance to budget parameters.
• Establishes project plans, scope of work and accompanying definitions.
• 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.
• Prioritize staff workloads in order to meet customer needs/objectives in all areas.
• Develop and train staff to ensure high skill levels.
• Assigns and monitors program staff, providing technical support and direction.
• Establishes operational and project objectives and assignments and delegates assignments to project team.
• Directs and coordinates the activities of project team personnel (engineering, manufacturing, procurement, marketing and quality) to ensure projects progress on schedule and within prescribed budget.
• Performs market analysis, product strategy and research and development.
• 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.
• Manages the development stage of the product life cycle.
• Responsible for ensuring that all customer requirements are met including the monitoring of test reports, documentation of instructions, etc.
• Defines promotional activities, publicizing the product through the press, sales force, and alternate distribution channels.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key surgeons.
• Required Travel up to 25%
• In-office, Naples, FL based position; not remote.