Product Manager - Interventional

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Leads the generation and execution of product strategies for multiple products or a product line, ensuring alignment with the company's business goals
• Recruit, hire and lead Product Engineers to focus on assigned products, markets or materials
• Develop business cases for identified opportunities, including revenue potential, market risks, technical needs and processing requirements, and collaborate with engineering, sales, and business leaders to develop ROI estimates for recommended product/service proposals
• Develop product and service offerings through ideation of technology improvements, processing methods, and materials to enhance functional benefit to customers products in the market of focus
• Collaborate with NPD, NPI, Sales, Marketing, Program Management, Finance, Operations and Quality to identify, select and develop scalable process technologies that contribute toward optimizing production flow for maximum quality, reliability and other key performance metrics
• Facilitate technical discussions and support customer interactions for larger scale opportunities representing Cretex Medical in a professional manner
• Work with customers from design concept through production to identify capital equipment and develop robust scalable methods to achieve volume and cost targets
• Contribute as a thought leader and subject matter expert of product market, product materials, product functions and clinical needs of assigned market segment
• Support the go to market approach for business segment of focus by collaborating on marketing efforts around this business segment
• Work with sales team and operations planning to ensure revenue and profit goals are achieved with a mindset of continuous improvement and growth while meeting customer expectations on costs
• Establish relationships with key suppliers and trade partners to ensure continuity of supply and long-term mutual business benefits
• Support sales efforts through trade show participation, technical visits and other efforts to assist the growth of product
• Understand and communicate the competitive landscape in this market. Monitor and report on competitive activity and pricing
• Understand customer needs and the core business markets we serve

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business or Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of five years of product management or marketing experience with preference given to relevant experience in the assigned segment
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to influence various stakeholders, including key external decision makers
• Possesses basic clinical and regulatory knowledge in the assigned segment
• Ability to understand and develop reports on market trends and strategic planning
• Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail
• Ability to consistently achieve short and long term business results and prioritize work and manage multiple tasks when needed
• Ability to follow through on commitments and holds team members accountable
• Good attention to detail; communication skills and problem solving skills
• Ability to use Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint) and ERP and other business-related systems
• Ability to travel up to 30%
• Continuing Education; including participation in local chapters, associations, and/or organizations preferred

Nice to Have

• Participation in local chapters, associations, and/or organizations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business or Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of five years of product management or marketing experience

Benefits & Perks

• Our 401k retirement savings plan with a company match contribution
• Onsite health clinics
• Discretionary holiday bonus program (based on years of service)
• Cretex University
• 24/7 employee assistance program with access to five confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost
• Wellness program with incentives
• Employee death benefit
• Employee sick and safe leave
• Comprehensive medical insurance with virtual providers
• Dental insurance (Little Partners Dental benefit covers services 100 percent for children 12 and younger when seen by a Health Partners in network provider)
• Vision insurance
• Pre-tax health savings account, healthcare and dependent care pre-tax reimbursement accounts
• Paid holidays, paid time off
• Discretionary profit sharing program
• Parental Leave
• Accident and critical illness benefits
• Optional employee, spouse, and child life
• Short and long term disability
• Company provided life insurance
• Tuition assistance programs