Main Objective:
Manage the Spine product line from conceptual stages through product life cycles to optimize profit and meet marketing, financial, and corporate growth objectives by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develops and manages the day to day of new products in conjunction with Marketing, Engineering and Sales Management personnel.
- 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, supply chain 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.
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 is required.
- Spine experience required.
- Understanding of all functions involved in development, production, and marketing of product is preferred.
- Proven ability to travel for past positions