New Product Planning Manager - Cardiac Solutions

About the Company

At ZOLL, we're passionate about improving patient outcomes and helping save lives. We provide innovative technologies that make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Our medical devices, software, and related services are used worldwide to diagnose and treat patients suffering from serious cardiopulmonary and respiratory conditions. ZOLL Cardiac Management Solutions offers a unique portfolio of novel technologies designed to deliver better insights and outcomes for cardiac patients globally.

• LifeVest, the world's first wearable defibrillator, has protected over 1 million patients at risk of sudden cardiac death.
• HFMS (Heart Failure Management System) is a non-invasive, patch-based device that monitors pulmonary fluid levels and has reduced heart failure readmission rates by 38 percent.
• TherOx Super Saturated Oxygen (SSO₂) Therapy is the first FDA-approved therapy in over 20 years to reduce infarct size in patients with severe heart attacks.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. At ZOLL, your work will help ensure cardiac patients receive the life-saving therapy they need. ZOLL has been recognized as Pittsburgh's Manufacturer of the Year, one of Western PA's Healthiest Employers, and one of Pittsburgh's Coolest Offices.

About the Role

The New Product Planning Manager for the Cardiac Solutions LifeVest Product portfolio is a critical, highly strategic role. You will lead the creation of breakthrough strategies to solve complex patient and clinician problems in diagnosing and treating heart disease. The position focuses on identifying, specifying, and implementing integrated solutions to support ZOLL’s strategy, ensuring both short- and long-term success for ZOLL Cardiac Management Solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support and execute global strategies to drive adoption of LifeVest offerings as the standard of care, meeting or exceeding revenue and profit objectives through close partnership with R&D, regulatory, product marketing, medical and clinical affairs, monitoring center (IDTF), and reimbursement teams.
• Partner with the New Product Planning manager to define, launch, and build profitable solutions that transform the ZOLL LifeVest product portfolio.
• Lead and perform comprehensive market research on patients and clinicians involved in cardiac care workflows.
• Generate compelling market insights based on research, data, and other inputs.
• Co-develop short- and long-term strategies based on insights, business objectives, and identified patient, clinical, and technology trends.
• Work closely with new product development, regulatory, clinical, marketing, and external partners to develop and commercialize solutions.
• Create key marketing requirement documents to enable successful development.
• Develop business requirements for new products and enhancements to existing products; collaborate with R&D on functional specifications and feature prioritization.
• Develop business cases for new products and solutions for consideration in the portfolio planning process.
• Obtain global customer requirements via market research, market analysis, and ongoing communication with global marketing and sales teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in business or engineering-related discipline (required).
• MBA (preferred).
• Minimum of 5 to 7 years of experience in new product planning, product management, or strategy.

Skills

• Cardiology new product planning experience (preferred).
• Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills, with strong business acumen.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, along with well-honed interpersonal and leadership abilities.
• Independent thinking, high initiative, and ability to interact effectively with patients, physicians, customers, and key opinion leaders.
• Demonstrated knowledge of new product planning and strategic planning processes.
• Effective leadership in a matrixed environment.
• Proven leadership in product development (from conception to release), product management, and project management.
• Working knowledge of wireless communication technologies, clinical systems, and their application in healthcare (preferred).
• Ability to interpret and convey clinical data.
• Approximately 30% travel required (may include international and domestic travel).

Work Environment

• Hybrid work environment with in-office requirements in Pittsburgh and remote/work-from-home components.
• Flexible work location distribution based on business needs.
• Collaborative team environment with the ability to work independently and with limited supervision.
• Significant computer and telephone work required.
• Overnight travel expected (~30% of the time), including potential international travel via airplane, automobile, or train.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit, talk, and hear.
• Occasionally required to stand and walk.
• Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Pay

Annual salary range: $130,000 to $145,000. This position is eligible for an annual bonus in accordance with the company’s bonus plan. Starting salary may vary based on geography, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications.

Benefits

Details of ZOLL’s comprehensive benefits plans can be found at www.zollbenefits.com.