Product Manager, Associate - Arthroplasty

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Participates in overall marketing, product strategy, research and development requirements, development, and manufacturing coordination for new and emerging products.
• Works on technical product development, estimates of potential profits, and release to production.
• Assists in the management of day-to-day progress and maintenance of products.
• Provides technical expertise and training to other departments in support of product development.
• Works with Product Team to develop marketing analysis to determine product definitions.
• 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.
• Develops and maintains a prioritized list of customer and market requirements for product.
• Works with Product Managers/Product Team to coordinate and develop marketing, sales, engineering, and financial plans for product line.
• Provides financial and technical justification for product selection and definition.
• Works with Product Managers/Product Team to establish 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.
• Works with PM to define promotional activities, publicizing the product through the press, sales force, and alternate distribution channels.
• 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.
• Covers details of program within the organization with a wide range of functions and individuals.
• Works with Product Managers/Product Team to coordinate product introductions 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
• Supports offsite surgical cases and provides field team support.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required; preferably in business, engineering or clinical.
• 1 year of medical device sales and/or marketing and/or product management and/or engineering and/or clinical experience OR a Master’s degree is required.
• Preferred experience within product management of software as a medical device.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements/Specialized Courses and/or Training

• Knowledge of surgical orthopedics and/or arthroplasty.
• Skilled in working with different functions and effectively coordinates their activities to achieve desired results.
• Highly organized, dependable, detail oriented. Excellent time management and communication skills.
• Excellent listening skills, including the ability to identify and isolate customers concerns or objections, in addition to excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work with cadaver specimens and ability to speak in front of large groups.

Machine, Tools, and/or Equipment Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work with surgical power tools.
• Must develop proficiency with the use of orthopedic power tools and surgical hand instrumentation.

Arthrex Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company-Provided Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans (Accident, Cancer, Hospital, Critical Illness)
• Matching 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Annual Bonus
• Wellness Incentive Program
• Free Onsite Medical Clinics
• Free Onsite Lunch
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Trip of a Lifetime
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Time Off
• Volunteer PTO
• Employee Assistance Provider (EAP)