Job Details: Associate Product Manager- Small Joint Team

Description: We are looking for an Associate PM for the Small Joint Team. We would like you to have experience with the foot, ankle, hand or wrist.
Main Objective: This is an entry level Product Management position and the individual should possess the aptitude/background to progress to a Product Manager position within 12-18 months.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Participates in overall 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.
• Manages day-to-day progress of product.
• Provides technical expertise and training to other departments in support of product development.
• Works with PM/SJ 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 PM/SJ 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 PM/SJ 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.
• 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.
• Coordinates details of program within the organization with a wide range of functions and individuals.
• Works with PM/SJ 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
• Travel will be required 25% of the time.

Education and Experience:
• Bachelors degree required; Physician Assistant degree preferred.
• One plus year experience as an Orthopaedic PA preferred or 3+ years sales and/or Product Management in orthopedics preferred.
• Small Joint experience in foot and ankle and/or hand and wrist a plus.
• Marketing concentration a plus.
• A combination of both medical device sales and marketing/product management experience or clinical experience is essential.
• Excellent Public speaking and presentation skills are required.
• Computer proficiency in all Microsoft office applications required.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements/Specialized Courses and/or Training:
• Knowledge of surgical orthopedics and/or arthroscopy.
• 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.

EOE; DFW; M/F/D/V

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Posting Date: Oct 7 08