Why Orthofix?
Guided by our organizational values – Take Ownership | Innovate Boldly | Win Together – we collaborate closely with world-class surgeons and other partners to improve people’s quality of life. At Orthofix, we want team members who build relationships and share knowledge, challenge the status quo, and deliver results every day to help us achieve our vision to be the partner in Med Tech.
Our global team of over 1,600 employees brings to market highly innovative, cost-effective, and user-friendly medical technologies that heal musculoskeletal pathologies for patients and the healthcare professionals who treat them. Looking to change people’s lives? Look no further.
How you'll make a difference?
The Product Manager – Biologics is responsible for managing the marketing of specified products within a classification of bone grating solutions. This position is accountable for establishing long-term product strategies, developing, and executing corresponding annual marketing plans, planning, coordinating, and executing the launch of new products, and achieving business performance targets.
What will your duties and responsibilities be?
1. Manages downstream product marketing related activities to a pre-determined group of products. These activities include developing sales support collateral, customer and distributor targeting/prioritization, sales team communications, market campaign development and execution, surgeon and sales education, and competitive analysis
2. Manages day-to-day activities of multiple product lines including forecasting, sales analytics, national contracting support, technical/clinical support, and execution of key sales initiatives
3. Collaborates and manages upstream product development marketing activities such as defining product requirements, KOL engagement, KOL feedback analysis, pre-clinical and clinical evaluation/validation, budgeting, forecasting, and inventory planning
4. Drives strategic business plans for assigned products including market analysis, product roadmap, product positioning, product lifecycle planning, financial and sales projections and commercialization strategies
5. Collaborates with Marketing Director on overall portfolio business planning and Group/Sr. Product Manager(s) on portfolio segment strategies.
6. Develops and strengthens relationships with key surgeons as it pertains to product portfolio. These surgeons play a vital role in the development of new products, supporting new training and marketing materials initiatives, and influencing the market through peer-to-peer interactions
7. Builds strong partnerships with both internal and external partners. This includes industry partners, sales management, sales reps, supply chain, operations, product development, quality, regulatory, etc. to ensure alignment on priorities and achievement of objectives
8. Consistently collaborates with a team of marketing professionals to execute larger portfolio initiatives including sales training, surgeon education, HCP corporate visits, cadaver labs, and industry meeting support
9. Collaborates on continuous process improvement opportunities to maximize efficiencies and effectiveness as it relates to product marketing
10. Global activities not to exceed 5% of job function.
What skills and experience will you need?
Education/Certifications:
11. Bachelor’s degree in marketing, engineering, or related discipline.
Experience, Skills, Knowledge and/or Abilities:
12. 3 years of related product marketing experience in medical devices
13. Experience effectively leading or mentoring colleagues
14. Experience working with KOL’s and sales to identify product requirements
15. Proven experience in creating and implementing marketing or launch plans with multiple stakeholders
16. Track record of managing successful product launches with compelling product positioning and messaging
17. Track record of managing downstream product activities to drive product adoption and revenue growth
18. Performed quantitative analysis on sales numbers to guide strategy and decision-making
19. Effective in customer-facing situations ( design meetings, labs, tradeshows, sales calls, customer education)
20. Ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of internal and external customers (, surgeons, executives, sales reps, vendors, etc.)
21. Ability to make effective and persuasive presentations on complex or controversial topics to a diverse internal or external population
22. Proficient with word processing (Word), spreadsheets (Excel), presentation software (Power Point), flow charting, and graphs. Competency in navigating the Internet
23. Ability to travel up to 30% of time
What qualifications are preferred?
Education/Certifications:
24. MBA or equivalent
Additional Experience, Skills, Knowledge and/or Abilities:
25. Biologics, spine, or orthopedics experience
26. Operating room experience
27. Extensive knowledge of cellular biology – BS, MS, PhD in related science field
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / ADVERSE WORKING CONDITIONS
28. No additional physical requirements or essential functions for this position
The anticipated salary for this position for an employee who is located in California is $113,000 to $148,000 per year, plus bonus, and benefits.
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