Product Manager - ASC

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. We are a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years.

• Identifies market trends, issues and competitive environment and forms strategic plans for product brand or sub‑segment.
• Leads the effort to initiate new product strategies in the form of supporting existing brands and/or sub‑segment and creating new products.
• Evaluates the needs of product marketing and sales personnel on a global basis and initiates strategies that meet regional and worldwide requirements.

• Leads the marketing development effort to bring new products from concept through commercialization including market exit.
• Actively participates in assigned project teams.
• Acquires product information through market research and regional input to assure projects meet the needs of the intended markets.
• Works across multiple internal and external groups such as design, packaging and labeling, regulatory claims, surgical technique generation, advertising, sales force education, etc.
• Maintains high level of product category knowledge through staying current in published information, regional market contacts, surgeon interaction, and industry educational meetings.
• Owns major brands and/or sub‑segment of the portfolio.
• Responsible for cultivating strategy at the brand and/or sub‑segment level.
• Ensures execution of key strategies for the brand and/or sub‑segment level.
• Interacts closely with Marcom teams to define clear messaging for the brands/sub‑segments.
• Defines clinical evidence plan with the clinical strategic lead for the bands and/or sub‑segment.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and might not necessarily comprise all of the essential functions for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

• Uses knowledge of existing products, new developments and market needs to formulate strategic and creative marketing plans.
• Develops a firm understanding of financial trends and performance in specific brand lines.
• Prepares forecasts and identifies market shifts and threats.
• Uses and understands technical medical language to interact with internal and external customers. Translates technical language and discusses it internally in business terms.
• Assesses brand viability relative to existing products with new product offerings to enhance overall brand offering.
• Champions the brand through a comprehensive understanding of customer and end‑user needs and product positioning relative to the competition.
• Builds and maintains long‑term relationships with high‑level surgical consultants, key strategic customers and regional sales teams to promote and support the Zimmer brands.

• B.A./B.S. required, preferably including formal studies in Business or Engineering.
• Minimum of 6 years of marketing experience required, prior internship/co‑op within medical device preferred.
• Software experience in medical device required.
• Strong knowledge of medical device quality requirements and software development preferred.
• Experience with customer needs discovery and product development of software and hardware preferred.