Associate Product Manager

Reports To:

Director of Product Management

The Associate Product Manager (APM) plays a key role in supporting Premier Dental’s product strategy, execution, and lifecycle management within a lean product organization. This early‑career role focuses on gathering customer and market insights, supporting upstream marketing activities, partnering with R&D and manufacturing, and ensuring that product initiatives are aligned with clinician needs and business objectives.

Hybrid position (3 days a week on site) Salary Range:
Up to $90,000.

The APM contributes to the definition, development, and performance of assigned product lines while assisting with cross‑functional coordination as new products move through the commercialization process.

• Support market research efforts including voice‑of‑customer (VOC) interviews, surveys, competitive assessments, and trend analyses.
• Assist with identifying unmet clinical needs and translating them into product requirements or enhancement opportunities.
• Help prepare business cases, product briefs, and value propositions for new product concepts.
• Participate in clinician evaluations and field feedback programs; synthesize insights into clear recommendations.
• Monitor product performance metrics (sales trends, margins, usage patterns) and collaborate with Sales and Marketing to identify improvement areas.
• Maintain deep familiarity with assigned product categories, competitive offerings, relevant clinical workflows, and regulatory considerations.

• Assist with day‑to‑day product line management, including SKU maintenance, packaging updates, documentation changes, and supply chain coordination.
• Support pricing analysis, product positioning, and messaging updates in collaboration with Marketing Communications.
• Contribute to the development of training materials, product guides, and educational resources for internal teams and external partners.

• Work closely with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and Operations to support new product development activities, ensuring alignment with market requirements.
• Participate in technical reviews and feasibility discussions to understand development constraints and opportunities.
• Support the preparation of product launch materials, timelines, and readiness documentation.

• Coordinate tasks, deliverables, and information flow across teams involved in product initiatives.
• Track key milestones and dependencies to keep projects moving efficiently.
• Document meeting notes, decisions, and changes to ensure organizational clarity.
• Assist in risk identification and issue management by gathering necessary data and communicating impacts.

• Strong interest in product development, upstream marketing, and the dental or medical device industry.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to synthesize data, customer insights, and market trends into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in a cross‑functional environment.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to learn technical product details.
• 1–3 years of experience in product management, marketing, project coordination, or a related role.
• Experience using content management systems, CRM tools, or data platforms is helpful but not required.