Global Upstream Principal Product Manager, Smart Pen - Diabetes
Key responsibilities include; providing
commercial leadership for product pipeline, driving global portfolio management
strategy, scenario planning for product pipeline, and strategic commercial
planning for individual products and programs.
**This role is based in Northridge, CA and is not open to remote (post Covid restrictions)**
A Day in the Life
Product Strategy & New Product Development
Support product development decisions for current and future smart pen.
Through deep understanding of current business, be able to articulate future steps needed to continue the growth trajectory of business.
Generate business plans, market requirements documents, presentations and supporting materials to align all functional groups behind a common product vision.
Lead global portfolio commercialization and planning within the category – understanding and analyzing competitive landscape
Drive claims development for current & pipeline products
Understand and optimize patient experience with product portfolio
Provide portfolio scenario planning and value assessment
Conduct market research to uncover customer and business insights; translate those insights into products and programs that deliver growth for the product category
Represent the category during medical conferences, sales meetings, and customer visits
Determines the profitability and viability of new products or product enhancements.
Maintain strong therapy and product knowledge; support internal and external customer education programs and product training as required Basic Qualifications
Travel approximately 25%
Cross-Functional Team Participation & Leadership
Participate in cross-functional teams to optimize future product strategy around given business needs, market needs, customer needs and technical capabilities.
Work with other marketing partners to understand unique customer & business needs and ensure product requirements are aligned with global products and strategies.
Interact with Business Development team to identify acquisition, licensing and other partnership opportunities
- Bachelors’ degree required
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in product marketing or product commercialization, or
- Advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience in product marketing or product commercialization
- Experience with finance and business analysis
Nice to Have
- MBA in business or marketing preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering field preferred
- Experience in upstream marketing preferred
- New product voice of customer/market research and design experience
- Cross-functional product management (ownership) experience
- Software product launch experience
- Previous experience in medical device, pharmaceutical or consumer products preferred
- Knowledge of medical device industry practices, techniques and standards (e.g., role of clinical trials, reimbursement landscape)
- Experience working in a fast paced, global organization
- Global perspective and mindset
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with experience communicating with senior leaders.
- Diabetes product knowledge is a plus
- International product marketing experience
- Experience in digital health / regulated digital is a plus
About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
Physical Job Requirements
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers.
