Senior Product Manager, Dx and Uterine Health- Trumbull, CT - The Cooper Companies : Job Details

CooperSurgical is a leading fertility and women's healthcare company dedicated to putting time on the side of women, babies, and families at the healthcare moments that matter most in life. CooperSurgical is at the forefront of delivering innovative assisted reproductive technology and genomic solutions that enhance the work of ART professionals to the benefit of families. We currently offer over 600 clinically relevant medical devices to women's healthcare providers, including testing and treatment options.

CooperSurgical is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CooperCompanies (Nasdaq: COO). CooperSurgical, headquartered in Trumbull, CT, produces and markets a wide array of products and services for use by women's health care clinicians. More information can be found at www.coopersurgical.com.

For U.S. locations that require disclosure of compensation, the starting base pay for this role is between $122,000 and $155,000. The actual base pay includes many factors and is subject to change and modification in the future. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation and benefits.

The Sr Product Manager, Mara, Lighted Speculum and other Office Products will be responsible for the Dx and Uterine Health Portfolio, including but not limited to the vision & mission, implementation of the strategy for marketing (launching, selling and distribution) and execution of the Mara, Lighted Speculum, and other office product portfolios, such as Cryo and LEEP, to achieve corporate & division financial objectives in the US and select International markets. Additionally, the incumbent will have some product management responsibilities for office tools and equipment. This position will report to the Director of Marketing, Dx and Uterine Health.

This role will direct and oversee all aspects of product life cycle management across these portfolios, including understanding market demands, technology trends, and the competitive field. This role will develop, implement, and align strategies and tactics focused on the successful commercial launch, penetration, and profitability of the overall business globally.

Key Deliverables & Responsibilities:

* Management of the strategic portfolio roadmap, product development, product launch, and product marketing to gain maximum benefit from each product throughout the full portfolio lifecycle

* Team leadership, including influencing and coaching Product Marketers and creation of functional strategies and specific objectives for each team member.

* Development of budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure.

Leadership

* Proven success in driving downstream marketing initiatives cross-functionally

* Effectively motivate a team and inspire collaboration and success

* Global & Local Strategy Alignment

* Understanding & prioritization of Customer needs

* Ability to effectively participate in or shape enterprise-wide initiatives in addition to managing the day-to-day business

* Manage and communicate the portfolio budget priorities and updates with a regular cadence to deliver revenue while meeting OPEX commitments

* Coach and mentor more junior marketers, taking an active role in recruiting and developing talent

Marketing

* Assess needs for marketing research and analysis, including (VOC) voice of the customer

* Identify important, non-obvious customer insights and turn into innovative new product concepts

* Lead the development, testing and implementation of brand messaging, campaigns, and marketing materials

* Ability to identify the needs of the business and help determine the direction it needs to go by gathering and analyzing internal and external data to make informed decisions

* Develop and execute annual marketing plans and commercialization strategies, in conjunction with Director

* Inspire creativity & collaborate globally

* Effectively plan to ensure that top line sales goals and bottom-line profit goals are met, by overseeing the execution of brand strategies through various functional departments, and external vendors, and by recognizing the profitability and revenue impact of all business opportunities

Strategy:

* Develop and deploy strategy across Clinical areas of responsibility given the trends related to the GYN and OB markets

* Build relationships with Key Opinion Leaders and make recommendations on future strategic opportunities

* Lead team in Product launch (Capital, Disposable, Software) strategy and execution

* Continually maintain portfolio prioritization and product strategy

* Ability to lead initiatives & work collaboratively across all US corporate functions, including Sales, Supply Chain, Medical Education, Regulatory, R&D, Medical Affairs and more.

* Ability to work strategically with the Sales Organization to understand our internal-customer needs and also be acutely in tune to the Customer needs

* Willingness, curiosity, and ability to take a leadership role on initiatives across CSI such as global campaigns, roadmap planning, etc.

Travel:

* Ability to travel up to 40% of the time

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

* Strategic thinker with proven executional management skills and track record of flexible agility to multitask

* Able to execute against multiple high-pressure initiatives while delivering on committed timelines

* Experience with Single Use products and associated strategy across all or most of the associated clinical areas

* Comfortable working in ambiguous or high stress situations, challenging the status quo responsibly

* Track record of working collaboratively in a matrixed environment

* Proven track record of successful portfolio results

* Demonstrated outstanding interpersonal, team leadership and change management skills, as well as time management and prioritization skills

* Demonstrated pattern of intellectual curiosity and innovative thinking

* A true team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with and lead with executives both within the company and with all external stakeholders

* Ability to develop pro forma P&Ls and basic understanding of modeling to build and achieve revenue projections

Work Environment:

* Prolonged sitting in front of a computer

* Hybrid work environment

Experience:

* 3+ years of Product Manager level Medical Device Marketing experience on a comprehensive, successful portfolio - Hospital, Office and outpatient procedure and product line experience preferred

* Strong knowledge of the medical device space, specifically Women's health and the Office and ASC markets

* 1+ years of running Annual Business Planning development and successful championship to management

Education:

* Bachelor's Degree required in related field OR equivalent combination of education and experience (eg: Bachelor's degree in Marketing or a related field and 3+ years in product management or marketing role)

* Education preferred: Advanced degree, especially MBA in Marketing, General Management, or an advanced scientific degree

As an employee of CooperSurgical, you'll receive an outstanding total compensation plan. As we believe your compensation goes beyond your paycheck, we offer a great compensation package, medical coverage, 401(k), parental leave, fertility benefits, paid time off for vacation, personal, sick and holidays, and multiple other perks and benefits. Please visit us at www.coopersurgical.com to learn more about CooperSurgical and the benefits of becoming a member of our team.

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of CooperSurgical about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at CooperSurgical via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of CooperSurgical, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by CooperSurgical for this position and a valid agreement with CooperSurgical is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the CooperSurgical agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

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