Product Manager - Pleasanton, CA

About the position

The Product Manager brings the voice of the physician and patient into product and evidence pipeline development. This position partners with Marketing Leadership and cross-functional groups to develop and commercialize products and clinical solutions that continuously improve the physician and patient experience. This position requires creative problem-solving skills, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to be strategically agile in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. This is a hands-on, in-office, role based in our Pleasanton, CA, office.

Responsibilities

• Identify new product opportunities and procedure enhancements based on customer and market needs and develop prioritized recommendations.
• Provide upstream marketing leadership on product development teams, including the development of product, market, and branding strategies.
• Bring the customer's voice into product development through best-in-class, qualitative, and quantitative customer research techniques.
• Develop and execute comprehensive early user evaluation for new products.
• Lead cross-functional teams for commercial launch, including R&D, Operations, Finance, Professional Education, Sales, and Marketing.
• Ensure smooth transition to Commercial Marketing after initial commercial launch.
• Serve as product champion and marketing contact by providing technical information and support for the Sales team on the CVAC System (including ancillaries) and its competition.
• Partner with finance in developing market analytics that enable business decision making.
• Assist in developing and refining customer-facing technical, clinical training content and documentation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Contribute to the Company culture of being collaborative, respectful, transparent, ethical, efficient, high-achieving, and fun!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree; or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 5 years of related work experience in Product Management, Marketing, R&D, and/or Project Management, with at least 3 years in the medical device industry.
• Experience with innovative Class II or Class III medical devices a plus.
• Creative problem solving, including excellent analytical skills and the ability to take on complex, ambiguous problems by breaking them into smaller components and finding solutions.
• Ownership mentality with the ability to take ownership of projects and drive towards goals in a fast-growing, start-up environment.
• Self-motivated and excellent project and time management skills with a passion for learning and making an impact.
• Proven ability to act as a business partner and effectively communicate internally and externally at all organizational levels.
• Demonstrated 'Field Focused' style through co-traveling with reps, attending and participating in training workshops, etc.
• Ability to travel ~30% of time.
• Compliance with relevant county, state, and Federal rules regarding vaccinations.

Benefits

• A competitive base salary range of $115,000 to $145,000 and a variable incentive plan.
• Stock options—ownership and a stake in growing a mission-driven company.
• Employee benefits package that includes 401(k), healthcare insurance, and paid vacation.