Associate Product Manager

Roper Technologies

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Product Manager is responsible for guiding the success of the High-Level Disinfection (HLD) and Men's Health (MH) product lines (“HMH”). This position provides support to product managers during market evaluations and throughout the product development process, including lifecycle management of the product. The Associate Product Manager coordinates the development and execution of the product portfolio, working closely with cross-functional teams in Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Manufacturing, and Regulatory to develop and deliver products which fit the needs of the market, implement effective go-to-market strategies, and maximize brand exposure.

Requirements

• Minimum education of Bachelor's degree. Degree in a variety of fields can be successful in this role: Marketing, Management, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, or related field.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to simplify complex topics when communicating.
• Ability to multi-task and balance competing priorities.
• High attention to detail and adherence to regulated processes common to medical device manufacturers.
• Ability to analyze data and draw conclusions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Willingness to learn and incorporate AI tools into daily work.
• Ability to meet vendor credentialing requirements for all healthcare systems (including COVID-19 vaccine, where required).
• Willing, able, and committed to travel up to 20% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Product management experience or equivalent combination of education and/or medical device experience is preferred.
• Working knowledge of ultrasound's clinical utility is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide inputs and assistance to product roadmap creation and adaptations.
• Serve as internal voice-of-customer to drive projects through the product development process.
• Coordinate product line expansion evaluations and sustain product line updates to maximize product life.
• Oversee product lifecycle programs including customer notification process for new product announcements and EOL programs.
• Contribute approved content for Marketing Communications utilization in brochures, tradeshows, advertising and digital marketing efforts utilizing internal document control and review process.
• Manage release process globally to allow internal and OEM ordering.
• Participate in internal and external training activities for new product launches with material development and support to ensure correct product information sharing.
• Seek opportunities to expand supported product line(s) to attain new users, new use cases or performance expansion.
• Assist with pricing decisions and reinforcement of pricing strategy with stakeholders along with execution in price book tool.
• Analyze product sales metrics and profitability for executive level summaries.
• Understand key sourcing avenues, lead-time activities, and identify product cost-out opportunities.
• Study customer product usage & purchasing ability.
• Collaborate with sales channel managers to develop full understanding of sales drivers and trends.
• Provide internal & external product training to ensure adequate support of sales teams.
• Maintain sales playbook content for latest product pricing and messaging.
• Participate in lead-generation activities and trade shows.
• Deliver response materials used in RFI, RFP and/or tender opportunities.
• Perform market research and segmentation ensuring business cases and project ROI documentation is accurate and complete.
• Be the "go-to person” for cross-functional support, providing concise product definitions responsive to on-market customer needs and opportunities.
• Maintain up-to-date competitive intelligence to ensure timely responses to shifting market trends and customer needs.
• Review market surveillance analysis and identify product gaps necessary to fill customer requests.
• Maintain awareness of global and domestic clinical standards changes that may influence product decisions.
• Maintain relationships with product industry thought leaders and/or CIVCO KOLs.
• Collaborate with operations for estimated order points and product lead times.
• Actively participate in quality assurance (corrective action/preventative action) and customer service activities.
• Understand product availability across global geographies.
• Own Product Line Management content as it relates to licensing and regulatory documentation.
• Respond to risks that could threaten product performance or competitive advantage.
• Own compliance to internal and external standards, setting schedule for compliance to various standards (SOP, quality compliance, external standards requirements for products, etc.)

Benefits

• CIVCO offers a competitive benefits package including company-sponsored health plans, 401k plans with company matching starting day one, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, lifestyle and tuition reimbursements, parental leave, hybrid work, and generous vacation plans (minimum of 17 days annually).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees