NPD Global Product Manager

Medtronic•Mounds View, MN

2d•$133,600 - $200,400•Onsite

About The Position

Medtronic is hiring an NPD Global Product Manager to help shape electrophysiology innovation. The role translates customer and market insights into product strategy, requirements, and roadmaps; identifies unmet needs and growth opportunities; and collaborates with global and cross-functional partners to advance solutions from concept through launch. The position covers product vision and lifecycle management, market and competitive analysis, customer research, product positioning, and product development alignment. It also supports sales and marketing training, customer engagement, and a strong commitment to patient safety and product quality. The role is part of Medtronic’s Specialist Career Stream, typically an individual-contributor professional specialty role. It manages projects and works with stakeholders to deliver results, and may mentor colleagues or direct work of lower-level professionals. The position has considerable autonomy and may lead major or moderately complex projects spanning beyond the immediate job area. It is onsite at least four days per week and may require travel up to 20%, including international travel. The minimum qualifications call for mastery of a specialty area, typically through advanced education and experience, and a baccalaureate degree with at least seven years of relevant experience or an advanced degree with at least five years of relevant experience. U.S. salary range is $133,600–$200,400. The position is eligible for the Medtronic Incentive Plan. Medtronic describes its benefits as including health, dental and vision insurance, savings and spending accounts, life and disability coverage, tuition assistance or reimbursement, a well-being program, retirement plans, paid time off and holidays, an employee stock purchase plan, and employee assistance resources, subject to the eligibility terms stated in the posting.

Requirements

Mastery of a specialty area and full knowledge of industry practices, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
Baccalaureate degree and a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
For a baccalaureate degree earned outside the United States, the degree must satisfy the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A).
Excellent project management skills and ability to work cross-functionally.
Ability to drive communications strategies and influence stakeholders.
Proven business acumen.
Ability to use secondary research and primary qualitative and quantitative research techniques to identify customer insights and address them in relation to clinical data.
Ability to develop relationships and collaborate with stakeholders across Marketing, Clinical, R&D, Health Economics, and Sales.
Experience with market and revenue modeling.
Outstanding internal and external customer service skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Self-starter who anticipates needs and can work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Ability to influence key stakeholders without direct authority.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively to meet deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, business, clinical studies, or a related healthcare or biomedical field.
Five or more years of work experience in marketing, strategy, business, and/or sales operations.
At least 3 years of product management experience in a commercial medical device setting.
Clinical and/or product marketing experience.
Advanced degree, such as an MS, PhD, or MBA.
Specific medical device experience in electrophysiology.
Previous clinical support or mapping experience.
Track record of physician and key opinion leader engagement.
Single-use device and capital product launch experience.

Responsibilities

Formulate and review short- and long-range plans, goals, and objectives for a product or product line, defining and maintaining its vision, strategy, and roadmap.
Conduct competitive product analysis and market research on consumer behavior and professional audiences.
Assess the profitability and viability of new products and enhancements; drive market analysis, segmentation, and positioning development.
Identify unmet customer needs and commercial opportunities.
Develop product user needs and marketing strategies and tactics for effective product placement throughout the product lifecycle.
Lead voice-of-customer and voice-of-business activities across markets and translate insights into clear product requirements at each stage of development.
Work with other functions to finalize product specifications and align product definition and development with R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Sales, Clinical, and Medical Affairs.
Serve as a technical adviser by demonstrating products and troubleshooting product issues.
Gather input and challenge assumptions with global counterparts to refine product decisions.
Visit accounts and users to solicit feedback on company products and services.
Consolidate and share a deep understanding of the competitive global EP Ablation landscape by region.
Support regional training of marketing and sales teams.
Use marketing insights to inform segmentation, product positioning, messaging, channel selection, tool creation, and execution against business objectives.
Network with colleagues in other divisions and cross-functional departments to align strategies and opportunities.
Maintain a primary commitment to patient safety and product quality.

Benefits

Competitive salary and flexible benefits package.
Short-term incentive through the Medtronic Incentive Plan.
Health, dental, and vision insurance for eligible regular employees working 20 or more hours per week.
Health Savings Account and Healthcare Flexible Spending Account.
Life insurance and long-term disability leave.
Dependent daycare spending account.
Tuition assistance or reimbursement.
Simple Steps global well-being program.
Incentive plans.
401(k) plan with employer contribution and match.
Short-term disability.
Paid time off and paid holidays.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Employee Assistance Program.
Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement, subject to IRS earning minimums.
Capital Accumulation Plan for Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums.