Product Management Summer Associate - Upper Extremity

Arthrex • Pelican Bay, FL

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About The Position

Arthrex is a global medical device company and leader in orthopedics medical education. With a corporate mission of Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™, Arthrex has pioneered the field of arthroscopy and develops more than 1,000 innovative products and procedures each year that support all aspects of orthopedics. The Upper Extremity Product Management team in Naples, Florida is responsible for all upstream and downstream development for all upper extremity specific products across the Arthrex portfolio. This is an exciting opportunity for the high energy individual that would like to explore an opportunity in the orthopedics industry. Students will use their excellent communications, business and/or science background to experience the medical device business at its highest level. During the Summer Associate program, candidates will interact with all key departments that impact product development. The Summer Associate will possess an internal sense of urgency, passion and detail that is necessary when interacting with our primary customer, the orthopedic surgeon.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree required.
• Enrolled in a Master's program required, preferably in Business or Biomedical Engineering.
• Experience in Medical Device Sales or Orthopedics highly preferred.
• An interest in brand management and gaining experience with surgical devices is critical to advancement in this program.
• Intermediate to Expert computer skills.
• PowerPoint applications proficiency a plus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market research on existing and future product lines through secondary research sources.
• Conduct surveys, analyze findings, identify trends and format data for the product management team.
• Utilize Hospital Supply Index Database to gather competitor sales data and provide analysis on those competitive findings and trends and opportunities in the marketplace.
• Create and deliver PowerPoint presentations for internal teams to synthesize information, draw conclusions and describe recommendations for market development activities.
• Ability to verbally communicate and interact with engineering, product management, medical education, surgeon consultants and surgeon customers.
• Present a capstone project relating to one specific area of research or project management to senior product management team members.
• Work at the direction of Product Management/Product Marketing with Marketing Communications to produce and post marketing collateral and develop social media plans.
• Help develop product demonstration models and training materials utilized for national industry meetings, and onsite surgeon and sales rep trainings.
• Conduct focus groups with sales representatives to help define product needs.
• Support labs utilizing cadaveric specimens in the evaluation and testing of surgical implants and instruments.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance (if 25 or more hours per week)
• Free Onsite Medical Clinics
• Free Onsite Lunch
• Volunteer PTO
• Access to the Wellness Center (For South Florida positions only)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Master's degree