Product Manager, Data Driven Capabilities

Alphatec Spine•Carlsbad, CA

1d•$110,000 - $125,000

About The Position

Responsible for the strategy, development, and lifecycle management of assigned data-driven capabilities delivered through EOS Insight. The role owns product management activities spanning clinical and business opportunity identification, roadmap prioritization, requirements definition, data and evidence needs, surgeon engagement, product validation, positioning, launch, adoption, and ongoing performance. The capabilities may include AI-powered image analysis, predictive analytics, clinical decision support, patient-specific surgical targets, and other uses of imaging, clinical, procedural, and outcomes data. As part of the InformatiX team, the Product Manager connects surgeon needs with Data Science, Applied Research, Systems and Software Engineering, Clinical Affairs, Regulatory, Quality, Marketing, and other cross-functional teams. The role translates clinical questions and research concepts into scalable product solutions within EOS Insight. It involves frequent engagement with surgeon customers and internal clinical experts to understand clinical decision-making, identify unmet needs, evaluate product opportunities, and assess the clinical relevance and usability of new capabilities. The Product Manager also helps define data and evidence-generation strategies, establish success metrics, and drive adoption and continuous improvement. The position includes participation in surgeon education, sales training, customer meetings, advisory boards, trade shows, scientific conferences, and other industry events. Travel is approximately 15–40%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Biomedical Engineering, Engineering, Computer Science, Life Sciences, or a related field.
4–6+ years of related experience in product management, product development, product marketing, digital health, medical technology, healthcare software, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Strong understanding of product management principles and demonstrated ability to independently manage products or significant product capabilities through development and commercialization.
Ability to translate clinical, customer, market, and business needs into clear product strategies and actionable requirements.
Experience working with software development, data science, engineering, or other technical development teams.
Strong analytical skills and ability to use qualitative and quantitative data to inform product decisions.
Ability to understand complex clinical and technical concepts and communicate them effectively to different audiences.
Strong customer-facing skills, including the ability to lead surgeon interviews, workflow discussions, product demonstrations, and feedback sessions.
Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to lead cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization.
Ability to prioritize competing initiatives, make informed tradeoffs, and drive projects to completion in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
Strong attention to detail and strategic thinking, and ability to represent the company professionally with internal and external stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in Business, Engineering, Data Science, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field.
Experience with software-based products and cross-functional technical development teams.
Experience in medical devices, spine, orthopedics, medical imaging, surgical planning, digital surgery, artificial intelligence, machine learning, predictive analytics, or data-driven healthcare products.

Responsibilities

Own assigned portions of the data-driven capabilities portfolio from opportunity identification and concept development through commercialization, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement.
Define strategy and sequencing for assigned capabilities based on clinical needs, customer insights, business objectives, market dynamics, technical feasibility, and available data.
Identify and translate unmet clinical needs and surgeon decision-making challenges into product opportunities, requirements, acceptance criteria, and success measures.
Lead product definition and integration of AI-powered image analysis, predictive analytics, clinical decision support, patient-specific targets, and other data-driven insights into EOS Insight workflows.
Partner with Image Analysis, Data Science, Applied Research, Software Engineering, Clinical Affairs, Regulatory, Quality, UX/UI, and other teams to drive product development and align clinical intent, technical implementation, user experience, and regulatory requirements.
Define data, evidence, and validation needs for assigned capabilities, including data collection priorities, clinical inputs and outputs, performance expectations, and evidence-generation objectives.
Lead surgeon customer discovery, concept evaluation, workflow validation, advisory discussions, and product feedback activities.
Monitor market trends, competitive offerings, emerging AI and digital surgery technologies, customer adoption patterns, and research developments to identify opportunities and inform roadmap priorities.
Lead assigned initiatives cross-functionally by communicating priorities, resolving tradeoffs, identifying risks, and maintaining alignment among clinical, technical, regulatory, and commercial stakeholders.
Participate in surgeon education programs, sales training, customer meetings, advisory boards, trade shows, scientific conferences, and other industry events.
Maintain knowledge of spine surgery, medical imaging, artificial intelligence, digital health, clinical decision support, and relevant market and technology trends.
Travel approximately 15–40%.
Perform other duties as assigned.