Product Manager, Data Driven Capabilities

Alphatec Spine•Carlsbad, CA

1d•$110,000 - $125,000

About The Position

The Product Manager, Data Driven Capabilities is responsible for the strategy, development, and lifecycle management of assigned data-driven capabilities delivered through EOS Insight. The role manages product opportunities, roadmap prioritization, requirements, data and evidence needs, surgeon engagement, validation, positioning, launch, adoption, and ongoing performance. The position advances capabilities such as AI-powered image analysis, predictive analytics, clinical decision support, and patient-specific surgical targets using imaging, clinical, procedural, and outcomes data. As a product lead on 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 teams to turn clinical questions and research concepts into scalable solutions within EOS Insight. The role frequently engages surgeon customers and internal clinical experts to understand clinical decision-making, identify unmet needs, assess product opportunities, and evaluate the clinical relevance and usability of new capabilities. It also helps define data and evidence-generation strategies, establish success metrics, and drive adoption and continuous improvement. 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 explain them effectively to different audiences.
Strong customer-facing skills and 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, strategic thinking, and ability to represent the company professionally with internal and external stakeholders.
For roles based in the United States requiring access to hospital facilities, eligibility to obtain and maintain credentials at required hospitals, including meeting applicable physical or vaccination requirements.
Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

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.
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 the data, evidence, and validation needs for assigned capabilities, including data collection priorities, clinical inputs and outputs, product or model 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.
Communicate priorities, resolve tradeoffs, identify risks, and maintain alignment across 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 strong knowledge of spine surgery, medical imaging, artificial intelligence, digital health, clinical decision support, and relevant market and technology trends.
Perform other duties as assigned.