Product Sr Manager

Zimmer, Inc.•Salt Lake City, UT

3d•$140,000 - $165,000

About The Position

The Product Sr Manager leads product strategy and marketing for Zimmer Biomet’s OrthoGrid Hip portfolio, including Hip AI and Hip Preservation globally. The role identifies market trends, issues, and competitive conditions and develops strategic plans that address US and international requirements. It manages the portfolio segment’s full life cycle, from concept and product development through commercialization, sustaining activities, and market exit. The position leads upstream and downstream marketing, including user needs, roadmaps, user stories, backlog prioritization, positioning, commercialization, training, and launch execution. It also serves as project manager for associated OrthoGrid hardware and software programs, coordinating timelines, milestones, risks, and cross-functional dependencies. The Product Sr Manager collaborates with global and regional commercial teams and partners across R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Medical Education, Clinical Affairs, Operations, and Marketing Communications, and supports integration of OrthoGrid AI capabilities into broader Zimmer Biomet platforms.

Requirements

B.A. or B.S. degree required; formal studies in business or marketing preferred.
At least 8 years of product management or sales experience required, preferably in healthcare.
Orthopedic experience required.
Experience in both upstream and downstream marketing required.
Strong project management discipline across complex hardware and software programs with multiple stakeholders and milestones.
Ability to understand AI-enabled software and capital/SaaS business models and translate technical capabilities into clear commercial and clinical value propositions.

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred but not required.
Total Hip Arthroplasty clinical expertise, including procedures, implant systems, and navigation/workflow, strongly preferred.
Experience with software-driven healthcare products, AI-enabled medical technology, or SaaS/capital business models strongly preferred.
Project management experience across hardware and/or software development programs preferred.
Hip arthroplasty expertise strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage the full life cycle of the OrthoGrid Hip portfolio segment and develop and execute marketing programs and strategic direction aligned with business and departmental goals.
Own global marketing initiatives for Hip AI and Hip Preservation, cultivating segment strategy and ensuring execution of key strategies.
Lead upstream and downstream marketing activities, including user needs, roadmap development, user stories, backlog prioritization, commercialization strategy, product positioning, training, and launch execution.
Project-manage OrthoGrid hardware and software development projects within the Hip pod, coordinating timelines, milestones, risks, and cross-functional dependencies from concept through market release.
Provide leadership within a pod structure as applicable.
Work with Marketing Communications teams to define segment messaging and with the clinical strategic lead to define the clinical evidence plan.
Coordinate with OrthoGrid operations management, Zimmer Biomet sales teams, and clinical specialists on product development, field readiness, launch planning, and commercial execution.
Collaborate with R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Medical Education, Clinical Affairs, Operations, and regional commercial teams.
Support integration of OrthoGrid AI capabilities into broader Zimmer Biomet platforms, including Planning, Mixed Reality, and Robotics.
Lead development of new Hip AI and Hip Preservation solutions from concept through commercialization and market exit, and lead sustaining activities for existing Hip applications.
Develop business cases for new product development and ensure alignment with segment strategy and OrthoGrid platform priorities.
Participate in assigned project teams and Agile sprint processes.
Gather product information through market research, surgeon interaction, and regional input to ensure projects meet intended-market needs.
Provide strategic guidance and support to internal and external groups, including regional commercial teams, Medical Education, Clinical Affairs, Development, Regulatory, Operations, Marketing Communications, Sales, and Clinical Specialists.
Direct development and ongoing maintenance of relationships with total hip arthroplasty and hip preservation surgeons and consultants involved in product design, evaluation, and education.