Job Title: Product Manager - Hybrid
Eden Prairie, MN, US, 55344
At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.
Position Summary
The Product Manager position is a mixture of downstream and upstream marketing with balanced focus on new product development and initiatives centered on marketing & sales strategies and execution.
Success in this role will be achieved through effective implementation in areas such as: Marketing Strategy Development, Execution & Program Management; Product Planning; Market Research and New Product Development; Leadership, Employee Development & Team Building.
Work location / travel
- This position will be based in Eden Prairie, MN with the option to work hybrid schedule after 90 days.
- 25% Domestic and International travel required
Duties
- Marketing Strategy Development, Execution & Program Management
- Work closely with the commercial team to increase product penetration & utilization through the development of tools and programs that provide a seamless approach to selling value
- Collaboratively identify issues, opportunities and associated strategies within assigned procedural areas through frequent conversations and interactions with Customers, sales leadership and account managers
- Drive content and participate in sales meetings, national & regional conferences and events
- Communicate with field representatives to assure awareness of product changes, pricing changes, new sales tools, corrective measures, etc.
- Exhibit a strong sense of urgency for executing strategic plans and achieving product revenue goals
- Leadership & Team Building
- Create and drive short and long term product /procedural planning process within assigned product areas to achieve corporate goals.
- Collaborate with cross functional team members to identify solutions based on data, building excitement and consensus specific to assigned product/procedural area to drive projects forward.
- Planning
- Collaborate with sales and marketing leadership on the development/execution of action plans and new product launches including: forecasting and financial planning/business case development; market potential/opportunity and target share; value proposition creation; competitive analysis and market trends; market pricing; product life cycle planning; product training.
- Identify, establish and maintain productive relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and Key Accounts (KAs) in the medical community and primarily related to product areas of focus
- Market Research & New Product Development
- Provide strong leadership in all phases of the Stage Gate process including VOC supporting recommendations for NPD based on data and research.
- Support cross-functional new product development teams with market objectives when completing documentation (PRD, IOS, Labeling, etc.), feasibility testing, and risk analysis for new products and line extensions
- Actively participate in product testing with Customers to determine if product meets market needs
- Drive planning for new product launches including forecasting, sales collateral, equipment evaluation requirements, pricing guidelines, and product training.
- Review industry publications and practices to ensure products meet Customer needs and industry guidelines.
Required Education / Experience
- BA or BS degree in Marketing, Communications or a related field
- 5+ years of relevant business experience
- 5+ years of experience in Marketing
- Must be able to be compliant with hospital/customer credentialing requirements
Preferred Experience
- MBA preferred
- Medical device product marketing experience strongly preferred
Skills
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated effective planning, organizational, and project management skills.
- Fluent in Microsoft Office Applications
What we offer
The opportunity to join a company that will invest in you for the long-term. STERIS couldn’t be where it is today without our incredible people. That’s why we share in our success together by rewarding you for your hard work. Hiring people who are in it for the long run with STERIS is our ultimate goal. We do this by providing competitive salaries, healthcare benefits, tuition assistance, paid-time off, holidays, matching 401(k), annual merit, and incentive plans. Join us and help write our next chapter.
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Our Healthcare Customers are federally mandated (by Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services or CMS) requiring vendors to have the COVID-19 vaccination or an approved exemption. There are select Customers who do not accept any exceptions. Unvaccinated Associates may be excluded from working at a Customer site, require routine testing with an approved exemption (if accepted by the Customer) or have limited Customer access impacting their ability to remain employed. Additionally, we may be required to meet state mandates on COVID-19 vaccination, exemptions and/or booster requirements. This position is a Customer-facing role that falls under a state or CMS mandate.
STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare, life sciences and dental products and services. STERIS is a $5 billion, publicly traded (NYSE: STE) company with approximately 17,000 associates and Customers in more than 100 countries.
If you need assistance completing the application process, please call 1 (440) 392.7047. This contact information is for accommodation inquiries only and cannot be used to check application status.
STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and the use of affirmative action programs to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.
The full affirmative action program, absent the data metrics required by § 60-741.44(k), shall be available to all employees and applicants for employment for inspection upon request. The program may be obtained at your location’s HR Office during normal business hours.
Eden Prairie, MN, US, 55344
Nearest Major Market: Minneapolis
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