Associate Product Manger
Associate Product Manager oversees Biologics brands globally within the Highridge Medical portfolio, including responsibilities for tactical and strategic plans to achieve revenue goals for the franchise. Assists with the identification of market trends, VOC (Voice of Customer) feedback and competitive product/program assessments to guide portfolio decision making. Aligns individual plans and objectives with those of the other Brand Managers in the group including the formulation of invest/keep/retire plans for product brands. Assists with evaluation of the needs of product marketing and sales personnel on a global basis.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supports commercialization activities for the biologic's portfolio, partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Operations, Regulatory, Quality, Medical Education, and Finance to drive product performance and business growth.
- Support the assessment of brand viability relative to existing products with new product offerings to enhance overall brand offering.
- Actively participates in the marketing development effort to bring new products from concept through commercialization, including market exit.
- Partner with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) to gather clinical insights, support education initiatives, and strengthen customer engagement strategies.
- Analyze sales performance, inventory trends, customer adoption, and market opportunities to inform business decisions and optimize portfolio growth.
- Work with operations counterpart to support management biologics inventory & forecasting while balancing customer needs & revenue objectives.
- Develop and deliver field communications, including product updates, supply notifications, sales tools, positioning documents, and educational resources.
- Act as the primary subject matter expert supporting commercial field team members across the HRM biologics portfolio. Develops and maintains a high level of competitive product category knowledge.
- Works closely with Medical Education to ensure all proper information is provided for new and existing products
This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and may not necessarily comprise all of the "essential functions" for purposes of the ADA.
Expected Areas of Competence (i.e., knowledge, skills, and abilities):
- Experience managing biologics, regenerative medicine, orthobiologics, medical device, or healthcare-related product portfolios.
- Demonstrated proficiency in preparing and delivering impactful slide presentations
- Uses knowledge of existing products, new developments, and market needs to assist in the formulation of strategic and creative marketing plans.
- Assists with the preparation and finalization of business cases with input from all regions; prepares and presents those business cases to the leadership group of the franchise.
- Use and understand technical medical language to interact with internal and external customers.
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of customer and end-user needs and product positioning relative to the competition.
- Must be proficient in SAP, Microsoft, Power BI, excel
Education/Experience Requirements:
- B.S. degree, preferably including formal studies in business; Relevant internship, sales, clinical or product experience considered
- 2-3 years product management experience; sales experience in healthcare, strong preference with orthopedics.
- An MBA is preferred but not required.
- Operating Room experience preferred but not required.
Additional Information
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. Highridge Medical is unable to provide employment sponsorship for this position.
- Highridge Medical is not accepting submissions from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies for this position.
- The anticipated pay range for this position is $85,000.00-$93,000.00 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, education, and internal equity.
Please visit Highridgemedical.com for additional information.
Highridge Medical is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants for employment and employment decisions are considered and evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, religious beliefs, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, lactation and breastfeeding), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military status, protected veteran status, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
