Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Onsite
Cochlear’s mission is to help people hear and be heard. As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, Cochlear is dedicated to helping people with moderate to profound hearing loss experience a world full of sound. We aim to transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss and innovate to connect people with future technologies. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives. Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping more people to experience a lifetime of hearing.
The Opportunity
The Senior Product Manager plays a key role in driving the development and continued evolution of a new implantable product system, executing product strategy from concept through to commercialisation. This is a global role involving significant coordination across R&D, clinical and regional teams, as well as multiple product managers to support system-level features and integration.
Responsibilities include:
Product Strategy, New Product Development and Launch - Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D to drive product development from concept to commercialisation for the global implants portfolio.
Market and Category Analysis, Customer Insights and Engagement - Conduct comprehensive market analysis to identify opportunities for growth, assess competitor landscape, anticipate future trends, and develop relationships with Key Opinion Leaders in the cochlear implants space.
New Product Launch Excellence - Support product launches across global markets, developing and executing launch plans in partnership with cross-functional teams.
Product Lifecycle Management - Manage the product lifecycle with a continued focus on maximising customer and commercial value.
Regional Support - Partner with regional teams to support the product portfolio and ensure alignment with market needs.
About You
To add value in this role, you will be able to demonstrate the following:
Product management experience in the medical device space
Ability to manage cross-functional teams and partner with technical groups such as R&D
Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills
Ability to adapt communication style to different audiences (e.g. technical teams and senior stakeholders)
Strong customer orientation
Analytical capability and ability to work with complex information
Ability to operate across commercial and technical environments
What makes this opportunity unique?
This global position offers the opportunity to work on a new implantable product system and contribute to its development and continued evolution, while supporting the execution of product strategy from concept through to commercialisation. The role includes exposure to surgical training activities and involvement in evolving surgical techniques. It also provides visibility and cross-collaboration across regions, as well as opportunities for career progression within Global Marketing and across the company, including Portfolio Management, Strategic Marketing, Regional Marketing and functional management.
If you feel that you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role and take on new challenges to build your career with Cochlear, please start your application by clicking the apply button below.
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How we recognise your contribution
At Cochlear we value and welcome the unique contributions, perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our employees and aim to build a culture that celebrates and leverages these differences, creating a sense of belonging and enabling our people to realise their full potential. Through our internal programs and employee benefits, we aim to create an environment where our people will feel value and supported. Whether your focus is on continuous learning, professional development or simply finding an environment which enables you to thrive whilst balancing family or personal life commitments, then we have several programs in place to support you.
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