Director, Product Management, AR Optimization and Data Services

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Job Summary:

Provides leadership and direction to assigned Product Managers and affiliated product portfolios. Responsible for full life cycle management of assigned product lines. Actively participates in the product development and platform global strategies. Establishes key customer relationships. Develops customer requirements, and proposes new product concepts. Acts as Voice of Customer in all decisions related to products. Benchmarks competition and stays fluent with state of the art in clinical practice. Conducts detailed analyses of the Market and Sales Performance. Crafts impactful Business Models and Marketing Plans. Presents work to Senior Leadership.

Essential Functions:

• Direct management of assigned Product Managers.
• Provides expertise and guidance in particular product areas and develops strategies and applicable portions of the company business plan.
• Plans, organizes, and coordinates assigned programs to ensure accomplishment of financial/budgetary goals and optimum allocation of resources.
• Coordinates program planning to ensure identification of appropriate manufacturing schedules, goals, design criteria, costs, and similar considerations.
• Identifies market potential, establishes pricing and market strategies, estimates potential sales, introduces market, distribution/channel issues, and manages mature product through "end-of-life."
• Coordinates product introduction with marketing and sales organizations to ensure maximum penetration of market segment.
• Provides continuing product surveillance and management of established product to obtain financial objectives.
• Interface with Research and Development in order to ensure that product development efforts support the primary purpose.
• Lead the definition of new relevant new products and upgrades to existing products.
• Interprets and translates scientific clinical data into commercial implications.

Skill Requirements:

• History of managing multiple projects and multiple people.
• A track record of customer-oriented, problem definition.
• Demonstrated capacity for strategic thinking and planning
• Ability to travel up to 35% of the time
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good at closing projects
• Technical or product development background
• Clinical background
• Proficient with common word processing, presentation, spreadsheet, and database programs.

Education:

Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) plus 7-10 years related experience. MBA or MS is desirable.
Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

ZOLL Medical Corporation appreciates and values diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

ADA: The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.