Product Manager

Abiomed, part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, is a leading provider of medical devices that provide circulatory and respiratory support, with a mission of recovering hearts & saving lives. We are recruiting for Product Manager in a hybrid or remote role based out of Danvers, MA.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

Insight Generation:

• Build deep understanding of target markets, including evolving technology and healthcare trends, competitive dynamics, unmet needs, and geographic-specific factors
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to identify growth opportunities and unmet patient, clinician and business needs
• Gain actionable customer insight, testimonies and recommendations by executing primary/secondary research, visiting customers, conducting advisory board and engaging internal/external stakeholders
• Work with early adopters through FIM, pilot sites and LMR to collect feedback and refine our product offering and market approach

• Collaborate on the development of product portfolio long term vision & roadmap, evaluation of strategic and financial attractiveness of growth opportunities to improve patient outcomes
• Develop business plan, initial value proposition, go-to-market approach, marketing specifications, partnership opportunities for new solutions and enhancements to existing solutions in collaboration with cross-functional team
• Manage upstream portfolio planning activities in various stages of the product life cycle from launch through phase out

• Help advance new product/solution opportunities from ideation to active product development
• Represent marketing on cross-functional product development teams to ensure strategic rationale and requirements including financial assumptions are aligned
• Development of go-to-market strategy, value proposition and key claims
• Successful commercial and operational introduction of new products and services ready for a full market release

• 5+ years of proven full-cycle (concept to launch) Program/Product Management experience
• Bachelor's degree, MBA preferred
• Device Industry or Clinical background in Interventional Cardiology preferred. Mechanical Circulatory Support, Cardiac ICU, Cath Lab experience a plus
• Solid business acumen and knowledge of medical device or biotechnology environment
• Track record with a variety of voice of the customer (VOC) collection methodologies; skilled at VOC interpretation in order to define market requirements
• Familiarity with medical device product development process/methodology highly preferred
• Experience with product development efforts involving close collaboration with clinical advisors or advisory board preferred

• Strong analytical and data-interpretation skills - demonstrates comfort making data-supported recommendations and building a strong business case/justification to gain organizational support
• Able to effectively influence and collaborate with multiple stakeholders
• Strong individual contributor - speaks up when important information or questions must be raised, and acts when issues must be addressed
• Good organizational skills and ability to meet tight deadlines in an environment of competing priorities
• Able to routinely work on multiple tasks, with multiple people, while effectively prioritizing
• Able to develop strong relationships with internal and external customers, clinical & sales partners