Product Manager - Upstream (Hip/Knee)

What You Can Expect

Within our hip/knee joint team, identifies market trends, issues and competitive environment and forms strategic plans for product brand or sub-segment. Leads the effort to initiate new product strategies in the form of supporting existing brands and/or sub-segment and creating new products. 
Evaluates the needs of product marketing and sales personnel on a global basis and initiates strategies that meet regional and worldwide requirements.  

How You'll Create Impact

• Leads the marketing development effort to bring new products from concept through commercialization including market exit
• Actively participates in assigned project teams.  Acquires product information through market research and regional input to assure projects meet the needs of the intended markets
• Works across multiple internal and external groups such as design, packaging and labeling, regulatory claims, surgical technique generation, advertising, sales force education, etc
• Maintains high level of product category knowledge through staying current in published information, regional market contacts, surgeon interaction, and industry educational meetings
• Own major brands and/or sub-segment of the portfolio
• Responsible for cultivating strategy at the brand and/or sub-segment level
• Ensures execution of key strategies for the brand and/ or sub-segment level
• Interact closely with Marcom teams to define clear messaging for the brands/sub-segments
• Define clinical evidence plan with the clinical strategic lead for the bands and/or sub-segment.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Uses knowledge of existing products, new developments and market needs to formulate strategic and creative marketing plans.
• Develops a firm understanding of financial trends and performance in specific brand lines.
• Prepares forecasts and identifies market shifts and threats.  
• Uses and understands technical medical language to interact with internal and external customers.  Translates technical language and discusses it internally in business terms.
• Assesses brand viability relative to existing products with new product offerings to enhance overall brand offering.  Champions the brand through a comprehensive understanding of customer and end-user needs and product positioning relative to the competition.
• Builds and maintains long-term relationships with high level surgical consultants, key strategic customers and regional sales teams to promote and support the Zimmer brands.

Your Background

• B.A./B.S. required, preferably including formal studies in Business or Engineering
• 6-8 years of marketing experience required, prior internship/co-op within medical device preferred.
• Familiarity with Zimmer Biomet products, procedures, and promotions preferred
• Orthopaedic experience is preferred.
• Experience in both Sales and Commercial Marketing is preferred.

Physical Requirements

Travel Expectations

Up to 40%

Expected Compensation Range: $125,000 - $157,000