Product Manager, Upstream Marketing TMTT

Innovation starts from the heart. Heart valve disease and critical care therapies impact millions of lives, spanning all ages and geographies. This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional marketing and strategy professional with prior medical device experience to join a growing team that is boldly designing transcatheter mitral and tricuspid therapies from the ground up. Edwards Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Therapies (TMTT) business unit is dedicated to solving the complex challenges of mitral and tricuspid disease in order to transform treatment and significantly improve patients’ lives. Join our team and make your mark as we work to change the standard of care for millions of patients suffering from the effects of valvular heart disease.

The Product Manager, TMTT, is responsible for leading patient-focused innovation by:

• Driving all aspects of product development from project inception through first clinical use and up to commercial launch;

• Documenting, managing, and communicating the product development process for new products and technologies in order to achieve and maintain market leadership; and

• Applying expertise in developing and planning marketing programs and activities to identify future needs and better serve physicians and their patients.

How you will make an impact:

• Actively participate in technical team meetings and drive product design requirements using voice of customer (VOC) inputs

• Identify and develop global marketing strategies and supporting tactics that leverage market trends, uncover unmet market needs, expand addressable markets and target new markets or space

• Build trust with key thought leaders to anticipate the future market environment, changes in economic climate, the onset of new competitors including substitutes and adjacent players and to predict/drive future needs for current and future customers

• Partner with creative agencies for development of product images, animations, and naming

• Lead overall management for product line portfolio, feed product development pipeline with new opportunities and line extensions targeted at sustaining continued strategic growth

• Provide VOC in order to translate market needs and opportunities into overall strategic direction. Develop relationships with key opinion leaders to maintain Edwards' leadership position in the market

• Develop thorough understanding of market drivers including, healthcare reimbursement, pending legislation, economics, regulatory requirements and competition.

• Analyze their impact on the overall business and develop strategies to capitalize on opportunities and mitigate threats

• Collaborate with cross-functional team members in new product development design control activities

• Conduct global market research and analysis in support of identifying new markets and business opportunities, determining their overall market potential and associated risks

What you will need (required):

• Bachelor's Degree and 5 years related marketing experience or Master's Degree and 3 years related marketing experience

• Marketing, Engineering, or healthcare industry preferred

What else we look for (preferred):

• Proven expertise in MS Office Suite

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including consultative and relationship management skills

• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and investigative skills

• Experience working in engineering, marketing, or healthcare industry preferred

• Substantial understanding in tracking and interpreting market share, pricing, ASPs, competitive dynamics

• Knowledge of marketing concepts and principles

• Expertise and ability to coach others in one or more functional areas

• Ability to create comprehensive voice of customer plans and market research

• Possess the ability to measure and track performance/success of programs/initiatives

• Ability to forecast product lines for short-term and long-term accuracy based on market development, sales trends, competition and changing market dynamics

• Possess a fundamental clinical knowledge related to hospital environment, clinical practice and reimbursement policies

• Strict attention to detail

• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Ability to work in a team environment, working closely with global marketing team, key opinion leaders and regional sales managers

• Adhere to all company rules and requirements and take ad