Senior Medical Device Software Product Manager (Local / Hybrid)

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Organization:

HealthIT CE Product Team

Job Summary:

Manages vision, roadmap, deliverables to support the growing medical device and software support needs of the enterprise. Translates customer needs into a portfolio roadmap. Leads team of product managers and provides direction on development, execution and monitoring of product roadmaps. Key role of this position will be to manage vendor relationships (vendor management) and being able to influence vendors when needed for project success. Ensures portfolio of products deliver capabilities needed by customers. Mentorship or project management / Agile experience is a plus for this role, and / or the ability to teach team members as necessary. This position will work with our Clinical Engineering vendor, Trimedx, to support BD Alaris servers and infusion pumps enterprise-wide, Masimo SafetyNet throughout our regional facilities (VTHH/VWCH), Planmeca Romexis dental software, Spectrum Quantum perfusion, and 7 additional products that will be onboarded in the future.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Leads vision, roadmap, deliverables for medical device software and hardware.
• Translates customer needs into projects on a project roadmap.

• Manages vendor relationships (Vendor Management is key to this role).
• Provides direction on development, execution and monitoring of product roadmaps.

• Agile or project management is a plus.

• Mentorship or leadership to be able to teach team members when necessary.
• Performs analysis of market for new product and services trends, capabilities and scalability.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
• IT Portfolio Management (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of IT Portfolio Management in practical applications of a difficult nature. Manages a portion of the Company's Application Portfolio that focuses on comparing spending on established systems based upon their relative value to the organization. Manages a portion of the Project Portfolio which addresses the issues with spending on the development of innovative capabilities in terms of potential ROI and reducing investment overlaps in situations where reorganization or acquisition occurs.
• Product Vendor Management (Intermediate): Can lead the development of a software or hardware contract. Serves as the primary contact for issue notification, escalation, and resolution in day to day operations including monitoring of key performance indicators, quality, and leadership concerns. Works effectively with the vendor to develop the necessary technical specifications. Is recognized by participating departments as a leader in contract negotiation. Understands the financial rationale for "make versus buy" decisions and extrapolates internal and vendor costs to develop Financial and Quantitative Analysis.
• Emerging Technologies (Intermediate): Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of the new technology and its impact on the systems infrastructure of the company. Demonstrates acute knowledge of industry trends, promising technologies, competitors' products and services, regulations and legislation impacting the company. Attends industry seminars and forums on a regular basis. Successfully investigates, evaluates, recommends and implements new technology to meet requirements of state-of-the-art systems and projects.
• Project Coordination (Intermediate): Performs project tracking and reporting relative to task completion dates, dependency effects, problem anticipation, schedule conflicts, and assignment to appropriate staff for resolution. Manages prioritization procedures for changing scope [i.e., change management] and project acceptance procedures. Measures progress toward goals and revises project objectives and document