Associate Product Manager- Surgical and L&D- Trumbull, CT

About CooperSurgical

CooperSurgical is a leading fertility and women’s healthcare company dedicated to putting time on the side of women, babies, and families at the healthcare moments that matter most in life. As a division of CooperCompanies, we're driven by a unified purpose to enable patients to experience life's beautiful moments. Guided by our shared values – dedicated, innovative, friendly, partners, and do the right thing – our offerings support patients throughout their lifetimes, from contraception to fertility and birth solutions, to women’s and family care, and beyond. We currently offer over 600 clinically relevant medical devices to healthcare providers, including testing and treatment options, as well as an innovative suite of assisted reproductive technology and genomic testing solutions. Learn more at www.coopersurgical.com.

Scope & Summary:

The Associate Product Manager, Surgical and L&D will support the Product Marketing organization, to execute marketing, launching, selling, and distribution projects to achieve corporate & division financial objectives in the US and International markets.  This position will report to the Director of Marketing, Surgical and L&D.

This role will help drive selected aspects of product life cycle management across these portfolios, including understanding market demands, technology trends, and the competitive field. This role will collaborate with marketers and cross function colleagues to implement tactics focused on the successful commercial launch, penetration, and profitability of the overall business globally.

Key Deliverables & Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Director and working closely with the product team to drive product management and marketing efforts across the full product lifecycle supporting ongoing and new initiatives in collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Professional Education and other cross-functional partners.

Essential Functions & Accountabilities:

Leadership

• Effectively partner with cross-functional teams and inspire collaboration and success
• Global & Local Strategy Alignment
• Understanding & prioritization of Customer needs
• Ability to effectively manage day-to-day business initiatives and to seek out clarity and guidance when needed

Marketing

• Assess needs for marketing research and analysis, including voice of the customer (VOC)
• Identify important, non-obvious customer insights to impact messaging training and other aspects of the product strategy
• Participate in, and lead where possible, the development, testing and implementation of brand messaging, campaigns, and marketing materials
• Support the development of annual marketing plans and commercialization strategies
• Collaborate globally
• Effectively plan to ensure that top line sales goals and bottom-line profit goals are met, by contributing to the execution of brand strategies through various functional departments, and external vendors, and by recognizing the profitability and revenue impact of all business opportunities

Strategy

• Learn and contribute to strategy across Clinical areas of responsibility
• Run analytics to understand and influence the health of the business
• Build relationships with Key Opinion Leaders and make recommendations on future strategic opportunities
• Support team in Product launch (Capital, Disposable, Software) strategy and execution
• Continually maintain portfolio prioritization and product strategy
• Ability to work collaboratively across all US corporate functions, including Sales, Supply Chain, Medical Education, Regulatory, R&D, Medical Affairs and more
• Ability to work strategically with the Sales Organization to understand our internal-customer needs and to be acutely in tune with Customer needs
• Willingness and curiosity to contribute to initiatives across CSI such as global campaigns, roadmap planning, etc.

Travel:

• Ability to travel up to 40% of the time

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Able to execute against multiple high-pressure initiatives while delivering on committed timelines
• Experience with Medical Device products
• Comfortable working in ambiguous or high stress situations, challenging the status quo responsibly
• Track record of working collaboratively in a matrixed environment
• Proven track record of successful portfolio results
• Demonstrated outstanding interpersonal, time management and prioritization skills
• Demonstrated pattern of intellectual curiosity and innovative thinking
• A true team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with colleagues both within the company and with all external stakeholders

Work Environment:

• Prolonged sitting in front of a computer
• Hybrid work environment

Experience:

• 1+ years of Commercial Medical Device experience (Sales, Marketing, Prof. Education, etc)
• Strong knowledge of the medical device space, specifically Women’s Health

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree required in related field OR equivalent combination of education and experience
• Education preferred: Advanced degree, especially MBA in Marketing, General Management, or an advanced scientific degree

As an employee of CooperSurgical, you'll receive an outstanding total compensation plan. As we believe your compensation goes beyond your paycheck, we offer a great compensation package, medical coverage, 401(k), parental leave, fertility benefits, paid time off for vacation, personal, sick and holidays, and multiple other perks and benefits. Please visit us at www.coopersurgical.com to learn more about CooperSurgical and the benefits of becoming a member of our team.

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of CooperSurgical about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at CooperSurgical via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of CooperSurgical, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by CooperSurgical for this position and a valid agreement with CooperSurgical is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the CooperSurgical agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  If you are interested in applying and require special assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please contact us at talent.acquisition@coopersurgical.com