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Director, Product Management

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PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

As the Director of Product Management, Fluids, you will take full ownership of the global product strategy and roadmap. This role is pivotal in leading the product definition for next-generation products aimed at home hemodialysis. You will harness your expertise to ensure the balance between customer needs, technical feasibility, and business profitability, ultimately guiding our development teams toward groundbreaking new products and features. 

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  •  Owns the global product strategy and roadmap for fluid solutions (bagged and generated) in the NxStage portfolio for chronic hemodialysis 

  • Leads product definition for next generation products, balancing customer requirements, technical feasibility, and business profitability in guiding development efforts for new products and features 
  • Defines commercialization strategies and leads in-country commercialization teams  
  • Responsible for developing business cases and securing resources to develop and commercialize a regular cadence of new/updated product offerings  
  • Communicates priorities between sustaining engineering and new product development 
  • Provide input and support global HHD product portfolio strategies and cost-down initiatives as necessary 
  • Manages product management team and develops junior employees in product management skills and behaviors 
  • A current, data-driven global roadmap for the NxStage fluid product portfolio 
  • Product definitions for development efforts related to fluid products 
  • Competitive analyses to drive global product strategies and inform competitive positioning to be executed by downstream marketing 
  • Commercialization plans for new products and features, with cross-functional commercialization teams including providing guidance for regional and country marketing teams 
  • Management deliverables (goal-setting, annual reviews, etc.) for direct reports 
  • Pricing strategies and product naming 
  • Communications to the field and customers regarding regulatory actions, product modifications, and other business situations. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • This position requires approximately 10% travel.

SUPERVISION:

  • May be responsible for the direct supervision of various levels of staff.

EDUCATION AND REQUIRED CREDENTIALS:

  • Master’s degree in Engineering or Business Administration or BS with additional experience 
  • 10+ years experience in Med Tech in product management or product strategy 

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:             

  • Business acumen and analytical skills required to make sound holistic decisions. Comfortable with financial concepts such as NPV, P&L statements, and balance sheets 
  • Strong management skills with the ability to lead cohesive and productive teams.  
  • Able to work independently and as part of a team; ability to be self-motivated. 
  • Ability to work accurately with close attention to detail. 
  • Ability to work with co-workers, customers, and outside agencies in a professional manner.  

EO/AA Employer: Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Fresenius Medical Care North America maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

Career with a purpose

Career with a purpose

We offer an opportunity to create and deliver treatments that save and change lives for the better. We’ll support your ongoing development. And you’ll be part of a dedicated team of people who inspire each other to create the best possible healthcare outcomes each and every day.
Inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity

Joining Fresenius Medical Care means becoming part of a team that values diversity. We embrace the wealth of different backgrounds, cultures, experiences and opinions that make up our workforce and strive to create an inclusive atmosphere in which all our employees feel valued.
Stability

Stability

Developing innovative products and continuously improving our renal therapies made us the clear market leader in the production of hemodialysis machines, with sustainable, profitable growth . This position provides our 125000 employees with the stability and security they need to help improve the lives of our patients.
Learning and development

Learning and development

We offer participation in programs at world-class business schools, leadership development, regular training for our nurses, health care professionals and manufacturing staff and digital access to high-quality educational content for all employees worldwide 24/7. 
Local benefits

Local benefits

Our employees enjoy both local and global opportunities for growth and personal fulfilment. We offer local benefits designed to suit the requirements of the respective country and place of work to create ideal conditions everywhere.
Work-life balance

Work-life balance

We want to empower people to deliver better care. Therefore, we promote a better work-life balance through flexible working hours, part-time models, the possibility to work from home, and more.
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At a glance

Earliest possible start:

12/16/2024

Contract type:

Permanent position

Company:

Fresenius Medical Care

Region / Business Unit:

North America

Location:

Lawrence (Massachusetts, USA)

Working condition:

Full time

Job Function:

Marketing & Communications

Management position:

Yes

Reference number:

R0174781

Publishing date:

10/01/2024

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