Director of Product

At CoMind, we are developing a neuro-sensing technology that will catalyse a modern wave of neuroscience and neurology applications within medical devices. In joining us, you are helping to create cutting edge technologies that will improve how we diagnose and treat brain disorders, ultimately improving and saving the lives of patients across the world.

The Role:

The Director of product will be expected to build and lead our product development strategy & execution. Main responsibilities include working with a cross-functional team to translate initial ideas into an innovative product design, empathetically connect with healthcare professional and patient customers, and drive customer-centric market research for product development. This role will lead the Product Development Process to build a robust product portfolio strategy for both short-term and long-term planning.

Your voice will help ensure our portfolio maintains a critical balance of iterative and disruptive solutions to continuously launch a pipeline of innovation for our customers.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct market research to uncover customer and business insights; translate those insights into products and programs that deliver growth for the product category
• Lead the product development process by partnering with Clinical, Regulatory, Engineering, Operations, Commercial, and other critical functions
• Lead product planning within the category – understanding and analyzing competitive landscape
• Develop a strategy that highlights opportunities to build and strengthen our future portfolio pipeline
• Collaborate with members of Research & Technology, Clinical and the Commercial organization to identify opportunities for product development and portfolio creation
• Build the business case for next-generation programs and presents to senior management to secure investment
• Identify market research needs and generates customer insights utilizing multiple methodologies to collect voice of customer feedback
• Work closely with physician customers to better understand needs and solicit concept feedback
• Facilitate customer meetings and advisory board discussions
• Own all marketing deliverables for assigned early-stage development program(s)
• Exercise superior judgement in planning, organizing and executing work; monitors performance and reports program status.
  
  

Skills & Experience:

• Minimum of 4 years of marketing and product management experience
• Practical knowledge and demonstrated competence within the healthtech space
• Strong interpersonal skills allowing for effective regional/customer-level support
• Self-motivated, entrepreneurial, with a results-driven mindset
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement product development plans across geographies and product lines and customer types
• Experience working with unmet needs, requirements and building product launch plans
• Experience in collaborating with physicians to drive clinical practice
• Ability to multitask while managing multiple projects and day-to-day responsibilities
• Experience with collaborating with and being part of cross-functional teams
• Appreciates the need and value in collaboration and maintaining a customer-centric approach
• New product voice of customer/market research and design experience
• Cross-functional product management (ownership) experience
• Previous experience in medical device, pharmaceutical or consumer products preferred
• Knowledge of medical device industry practices, techniques and standards (e.g., role of clinical trials, reimbursement landscape)
• Experience working in a fast-paced organization.