A high-impact Product Manager to join our ophthalmology business unit. This role sits at the intersection of clinical expertise, commercial strategy, and people leadership — responsible for driving full product lifecycle management across our ophthalmology portfolio, leading a field sales organization, and executing market development programs that deliver measurable revenue growth.
Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Product Lifecycle Management
- Own end-to-end product lifecycle for the ophthalmology portfolio — from pre-launch planning through commercialization, maturity, and phase-out.
- Conduct continuous competitive intelligence and translate findings into differentiated product positioning and battle cards.
- Manage pricing strategy, tender and contract frameworks, and margin optimization across the portfolio.
- Collaborate with business unit head and regional/principal partners on forecast accuracy, inventory planning, and supply continuity.
- Monitor post-market performance through complaints, field feedback, and clinical data; escalation of product issues to quality and supply teams as appropriate.
2. Sales Management
- Drive revenue attainment against quarterly and annual targets across product lines and customer segments.
- Lead commercial forecasting, pipeline reporting, and customer relationship management hygiene in coordination with business unit head.
- Develop and deliver clinical and commercial training programs for sales teams, enabling them to articulate technical value propositions to doctors and hospital procurement.
- Manage distributor and channel partner relationships where applicable, including performance reviews and joint business planning.
- Represent the company at key ophthalmology congresses, symposia, and hospital in-services.
3. People Management
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of Product Specialists covering the ophthalmology portfolio.
Set clear performance expectations, conduct regular one-on-ones, and deliver structured performance reviews.
Identify skill gaps and build individual development plans to accelerate team growth.
- Foster a high-performance, patient-focused team culture grounded in clinical credibility and customer partnership.
- Recruit, onboard, and retain top commercial talent in collaboration with HR and regional leadership.
- Ensure team compliance with all regulatory, ethical, and company policy requirements.
Job Requirements:
Education: Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Nursing, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
Experience: Minimum 5 years of commercial experience in medical devices, with at least 2 years in ophthalmology.
Core Competencies:
- Clinical & Product Acumen
- Commercial Drive & Results Orientation
- Strategic Thinking & Market Insight
- People Leadership & Team Development
- Stakeholder Influence & Communication
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Analytical Rigor & Data-Driven Decisions
- Adaptability & Resilience