Product Manager, Refraction

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Product Manager, Refraction to join a leader in eyecare. The role owns product strategy and downstream execution for clinical offerings, shaping messaging and coordinating cross‑functional teams to bring new products to market.

The position requires a bachelor's degree and at least 3 years in eyecare refraction, plus familiarity with healthcare markets and ophthalmology workflows. You will collaborate with sales, marketing, and engineering to grow adoption and revenue, in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3 years of eyecare refraction experience.
• Clinical experience or exposure to healthcare/medical device markets.
• Strong understanding of clinical workflows in ophthalmology or optometry.
• Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools and project management software.
• Ability to manage multiple products on different timelines.

Responsibilities

• Collect feedback from key opinion leaders, customers, and internal stakeholders.
• Conduct focus groups, site visits, and field observations to identify unmet needs and workflow gaps.
• Perform ongoing market and competitive analysis.
• Develop clear, differentiated product messaging and value propositions tailored to target customer segments.
• Create and review marketing collateral, digital content, and campaigns in partnership with marketing teams.
• Lead downstream execution of product launches, ensuring readiness across sales, service, and marketing teams.
• Collaborate closely with sales, clinical application support, and sales engineering teams to drive product adoption and revenue growth.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, engineering, or related field

Tools

MS Office

Project management software

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Product Manager, Refraction to join the team of a leader in the Manufacturing & Automotive space.

This role will own product strategy and downstream execution for a clinical offering serving eyecare professionals and related customer segments. The position is centered on identifying unmet needs, shaping differentiated messaging, and helping bring new products to market with strong cross-functional alignment. It will also partner closely with sales, service, marketing, and engineering teams to support adoption and revenue growth.

Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Compensation: $120,000 – $150,000 annually

Responsibilities

• Collect and synthesize feedback from key opinion leaders, customers, and internal stakeholders
• Conduct focus groups, site visits, and field observations to identify unmet needs and workflow gaps
• Perform ongoing market and competitive analysis
• Develop clear, differentiated product messaging and value propositions tailored to target customer segments
• Create and review marketing collateral, digital content, and campaigns in partnership with marketing teams
• Lead downstream execution of product launches, ensuring readiness across sales, service, and marketing teams
• Collaborate closely with sales, clinical application support, and sales engineering teams to drive product adoption and revenue growth

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience in eyecare, specifically refraction
• Clinical experience or exposure to healthcare or medical device markets
• Strong understanding of clinical workflows in ophthalmology or optometry
• Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills
• Proficiency in MS Office tools and project management software
• Ability to manage multiple products on different timelines

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability insurance
• Tax-saving spending accounts
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid company holidays, personal time off, and paid sick time
• Flexible paid time off policy for salaried employees allowing for work-life balance

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.