Product Manager Surgical Solutions

The Carrera Agency, Inc.; Town of Texas (WI); Remote; USD 68,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

The Carrera Agency, Inc. is seeking a Product Manager, Surgical Solutions. You will drive vision, strategy, roadmap, and execution for digital solutions across the surgical portfolio, bridging business, clinical users, and software teams.

The ideal candidate has surgical industry experience and a strong grasp of inventory, case management, and implant workflows within healthcare IT. This role is remote from the United States with travel 25–50% and a path to conversion.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in product management or related healthcare tech role.
• 3+ years in the surgical industry or clinical environments supporting surgical care.
• Experience gathering requirements and translating into user stories.
• Strong understanding of Agile development methodologies.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives from concept through launch.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a strategic roadmap for the surgical solutions portfolio.
• Gather and prioritize business requirements and user stories across stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineering, QA, and implementation teams through the product lifecycle.
• Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, and acceptance criteria.
• Engage customers, surgeons, clinical staff to understand workflow challenges.
• Partner with commercial, customer success, marketing to drive launches and adoption.
• Monitor KPIs and oversee lifecycle of products in the portfolio.

Skills

Product management

Surgical industry

Requirements gathering

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Reference #

Job-11901

Job Description

If you’re a product management professional with a background in surgical workflows or healthcare operations and a passion for building digital solutions that make a real difference in clinical environments, this is a compelling opportunity to do meaningful work. This remote role places you at the intersection of technology and surgical care, giving you the chance to shape a product roadmap that directly supports surgical teams, clinical staff, and operational leaders. With a clear path to conversion and the ability to work from anywhere, this position offers both immediate impact and long‑term potential for the right candidate.

** Start Date: October 2026
** Duration:** 6‑month Contract‑to‑Hire
** Location: Remote from United States; requires 25‑50% travel
** Compensation: Starting at $60 per hour (W2) plus benefits

Product Manager, Surgical Solutions

The organization is seeking a highly motivated and customer‑focused **Product Manager, Surgical Solutions** to join the product management team. In this role, you will drive the vision, strategy, roadmap, and execution of digital solutions supporting the surgical business portfolio. You will serve as the voice of the customer and act as the bridge between business stakeholders, clinical users, commercial teams, and software development teams.
The ideal candidate brings experience working within the surgical industry — through clinical, operational, sales, implementation, or product management roles — and has a solid understanding of surgical inventory, case management, implant workflows, and healthcare technology.

What You’ll Do

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Develop and maintain the strategic product roadmap for the surgical solutions portfolio.
• Identify market opportunities, customer needs, and business challenges to drive product innovation.
• Partner with leadership to define product vision, priorities, and success metrics.
• Evaluate competitive offerings, market trends, and emerging technologies within the surgical and healthcare IT landscape.

Product Development & Execution

• Gather, document, and prioritize business requirements and user stories.
• Collaborate with software engineering, architecture, quality assurance, and implementation teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, and product prioritization activities.
• Define acceptance criteria and participate in user acceptance testing.
• Ensure solutions align with customer needs, business objectives, and platform strategy.

Customer & Clinical Engagement

• Engage directly with customers, surgeons, clinical staff, and operational teams to understand pain points and workflow challenges.
• Conduct user interviews, workflow assessments, and product feedback sessions.
• Translate clinical and operational needs into actionable product requirements.
• Serve as a product subject matter expert for internal and external audiences.

Cross‑Functional Leadership

• Partner with commercial, customer success, implementation, project management, and marketing teams to drive successful launches and customer adoption.
• Facilitate communication between stakeholders and development teams.
• Present product updates, roadmap status, and business cases to leadership.
• Support go‑to‑market planning and commercialization activities.

Portfolio Management

• Monitor product performance through KPIs, customer feedback, usage analytics, and business outcomes.
• Manage product lifecycle activities including enhancements, releases, and end‑of‑life decisions.
• Help establish scalable product management processes and best practices across the portfolio.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Engineering, Clinical Sciences, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in product management, product ownership, business analysis, or a related healthcare technology role.
• 3+ years of experience in the surgical industry, healthcare operations, medical device industry, or clinical environments supporting surgical care.
• Experience gathering requirements and translating business needs into product requirements and user stories.
• Strong understanding of Agile development methodologies.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to lead cross‑function initiatives from concept through launch.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting surgical inventory management, case management, implant tracking, consignment inventory, or orthopedic workflows.
• Experience with SaaS products, healthcare software, or healthcare automation platforms.
• Familiarity with EHR/EMR integrations, healthcare interoperability, and healthcare workflows.
• Experience working with software development teams in an Agile environment.
• Product management certification (Pragmatic, AIPMM, CSPO, or equivalent).
• MBA or advanced healthcare‑related degree.

Key Competencies

• Customer-Centric Mindset
• Strategic Thinking
• Product Roadmap Development
• Clinical Workflow Understanding
• Requirements Management
• Agile Product Delivery
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration
• Problem Solving
• Data‑Driven Decision Making
• Executive Communication

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