Senior Product Manager

Getinge; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k plan with company match

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Getinge’s Paragonix Technologies arm seeks a Senior Product Manager to lead strategy and execution for key abdominal transplantation products. You will partner with R&D, commercial teams, clinical stakeholders, and executive leadership to translate customer insights and market dynamics into differentiated product strategies.

This role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, portfolio stewardship, and global lifecycle management across a fast-paced, matrixed environment with meaningful patient

Qualifications

• 4–6+ years in product management, strategy, or front-end innovation.
• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, technical field or business-related field.
• Experience translating customer insights into product requirements and strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of product strategy and portfolio roadmap for the abdominal portfolio.
• Identify and evaluate new product opportunities, including next-generation innovations.
• Develop business cases to support strategic investment decisions and portfolio prioritization.
• Serve as a strategic partner to executive leadership on portfolio direction and market positioning.
• Translate clinical insights, user needs, and market opportunities into product requirements.
• Guide product development from concept through launch with R&D, voice of the customer.
• Plan usability studies and customer validation activities with engineering and clinical teams.
• Maintain understanding of transplantation science and evolving preservation technologies.
• Lead product positioning, messaging, and value propositions for abdominal products.
• Support global launches and lifecycle management, including market expansion.
• Develop training, sales enablement materials, and tools for consistent messaging.
• Conduct market research and monitor competitive activity to inform strategy.

Skills

Product strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Market research

Project management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences/technical/business

Job description

With a passion for life

Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life-saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers – and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers.

This role is open to US based candidates

Paragonix Technologies markets organ transportation devices that safeguard organs during the journey between donor and recipient patients. Our devices incorporate clinically proven and medically trusted hypothermic preservation techniques in a novel suspension system to provide unprecedented physical and thermal protection. Our product portfolio spans cardiac, thoracic, and abdominal preservation devices to improve donor organ quality and extend donor organ transport time. Paragonix also markets transplant services and organ screening to the transplant community.

Job Overview

The Senior Product Manager will be responsible for leading strategy and execution for key products within the abdominal transplantation portfolio. This role drives both upstream and downstream product management activities, shaping product strategy, defining product requirements, and ensuring successful commercialization across the product lifecycle.

The Senior Product Manager will partner closely with R&D, commercial teams, clinical stakeholders, and executive leadership to translate voice-of-the-customer insights, clinical evidence, and market dynamics into differentiated product strategies. The role requires strong cross‑functional leadership, analytical thinking, and the ability to influence across a matrixed organization.

This individual thrives in a fast-paced environment where ambiguity is viewed as an opportunity to advance the field of transplantation and drive meaningful patient impact.

Job Responsibilities And Essential Duties

Product Strategy & Portfolio Leadership

• Lead development and execution of product strategy and portfolio roadmap for the abdominal portfolio.
• Identify and evaluate new product opportunities, including next-generation innovations and potential inorganic growth opportunities.
• Develop business cases to support strategic investment decisions and portfolio prioritization.
• Serve as a strategic partner to executive leadership on portfolio direction and market positioning.

Upstream Product Development

• Translate clinical insights, user needs, and market opportunities into product requirements and development priorities.
• Partner closely with R&D to guide product development from concept through launch, serving as the voice of the customer throughout the development lifecycle.
• Plan and execute usability studies and customer validation activities in partnership with engineering and clinical teams.
• Maintain deep understanding of transplantation science, clinical literature, and evolving preservation technologies.

Downstream Product Management

• Lead development of product positioning, messaging, and value propositions for abdominal products.
• Partner with commercial sales and clinical support teams to identify opportunities to drive adoption and portfolio growth.
• Support global product launches and lifecycle management activities including product improvements, competitive positioning, and market expansion.
• Develop training, sales enablement materials, and supporting tools to ensure consistent product communication.

Market & Competitive Intelligence

• Conduct primary and secondary market research to inform strategy and product development decisions.
• Monitor competitive activity through review of clinical publications, regulatory filings, financial disclosures, and intellectual property activity.
• Translate insights into actionable recommendations for product strategy and differentiation.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Serve as the central link between R&D, marketing, manufacturing, operations, regulatory, and commercial teams.
• Drive cross‑functional alignment to ensure successful product development, launch, and lifecycle management.
• Lead complex initiatives that require coordination across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Team Development

• Provide leadership and mentorship to junior product management team members, including Associate Product Managers.
• Support development of product management capabilities and best practices across the organization.

Required Qualifications

• 4-6+ years of professional experience in product management, product strategy, or front‑end innovation
• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, technical field or business-related field

Other Requirements

• Strong understanding of the medical device development process
• Fundamental understanding of biology or human anatomy
• Experience translating customer insights into product requirements and development strategy
• Experience supporting global product launches and commercialization activities
• High attention to detail, especially in the front‑end innovation cycle, with an emphasis on connecting observations and insights to actionable design inputs
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across diverse functions and expertise areas
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to translate complex technical information into clear and compelling messaging
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, matrixed organization
• Strong project management and prioritization skills

Travel: 20-30%

Primary location: Waltham, MA

US BASED SALARY - The base salary range for this role is $170,000 - $180,000 plus 20% in annual bonus.

About Us

With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.

Benefits At Getinge

At Getinge, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, which includes:

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance benefits
• 401k plan with company match
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness initiative & Health Assistance Resources
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Benefits
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Benefits
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement

Getinge is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.