Job Summary

Identifies market trends, issues and competitive environment and forms strategic plans for product brand. Leads the effort to initiate new product strategies in the form of supporting existing brands and creating new products. Evaluates the needs of product marketing and sales personnel on a global basis and initiates strategies that meet regional and worldwide requirements

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• · Leads the marketing development effort to bring new products from concept through commercialization, including market exit.
• · Brings and maintains high level of product category knowledge through staying current in published information, regional market contacts, surgeon interaction, and industry educational meetings.
• · Acquires product information through market research and regional input to assure projects meet the needs of the intended markets.
• · Works across multiple internal and external groups such as design, packaging and labeling, regulatory claims, surgical technique generation, advertising, sales force education, etc.
• · Actively leads and participates in assigned project teams.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and might not necessarily comprise all of the essential functions for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Expected Areas of Competence (i.e., knowledge, skills and abilities)

• Uses knowledge of existing products, new developments and market needs to formulate strategic and creative marketing plans.
• Develops a firm understanding of financial trends and performance in specific brand lines.
• Prepares forecasts and identifies market shifts and threats.
• Uses and understands technical medical language to interact with internal and external customers. Translates technical language and discusses it internally in business terms.
• Assesses brand viability relative to existing products with new product offerings to enhance overall brand offering. Champions the brand through a comprehensive understanding of customer and end-user needs and product positioning relative to the competition.
• Builds and maintains long-term relationships with high level surgical consultants, key strategic customers and regional sales teams to promote and support the ZimVie brands.

Education/Experience Requirements

· B.S. degree, preferably including formal studies in business. · An MBA is preferred but not required. · 7 or more years’ experience in product management, sales, and/or orthopedic product development.

Travel Requirements

Up to 40%

ZimVie is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants for employment and employment decisions, including hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, evaluation, compensation, and separation, are considered without regard to race, color, religion, religious beliefs, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, gender/sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, lactation and breastfeeding), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military status, protected veteran status, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state and local laws.

ZimVie generally does not sponsor applicant work visas for this position.

Requisition ID: 2187