Product Manager

Principal R&D/Product Development Engineer (Remote)

Role Description: <ul><li>The Product Manager develops and helps execute product-level strategies.</li><li>Strategies will be based on market analysis, company objectives and product profitability, and will include recommendations on market share targets and customer bid tactics.</li><li>This position will also develop forecasts for existing and new products and work cross-functionally with Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, Portfolio Management and Regulatory.</li><li>The role requires having oversight of the commercialized products and near-term launches, providing inputs to long-range business cases and plans, and preparing support documents &amp; analytics for execution of sales activities.</li></ul> Responsibilities: Product Strategy <ul><li>Analyze market landscape using IQVIA and other data sources.</li><li>Recommend market share targets based on current share, # of competitors, cost position, supply capabilities and other factors.</li><li>Maintain product dashboard that provides relevant information to management and cross-functional team.</li></ul> Forecasting &amp; S&amp;OP <ul><li>Update and provide by-sku / by-customer forecasts to Finance and Supply Chain for use in official financial forecasts, incentive comp and supply plan forecasts.</li><li>Calculate and report forecast accuracy and customer award compliance measures.</li><li>Develop new forecasting tools and optimize existing models.</li><li>Support the Sales and Operations Planning (S&amp;OP) process reviews.</li></ul> New Products&nbsp; <ul><li>Co-lead the launch preparation process with the Launch Management team.</li><li>Work closely with Portfolio Management on business cases in order to prioritize launch sequencing and justify development/licensing/acquisition of new products.</li></ul> Other Commercial Operations Support <ul><li>Provide supporting documentation to Sales team such as sell sheets, analysis and other items needed to execute sales tactics.</li><li>Co-ordinate with cross functional team and ensure product information updated on our client portal.</li><li>Work with sales team and consultant to create and maintain VA website login.</li><li>Other items as assigned/identified.</li></ul> Requirements: Education &amp; Experience <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Analytics preferred.</li><li>MBA or masters degree in Analytics/Statistics preferred.</li><li>Minimum 3 years of generic pharmaceutical industry experience in inline/pipeline forecasting or Data Analytics.</li><li>Intellectual curiosity to go beyond the numbers/bring strategic ideas and insights.</li><li>Strong technical skills to build analytical tools, leverage secondary data and rollout plans.</li></ul> Knowledge <ul><li>Expert with MS office Suite, primarily MS Excel?Experience with SAP, Salesforce and IQVIA a plus.</li></ul> Skills &amp; Abilities <ul><li>Self-direct activities based on general direction given.</li><li>Handle multiple projects in a fast-paced team environment.</li><li>Identify priorities based on profitability and company objectives.</li><li>Create detailed business analysis, outlining problems, opportunities, and solutions.</li><li>Excellent analytical, mathematical, and creative problem-solving skills</li><li>Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Finance and Procurement colleagues to develop, analyze and implement strategic plans that maximize profitability.</li><li>Develop and maintain decision support systems that collect and synthesize sales data into knowledge that drives management decisions including resource allocations, opportunity identification, performance against expectations, and sales incentives.</li><li>Expand knowledge and experience by regular engagement with key stakeholders to understand business processes, policies, strategies and evolving business trends.</li><li>Interact with the team, management, and across departments to communicate changes to both current and proposed forecast changes.</li><li>Provide feedback and follow up communications across organization on any issues or market challenges.</li><li>Closely monitor the changing competitor landscape, turning insights into actionable and appropriate product strategies.</li><li>Review and recommend key products to stimulate profitable sales.</li><li>Ability to perform product profitability analyses and run multiple, complex scenarios and present to management for review/approval.</li><li>Brainstorm both short-term and long-term sales and profitability milestones and goals.</li></ul> Physical Requirements <ul><li>Physical &amp; mental requirements e.g. lift 40 pounds, walk across plant/warehouse, business travel (% of time), driving as part of work responsibilities, etc.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Lead the development of sockets, high-speed connectors, and cable assemblies from market definition to production release.</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams (sales, applications, field engineers, project managers) to translate Voice of Customer (VOC) into technical concepts and specifications.</li><li>Conduct feasibility studies and generate design concepts.</li><li>Perform mechanical and thermal simulations.</li><li>Present design evaluations and proposals to customers.</li><li>Create detailed 2D/3D designs, DFMEA, and tolerance analyses.</li><li>Build and validate prototype samples.</li><li>Finalize product qualification and specifications.</li><li>Provide ongoing technical support to Operations, Quality, and Production teams.</li><li>Manage Engineering Change Notifications (ECN) and Product Change Notifications (PCN).</li><li>Maintain system-level understanding of customer applications and integrate solutions into the design process.</li><li>Drive projects through the LEANPD stage-gate process to ensure timely delivery of high-quality, cost-effective solutions.</li><li>Coordinate with manufacturing, procurement, and external suppliers to align with technical, quality, and cost targets.</li><li>Generate and manage all necessary technical documentation including design drawings, engineering changes, and design history files.</li><li>Support post-launch activities and continuous improvement initiatives.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent work experience.</li><li>10+ years of relevant mechanical engineering experience involving:</li><li>Electrical components and devices.</li><li>Mechanical structure design.</li><li>Manufacturing tooling development (stamping, molding, assembly, plating).</li><li>Manufacturing process development.</li></ul> Strong knowledge in: <ul><li>Socket, connector, and cable assembly design.</li><li>Material selection.</li><li>Tolerance analysis.</li><li>DFMEA.</li><li>Product qualification.</li></ul> Expertise in 3D CAD applications (preferably Creo), including: <ul><li>3D solid modeling (sheet metal).</li><li>2D drawings.</li><li>PDM Link Data Manager.</li><li>General understanding of SpaceClaim, SolidWorks, or other conceptual design tools.</li></ul> Advanced proficiency in: <ul><li>Geometric Dimensioning &amp; Tolerancing (GD&amp;T).</li><li>Limit and fit analysis including statistical tolerance analysis.</li><li>Finite element analysis tools (e.g., Ansys, Workbench) for elastic and plastic behavior of metals.</li></ul> Proven ability to: <ul><li>Develop and write design objectives and technical product specifications.</li><li>Lead product development from concept to production.</li><li>Provide technical leadership across the full product lifecycle.</li></ul> In-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes: <ul><li>Machining, molding, stamping, plating, assembly.</li><li>Best practices in Design for Manufacturing (DFM).</li><li>Solid understanding of competitive product landscape and intellectual property considerations.</li><li>Fluent in English (verbal and written) to support global communication.</li><li>Comfortable working in a global, cross-functional team and across time zones.</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to make data-driven decisions with minimal supervision.</li><li>Proficient in MS Office tools: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, etc.</li></ul>

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