Cook Group

Senior Director, Product Management, MedSurg Division

Cook Group

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Bloomington • United States

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Senior

About the role

  • Lead Division product management to provide global direction, prioritization, and alignment across portfolios, while accommodating for local and regional regulations and needs and adapting to market shifts
  • Work closely with other leaders within the Division, company Functions, and Operational Units to develop, implement, and execute the Division product strategy and ensure consistency in priorities, processes, and structure
  • Chair divisional portfolio reviews and stage gates; set and manage decision criteria for prioritization and resource allocation
  • Set and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate and improve the strategy for Division portfolios and also ensure sustained business growth and operational excellence
  • Act and resolve issues and gaps quickly and effectively
  • Lead efforts for continuous improvement and as needed change management
  • Govern product management activities from feasibility through stage gate, commercialization and launch, post-market support, and retirement
  • Ensure compliance with global quality and regulatory requirements
  • Lead and support divisional responses to planned/unplanned product events, such as launches, backorders, recalls
  • Consistently collaborate with cross-functional leadership and teams to establish, measure and meet business plan goals for each region and portfolio
  • Empower product management directors and managers to allocate resources appropriately per specialty and customer needs in alignment with overall portfolio’s strategy
  • Establish and maintain strong team communication through regular interactions and meetings, and ensure the team is aware of division and company mission, vision, purpose, and business strategy and overall company status and news
  • Provide ongoing coaching, mentoring, and feedback, both formally through the performance management process and informally through daily discussions and interactions, while recognizing employees for their contributions
  • Ensure that roles and responsibilities, performance expectations, and training requirements are developed, clearly documented, and communicated to each employee
  • Cultivate a safe, secure, and supportive environment where employees can thrive, and morale is maintained
  • Collaborate with HR to proactively create and implement effective and inclusive succession planning
  • Collaborate with HR in the process of hiring, developing, and retaining a high performing, diverse workforce
  • Responsible for performance and wage reviews for team members
  • Identify and develop current and future leadership team

Requirements

  • University degree in a related field required or experience of such kind and amount as to provide a comparable background
  • 12-15+ years in product management, engineering, sales, marketing and/or related roles within the medical device industry, including global leadership experience, required
  • Advanced degree (master's or equivalent) may reduce the years of experience requirement
  • Proven success leading cross-functional programs and delivering measurable portfolio outcomes
  • Track record of innovation and implementation of best practices in product development and commercialization
  • Prior experience leading a global product management team, with product and people management responsibilities for multiple product lines and/or portfolios, or an entire specialty/program strongly preferred
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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