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Job Description

Lead upstream product and category strategy for the Preventive Solutions portfolio, starting with powered and electromechanical dental solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Own category revenue, growth, gross margin, and profitability objectives.
  • Build category strategy, portfolio priorities, and product roadmaps.
  • Run customer research and competitive analysis to uncover unmet needs and new opportunities.
  • Convert customer and clinical needs into technical product requirements in partnership with R&D.
  • Lead new product development from concept and business case through testing, validation, and launch readiness.
  • Create pricing strategies, forecasts, and business cases for new products and portfolio investments.
  • Partner with Clinical Affairs to define clinical evidence, validation, and claims strategies.
  • Manage relationships with suppliers, OEMs, and development partners.
  • Coordinate cross-functional execution across R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, Finance, Clinical, and Commercial.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering (strongly preferred); related technical degrees may be considered.
  • Experience with electromechanical, medical-device, regulated, powered equipment, or other technically complex products.
  • Proven ability to translate customer needs into technical requirements and work with R&D through product development.
  • Strong background in product and category strategy, roadmaps, business cases, forecasting, and pricing.
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams and partnering with suppliers or development partners.
  • Dental, medical-device, healthcare technology, or capital-equipment experience strongly preferred.
  • 5+ years relevant experience as a Product Manager, including 3+ years in product management, upstream marketing, product/systems engineering, or a related field.

Compensation & Location

  • Location: Northbrook, IL (onsite)
  • Salary: USD 110,000 - 145,000 per year

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision options
  • 401(k)
  • Life insurance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Paid family leave
  • Competitive PTO
  • Annual bonus opportunities

Travel

  • Approximately 25–35% travel
  • Primarily domestic; periodic international travel for customer research, supplier visits, product evaluations, development meetings, and industry events

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