Product Manager
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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