Senior Product Manager

The Senior Product Manager will lead upstream product and category strategy within the Preventive Solutions portfolio, initially focused on powered and electromechanical dental solutions. The role owns category strategy and financial performance from customer needs through roadmap execution and launch readiness.

Role Scope

• Own category strategy and financial performance across the Preventive Solutions portfolio.
• Initially focus on powered and electromechanical dental solutions.
• Guide work from customer needs and roadmap planning through testing, validation, and launch readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Own category revenue, growth, gross margin, and profitability objectives.
• Develop category strategy, portfolio priorities, and product roadmaps.
• Lead customer research and competitive analysis to identify unmet needs and new opportunities.
• Translate 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.
• Develop pricing strategies, forecasts, and business cases for new products and portfolio investments.
• Partner with Clinical Affairs to establish clinical evidence, validation, and claims strategies.
• Lead relationships with suppliers, OEMs, and development partners.
• Coordinate cross-functional decisions and execution across R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, Finance, Clinical, and Commercial teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering (strongly preferred). Related technical degrees may be considered.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience, including 5+ years of progressive product, upstream marketing, engineering, or portfolio leadership experience.
• Experience with electromechanical, medical-device, regulated, powered equipment, or other technically complex products.
• Demonstrated ability to translate customer needs into technical requirements and partner with R&D through product development.
• Strong background in product/category strategy, roadmaps, business cases, forecasting, and pricing.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and working with suppliers or development partners.
• Dental, medical-device, healthcare technology, or capital-equipment experience strongly preferred.

Travel Expectations

• Approximately 25–35% travel, primarily domestic.
• Periodic international travel for customer research, supplier visits, product evaluations, development meetings, and industry events.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: USD 125,000–175,000 annually, based on experience, qualifications, and role level.
• Medical, dental, and vision options.
• 401(k).
• Life insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid family leave.
• Competitive PTO.
• Annual bonus opportunities.

Location

Northbrook, IL (onsite)