Product Manager

Title: Product Manager
This position is based in our Campbell, California offices. This position is on-site, full-time.

Why Imperative Care?
Do you want to make a real impact on patients?
As part of our team at Imperative Care, you can help elevate care for patients suffering from stroke and other devastating vascular diseases. Every day, the technologies that we develop at Imperative Care directly impact people at the most vulnerable moments of their lives. Our focus is on the needs of the patient, and they come first in everything we do.

What You’ll Do
As a seasoned professional in this field, a Product Manager will execute activities to develop and maintain the Imperative Care product pipeline, understanding competitive offerings and procedural needs, and identifying and recommending opportunities for future products.

• Develop comprehensive user-needs mappings, ensuring that the problem, desired output, and solution boundaries are defined.
• Review customer requirements and craft recommendations for product enhancements and/or identify opportunity for potential new products.
• Collaborate with physicians, clinicians, sales force, and R&D staff to assess market needs for product enhancements, or new products. 
• Analyse information on product offerings, including features, pricing, and warranty parameters. 
• Develop the product’s core value proposition.
• Develop sales training materials and product support tools for use by the sales workforce.
• Contribute to product launch plans and forecasts.
• Analyse voice-of-customer input from end users and sales force to inform changes and prioritization of the product roadmap.
• Work closely with sales to train physicians, and hospital personnel on technical matters related to Imperative Care devices.  
• Update management on project accomplishments and critical issues the affect project completion. 
• Attend and participate in activities relevant to scientific and technical meetings and conferences. 
• Ensure complete, accurate and timely product documentation and develop/implement procedures, files, records, and follow-ups systems that ensure processes are kept reliable and organized. 

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, and a minimum of 5 years of related experience; or a combination of education/training and experience.  Engineering degree preferred but not required.
• Extensive experience in the medical device/pharmaceutical field within product management is preferred. 
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook required. 
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, take initiative, and apply analytical skills to accomplish short and long-range projects; capable of anticipating needs and recommending actions with minimal direction.
• Ability to influence decision-making and action across the organization, independent of reporting structure. 
• Demonstrated ability to quickly understand technical aspects of products.
• Strong teamwork skills, with the flexibility and adaptability to work under pressure.
• Self-motivated and self-directed with a conscientious approach to work assignments; thrives in multitasking and fast-paced environments with ability to shift tasks frequently.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills; ability to maintain strong working relationships while dealing appropriately with sensitive and confidential matters.
• Willing to travel 30 to 40%. 

Employee Benefits include a stake in our collective success with stock options, competitive salaries, a 401k plan, health benefits, generous PTO, and a parental leave program.

Join Us! Imperative Care
Salary Range: $132,000 – 146,000 annually
Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Imperative Care considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity, as well as location, market and business considerations when extending an offer.  As part of our total rewards package, Imperative Care offers comprehensive benefits including a 401k plan, health benefits, generous PTO, a parental leave program and emotional health resources.
 

The use of external recruiters/staffing agencies requires prior approval from our Human Resources Department. The Human Resources Department at Imperative Care requests that external recruiters/staffing agencies not to contact Imperative Care employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. Complying with this request will be a factor in determining future professional relationships with Imperative Care.

Imperative Care will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates themselves for either current or future positions. Submission of unsolicited resumes in advance of an agreement between the Human Resources Department and the external recruiter/staffing agency does not create any implied obligation on the part of Imperative Care.