Principal Product Manager - Cardiac Diagnostics

Additional Location(s): US-MN-Mankato/Rochester; US-MN-Arden Hills

Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.                

About the role:
The Principal Product Manager for Cardiac Diagnostics oversees product planning and execution across the entire lifecycle. This includes gathering and prioritizing requirements, defining the product vision and business case, and collaborating with cross-functional teams (R&D, Sales, Marketing, etc.) to meet revenue, cost, and customer satisfaction goals. Additionally, the role involves working with external partners to align with the company’s strategy. The Principal Product Manager handles both hardware and software products, develops marketing plans, establishes pricing strategies, and interfaces with engineering, manufacturing, and sales.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Determine customer needs through market research.
• Specify market requirements for current and future products.
• Serve as a liaison between the company and customers to ensure requirements are understood.
• Translate customer and internal stakeholder requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Collaborate with R&D and other stakeholders to define and prioritize product requirements.
• Create business cases and investment proposals for new features and enhancements.
• Define product strategy and roadmap for managed products.
• Analyze product requirements, prepare ROI analyses, and establish schedules for new product launches.
• Deliver Marketing Requirements Documents (MRDs) and Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) with prioritized features.
• Collaborate with program management to manage the product line lifecycle.
• Ensure product direction aligns with intended goals.
• Work closely with Quality Assurance to meet product expectations and regulatory requirements.
• Define go-to-market strategy, helping Marketing understand product positioning and benefits.
• Identify, engage, and coordinate with business development teams for strategic partnerships.
• Stay informed about the competition and understand product value and market dynamics.

Required qualifications:

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of product management experience, preferably in healthcare or related industries, contributing to business strategy and product planning.
• Experience with hardware development and engineering.
• Familiarity with the software development life cycle, particularly for market-ready medical devices and supporting software.
• Understanding of the regulatory approval process for medical device systems (including electronics and software).
• Knowledge of business development activities and strategic partner management and awareness of commercial cardiac diagnostic monitoring service types.

Preferred qualifications:

• Advanced degree
• Experience with regulatory approval processes for medical device systems, including electronics and software.
• Strong skills in product launch management, particularly within the consumer wearables industry.
• Proven ability to collaborate with commercial and finance teams to define and implement effective business models.
• Clear understanding of protected health information security requirements, such as HIPAA.
• Demonstrated success in defining and launching excellent products.
• Familiarity with the structure of business units and key business initiatives.
• Proven excellence in organizational, coordination, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize effectively, and meet deadlines.
   

Requisition ID: 584588

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. Boston Scientific is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

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