Director of Product (Medical Device)

About the Company

Magenta is a medical device company developing the world’s smallest heart pump, meant to provide minimally-invasive support to the heart during acute episodes of dysfunction. The Elevate™ System is multi-disciplinary, involving mechanical engineering, material science, electrical engineering, software, algorithms and state-of-the-art catheter fabrication techniques. We are looking for the best people possible who can help us propel the Elevate™ System forward and save more lives.

About the Role

Serve as the interface between the market (the voice of the customer) and Magenta’s R&D organization. Help define product roadmaps, including requirements, specifications, risks, hazards, pre-clinical testing, and go-to-market activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead usability testing activities, lead product training efforts.
• Participate in marketing activities related to the product.
• Gather needs for current and future products, identify optimized solutions, lead strategic & tactical product roadmaps.
• Own and responsible for full product lifecycle.
• Responsible for characterization of new products and features.
• Responsible to monitor competitive activity, ranging from IP, through technical features, to market performance and marketing activities.
• Provide input to product training and marketing activities/materials.
• Provide support for products that are sold in mass numbers, interface with sales reps, distributors, and end-customers worldwide.
• Responsible for characterization of all product-related risks and hazards.
• Responsible for verification of ease-of-use.
• Definition of use-scenarios for the product.
• Responsible for user-interface interactions.
• Procure accessories and relevant off-the-shelf products for evaluation/assessment.

Qualifications

• M.Sc. in a relevant field.
• Relevant M.A. and/or M.B.A. - an advantage.
• Ph.D. or MD - an advantage.

Required Skills

• Desirable to have at least 8 years of experience in product management (preferably B2B) or shorter R&D experience.
• Experience with FDA submissions and FDA human factors/usability studies.
• Experience defining user interfaces, product requirements, product specifications, and hazard analyses.
• Experience presenting scientific and clinical data before advisory boards.
• Advantages to experience in adjacent disciplines/roles, such as: Product Marketing / Marketing / Business Development / R&D Developer / Team Leader / Program Management / Project Management.
• Thorough understanding of organizational processes - experience working with internal stakeholders from product definition to launch.
• End-to-end product lifecycle experience from inception to scale marketing.
• Experience with sophisticated, data-rich products with a significant customer base, products or systems that combine hardware and software - an advantage.
• Strong experience with cardiovascular or structural heart devices preferred.
• Experience with Class III medical devices and pre-commercial stage companies - an advantage.

Preferred Skills

• English - full proficiency. Native speaker - an advantage.
• Excellent verbal and writing skills.
• High capacity and motivation for self-learning.