Foundation Medicine

International Product Manager

Foundation Medicine$163K — $203K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree required
  • 10+ years in diagnostic, pharmaceutical or biotech industry
  • 4+ years in Global Marketing, Lifecycle Management, or Product Management
  • MBA or advanced degree preferred
  • 12+ years in product marketing, ideally in medical devices or diagnostics
  • International marketing experience desirable
  • Strong understanding of FDA, CLIA, IVDR regulations

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement commercial strategies for product lifecycle
  • Lead global product strategy integration with FMI's portfolio
  • Act as the voice of the customer during product development
  • Conduct market analysis to identify customer needs and trends
  • Prioritize product requirements based on customer insights
  • Define product messaging and collaborate on evidence generation
  • Forecast product demand and analyze market performance

Benefits

  • Hybrid work option
  • Discretionary annual bonus based on performance
  • Comprehensive benefits package including health and wellness
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth
  • Flexible working hours
  • Work travel up to 25% of the time
Full Job Description
About the Job:

The International Product Manager (IPM) is responsible for driving the global market and product strategy ensuring optimal in-market performance of FMI's products and solutions. As a member of the International Business Team (IBT), this position is responsible for developing deep subject matter expertise in their designated area, including Immunohistochemistry (IHC), Ribonucleiuc Acid (RNA)-based diagnostics, and emerging biomarker technologies, while understanding global market trends, customer needs, reimbursement landscapes, and competitive dynamics. The IPM proactively collects voice of customer insights and proposes improvements to maintain competitiveness on-market. As a SME, the IPM contributes to, and is responsible for, all core elements of their product marketing strategy incl. market understanding, competitive intelligence, clear positioning, messaging and commercial team launch support. In addition, as a member of the IBT, the IPM acts as the business representative within Project Teams and as a partner to the Project Leader, helps to facilitate alignment across all stakeholders to ensure our product development projects are delivered successfully.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and mobilize execution of the systematic commercial development of product(s) from development, launch preparation, launch execution, on-market support and obsolescence.
  • Lead the development of the global product strategy of each of their assigned products of IHC and F1RNA and ensuring its integration with FMI's overall portfolio strategy.
  • Represent the voice of the customer in the product development process and engage with the US, International and Biopharma commercial teams to maintain a strong understanding of customer needs across each of our global markets.
  • Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the diagnostic market, competition, customer needs, technology developments and the evolution of medical practice and management guidelines.
  • Gather, refine, analyze and prioritize product requirements from existing and potential customers across all markets and identifies portfolio gaps.
  • Define key product messaging and working directly with Clinical Development to co-create evidence generation plans for each product.
  • Responsible for market segmentation, constructing business models and establishing and monitoring key metrics that define business success of FMI's portfolio.
  • Accountable for product demand forecasting, analysis of share performance, trends, and competitive developments.
  • Provide on-market product support (e.g. complaints / quality issues) and guidance to the commercial organizations.
  • Work with Finance, commercial teams, and Project Leaders to develop robust and consistent analyses and business cases to inform new product development, product and service improvements, and strategic recommendations.
  • Lead preparation and occasionally present new product, solution or improvement opportunities to senior leadership and the Portfolio Development Committee (PDC).
  • Represent FMI Product team with key customers through congresses, advisory boards, customer meetings, field rides, etc.
  • Partner closely with marketing teams to implement go-to-market strategies and tactical plans.
  • Translate competitive intelligence into meaningful insights and actions for commercial teams.
  • Create relationships and strategic partnerships with key opinion leaders and other stakeholders to execute critical product & business initiatives.
  • Travel domestically and internationally up to 25% of the time .
  • Other projects as periodically assigned.
  • Comply with FMI's attendance policies

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • 10+ years experience in the diagnostic, pharmaceutical or biotech industry
  • 4+ years experience within Global Marketing, Lifecycle Management, Product Management, or similar function

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master of Business Administration, Master of Science, or other advanced degree
  • 12+ years of work experience in product marketing, preferably within medical device or diagnostics Oncology experience within medical device or diagnostics
  • International marketing or product strategy and/or product or diagnostic sales experience
  • Direct product launch experience including regulatory, access, marketing, and sales
  • Sales experience and a deep understanding of the oncology end-to-end marketplace
  • Strong understanding of regulatory space: FDA, CLIA, IVDR, PMDA, etc
  • Strong understanding of US insurance and payor landscape
  • Ability to lead, problem solve and take decisions with a high degree of autonomy through self-solutioning, experimentation and peer co-creation
  • Demonstrated strong communication and problem solving skills
  • Agreement to maintain confidentiality regarding sensitive company, employee, and proprietary data and information
  • Understanding of HIPAA and the importance of patient data privacy
  • Commitment to reflect FMI's values: Integrity, Courage, and Passion

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Boston, MA is $163,000 - $203,000 per year. The salary range is commensurate with Foundation Medicines compensation practice and considers factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, external market conditions, criticality of role, and internal equity. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for Foundation Medicine's benefits.

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About Foundation Medicine

Foundation Medicine is a molecular information company dedicated to a transformation in cancer care in which treatment is informed by a deep understanding of the genomic changes that contribute to each patient's unique cancer. The company offers a full suite of comprehensive genomic profiling assays to identify the molecular alterations in a patient's cancer and match them with relevant targeted therapies, immunotherapies and clinical trials. Foundation Medicine was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Founded
2010

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