Digital Product Manager - Ultrasound Digital Solutions

Job Description SummaryThe primary responsibility of this role is to lead global product management across a team (including but not limited to engineering, quality, regulatory, region commercial teams, services, research, clinical, marketing, sourcing, supply chain) to deliver Ultrasound Digital solutions that extend and enhance the customer experience across the entire Ultrasound device portfolio. In this role, you will maximize the franchise value over the lifecycle of the portfolio and deliver on key business metrics, with the goal of increasing franchise margins and market share.

Job Description

In this role you will:

• Ensure customer focus by communicating and building rapport with customers as required and ensuring the “voice of the customer” is reflected in all ecosystem solutions designed, built, and delivered
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate customer needs, market and competitive analysis, regulatory requirements, and other factors into product strategy and detailed design inputs
• Drive Ultrasound Digital portfolio to meet the needs of customers and market in a differentiated way
• Be responsible for strategy and execution of the product roadmaps and new product introductions
• Define and own business cases in collaboration with Ultrasound segment product managers
• Develop and adapt business models as the digital healthcare market continues to evolve
• Maximize customer satisfaction and engagement with our solutions
• Lead a cross-functional team to deliver world class solutions to customers while ensuring compliance with quality systems, regulatory requirements, and commercial process
• Partner with internal and external domain experts to highlight emerging practice trends and product/content needs of the customer
• Support team execution by resolving roadblocks, and organizational interdependencies
• Manage stakeholder communication and progress reporting at various levels of the organization including leadership and executives
• Track metrics, budgets, programs, and projects using Lean principals

Quality Specific Goals:

• Aware of and comply with the GEHC Quality Manual, Quality Management System, Quality Management Policy, Quality Goals, and applicable laws and regulations as they apply to this job type/position
• Complete all planned Quality & Compliance training within the defined deadlines
• Identify and report any quality or compliance concerns and take immediate corrective action as required
• Identify continuous improvement activities by initiating the implementation of process and product quality improvement initiatives

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or in “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

• A minimum of 8 years of professional experience in product management, product marketing, product development and/or related field, leading cross functional product life-cycle management, and/or large global projects (OR Master’s degree with 6 years of experience)

Eligibility Requirements:

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.
• Must be willing to travel
• Must be willing to work out of an office located in Wisconsin

Desired Characteristics:

Product Management Expertise:

• Demonstrated competency in providing leadership and direction to cross-functional teams and resources
• Proven experience in product life-cycle management
• Experience managing financials including business cases, budgets, spend, and liquidations
• Demonstrated customer focus – evaluates decisions through the eyes of the customer
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, effectively evaluates information/data to make decisions, anticipates obstacles and develops plans to resolve, creates actionable strategies and operational plans
• Change oriented – actively generates process improvements, champions and drives change initiatives, confronts difficult circumstances in creative ways, balances multiple and competing priorities and executes accordingly

Business Acumen:

• Demonstrate ability to engage and communicate with customers
• Expert in navigating through business ambiguity and bringing clarity to business leaders and the team
• Demonstrate detailed knowledge of business operations and strategic direction, including merger & acquisition opportunities
• Understands Medical Device Design Principals, requirements for meeting various country regulatory clearances, and demonstrates awareness of industry dynamics
• Understands industry trends and competitive landscape and the implications for GEHC business; partner with business leaders to align projects with business goals and needs

Leadership:

• Strong leadership skills with ability to influence outcomes and organize teams to attain shared goals
• Recommends allocation of budget to meet product or business success
• Facilitates dialogues that leads to actionable recommendations to mitigate risks or remove “roadblocks”
• Influences through others; uses experts or other third parties to influence; builds direct and "behind the scenes" (indirect) support for ideas
• Experience leading and working with global teams
• Applies knowledge to coach and mentor others

Personal Attributes:

• Excellent influencing, interpersonal and communications skills (both written and verbal) with all levels of an organization
• Demonstrates strong presentation skills; able to effectively present to senior leaders in a concise manner, appropriately communicating the status and risks of a program
• Self-starter - requires minimal direction to accomplish goals, energizing, and results oriented
• Strong team player – collaborates well with others to solve problems and actively incorporates input from various sources
• Takes a holistic perspective, objectively compares multiple tradeoffs, and empathizes with multiple points of view

Additional Information

While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.