[Remote] Product Manager - Advanced Surgical - Upstream

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CONMED Corporation is focused on advancing surgical solutions and is seeking a Product Manager for their Advanced Surgical portfolio. The role involves leading upstream product strategy, conducting market research, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure product development aligns with customer needs and strategic goals.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market and customer research to identify trends, unmet needs, and whitespace opportunities that guide long-term product strategy.
• Segment markets and define target user groups to inform portfolio prioritization and roadmap planning.
• Lead VOC and field immersion programs to capture clinical pain points and workflow insights.
• Track, analyze, and translate VOC findings into clear, actionable product development requirements and design inputs.
• Rationalization and optimization of portfolio to align with business strategic direction and evolving customer needs
• Partner with cross-functional teams—including R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, and Quality—to lead product development efforts and ensure alignment from concept through feasibility.
• Validate early concepts and prototypes with key opinion leaders (KOLs), clinicians, and strategic partners to refine design direction and value proposition.
• Build and manage the front end of the new product pipeline, ensuring concepts are well-defined and aligned with strategic priorities.
• Develop business cases with market sizing, financial modeling, cost modeling, and ROI analysis to support investment and resource allocation decisions. Ability to outline data driven recommendations.
• Evaluate Build, Buy, or Partner opportunities to accelerate innovation and strengthen the product portfolio.
• Collaborate with downstream marketing and commercial teams to ensure seamless transition from concept to launch readiness.
• Align upstream strategies globally, adapting for regional market needs, customer dynamics, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor competitive intelligence and emerging technologies to maintain differentiation and identify disruptive trends.
• Represent the business at industry events and professional forums to capture insights and reinforce brand presence.
• Define and track KPIs such as pipeline health, VOC conversion rate, and time-to-concept to guide innovation and portfolio decisions.
• Champion a data-driven, customer-centered approach to ensure the voice of the customer remains at the core of all product decisions.

Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
• 3-5 years of related experience in successful upstream marketing roles in the medical device industry.
• Must have excellent skills in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience operating in highly regulated environments set by governmental agencies, independent regulatory bodies, medical associations, and patient advocacy organizations throughout the product lifecycle.
• Ability to meet with customers at hospitals and to be a member of a credentialing agency.
• Ability to lead and contribute to interdisciplinary teams with demonstrated results.
• Proven ability to execute and lead upstream projects within timeline and budget.
• Demonstrated strong organizational and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with sales teams and physicians.
• Thorough knowledge of relevant anatomy, surgical procedures, and clinical needs.
• Thorough knowledge of surgeon and sales education process.
• Strong knowledge of laparoscopic procedures preferred.
• Preferred knowledge of insufflation market.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent healthcare including medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage
• Short & long term disability plus life insurance -- cost paid fully by CONMED
• Retirement Savings Plan (401K) -- CONMED matches your contributions dollar for dollar, with the potential for up to 7% per pay period
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan -- allows stock purchases at discounted price
• Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate level courses

Company Overview

• CONMED is a global medical technology company that specializes in the development and sale of surgical and patient monitoring products and services that allow our physician customers to deliver high quality care and as a result, enhanced clinical outcomes for their patients. It was founded in 1970, and is headquartered in Utica, New York, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.conmed.com/.