Product Manager

Aeris Therapeutics is dedicated to the development and commercialization of innovative therapies that improve the lives of patients with emphysema and other advanced lung disease. Aeris will recruit a Product Manager to be based at its Woburn, MA, USA headquarters, to immediately support the commercialization activities of its lead product, AeriSeal®. The Product Manager will support the European sales office, and assist future planning, and support broader global launch.

Responsibilities and Essential Duties:
• Recommend strategy and tactics for the designated product line; facilitate the implementation of strategy to achieve the budgeted financial targets.
• Provide collaborative leadership in the management of the designated product line lifecycle; research and update business plan.
• Develop globalized materials for training, education, and collateral.
• Provide stewardship to KOL and advisory board programs for product and therapy validation.
• Recommend and support operational initiatives to improve marketing efficiencies and company profitability.
• Collaborate with executive management to implement global product positioning, branding, and reimbursement.
• In collaboration with executive management, support development of and maintain operating plan and budget.
• Perform other duties as assigned by immediate manager.
• Develop sales collateral
• Develop sales training program
• Manage and update annual events calendar, including National and regional conventions, and Training workshops
• Coordinate company participation at conventions and sponsored workshops
• Collaborate with KOLs in development of publications, white papers and abstracts
• Develop and coordinate advertising programs
• Develop and coordinate centralized lead management system and manage their dissemination to relevant sales teams and maintain up-to-date follow-up status and sales pipeline.
• Corporate website development, integrated international sales features: Patient referrals, International distributor contacts, and International order service-desk contacts

Qualifications:
• Ability to work with colleagues to drive consensus on product line commercialization decisions across geographies and functions.
• Understanding of differences in market needs and clinical practice patterns internationally.
• Ability to develop and support execution of programs to create product awareness and drive adoption in international markets.
• Track record of successful development of product sales and clinical training and teaching materials.
• Ability to present in both formal presentations and in one-on-one interactions.
• Strong formal and informal communication skills.
• Self-structured self-starter, capable of performing assigned responsibilities with minimal supervision.
• Good understanding of medical regulatory environment.
• Qualified candidates must have a Bachelors Degree and 3+ years of international marketing or a combination of international sales and marketing experience with interventional medical device products.
• Have the ability to travel up to 50%.
• An MBA and European business experience with demonstrated success in a start-up company environment are a plus.
• Prior management experience preferred.
• Project management
• Languages: German; Italian or French a plus
• Computer literacy: MS Office Suite and Customer Relationship Management software

Please submit resume and salary history to hr@aerist.com.
PLEASE NO AGENCIES AT THIS TIME.