Senior Product Manager, Hindfoot

What You Can Expect

The Opportunity

Paragon 28, a Zimmer Biomet Company focused on the Foot and Ankle is looking for a Sr Product Manager, Hindfoot to join out team.  Shape the future of extremity care. Drive the commercialization, launch, and growth of our cutting-edge Foot & Ankle portfolio. Turn market insights into patient outcomes.

Your Impact

• Launch & Grow: Champion high-impact product launches and long-term portfolio growth.
• Strategize & Execute: Blend upstream innovation with downstream commercial excellence.
• Collaborate Globally: Partner with elite surgeons, R&D, Clinical Affairs, and Sales.
• Solve Big Problems: Identify market gaps to boost procedural adoption.
• Lead Cross-Functionally: Unite diverse teams to achieve key business goals.

Who You Are

• A Connector: Master at navigating cross-functional team dynamics.
• A Doer: Equally skilled at big-picture strategy and daily execution.
• A Strategist: Expert at turning raw market data into winning products.
• An Achiever: Driven to improve patient lives and hit commercial targets.

The Setup

• Reports To: Vice President of Downstream Marketing.
• Partners With: Product Directors and Senior Leadership.

How You'll Create Impact

Essential Responsibilities & Duties

Portfolio Strategy & Innovation

• Spot Gaps: Identify unmet clinical needs and market growth opportunities.
• Gather Insights: Lead voice-of-customer, competitive research, and market assessments.
• Build Cases: Create business cases, market analyses, and product requirements.
• Guide R&D: Partner with product development to ensure designs meet customer needs.
• Evaluate Tech: Help assess licensing, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships.

Product Launches & Commercialization

• Execute Launches: Support global product launches and platform expansions.
• Craft Messaging: Develop product positioning, value propositions, and marketing collateral.
• Plan Growth: Contribute to marketing plans, pricing, and revenue forecasts.
• Secure Supply: Partner with Operations on inventory planning and launch readiness.
• Own Ecosystems: Manage solutions across implants, biologics, and workflows.

Sales Enablement & Education

• Drive Adoption: Support sales teams with surgeon conversion and procedural adoption.
• Build Tools: Create sales assets, digital content, and procedural guides.
• Run Events: Coordinate surgeon education, cadaver labs, and national meetings.
• Support Field: Serve as the go-to technical resource for reps and customers.

Cross-Functional & Analytics

• Unite Teams: Align Sales, Clinical, Regulatory, Finance, and Operations.
• Track Results: Analyze product performance, market trends, and competitor moves.
• Report Progress: Assist with business reviews, forecasts, and international support.

Your Background

Qualifications & Requirements

Education & Experience

• Degree: Bachelor’s in Marketing, Business, Engineering, Biology, or related field.
• Experience: 4–6 years in orthopedic sales, marketing, med-ed, or product development.
• Track Record: Proven success supporting medical device development and product launches.

Skills & Knowledge

• Clinical Savvy: Strong grasp of orthopedic procedures and surgeon workflows.
• Collaboration: Expert at aligning cross-functional teams from R&D to Supply Chain.
• Execution: Skilled in data analysis, project management, and multitasking.
• Software: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Physical & Job Demands

• Schedule: Full-time, with occasional evenings and weekends for technical calls/events.
• Mobility: Office-based environment; requires standing or walking up to 8 hours daily.
• Strength: Ability to lift up to 40 lbs.
• OR Readiness: Able to wear a 7–9 lb lead apron for extended periods in operating rooms.
• Compliance: Must obtain and maintain hospital credentialing.

Travel Expectations

30–40% overnight travel.  Travel includes surgeon meetings, cadaver labs, sales meetings, educational programs, product launches, industry conferences, and field support activities.

Compensation Data

Salary Range:  $130,000-$160,000 USD annually with eligibility for discretionary bonus