Senior Product Manager, Hindfoot
Paragon 28
Summary
Paragon 28, a Zimmer Biomet Company focused on the Foot and Ankle is looking for a Sr Product Manager, Hindfoot to join our 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.
Job description
The Opportunity
Paragon 28, a Zimmer Biomet Company focused on the Foot and Ankle is looking for a Sr Product Manager, Hindfoot to join our 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.
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.
Qualifications & Requirements
- 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.
- 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.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Engineering, Biology, or related field
- 4–6 years of experience in orthopedic sales, marketing, med-ed, or product development
- Proven success supporting medical device development and product launches
- Strong grasp of orthopedic procedures and surgeon workflows
- Expert at aligning cross-functional teams from R&D to Supply Chain
- Skilled in data analysis, project management, and multitasking
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to lift up to 40 lbs
- Able to wear a 7–9 lb lead apron for extended periods in operating rooms
- Must obtain and maintain hospital credentialing
Benefits
- Development opportunities
- Employee resource groups
- Flexible working environment
- Competitive total rewards
- Wellness incentives
- Performance awards
Company overview
Paragon 28 is a leading medical device company exclusively focused on the orthopedic foot and ankle segment, dedicated to improving patient lives through innovative surgical solutions. Founded in 2010 and based in Englewood, Colorado, the company's name reflects its singular focus on foot and ankle anatomy, with "28" representing the number of bones in the foot. As a subsidiary of Zimmer Biomet following its 2025 acquisition, Paragon 28 maintains its specialized expertise while benefiting from global resources. The company develops comprehensive surgical systems including plating systems, nails, screw systems, hammertoe implants, Charcot systems, total ankle replacement systems, and external fixation devices. Their product portfolio addresses a wide range of foot and ankle conditions including fracture fixation, forefoot and ankle procedures, progressive collapsing foot deformity, Charcot foot, and orthobiologics. Paragon 28 emphasizes surgeon-centric design, aiming to improve clinical outcomes, reduce complication rates, and make procedures simpler and more reproducible. With a dedicated sales force and specialized distribution network, the company serves the rapidly growing foot and ankle orthopedic market, which represents approximately $5 billion in annual revenue and continues to expand at high-single-digit rates.