Director Product Marketing Commercialisation

Cochlear is the global market leader in implant hearing solutions. Cochlear's mission is to help people hear and be heard. Around the world, more people chose a Cochlear-branded hearing implant system than any other. A Cochlear Implant is an electronic device that is surgically implanted under the skin near the ear that restores hearing to those who suffer from severe hearing loss. It’s an incredible piece of engineering and the only product in the world that restores a sense through technology. Imagine using your experience to help people around the world to hear again. We can offer a unique opportunity to join Cochlear, an iconic Australian company, leading the world in implantable hearing solutions. Our mission is to help more people to hear.The OpportunityAs the Global Director of Product Marketing, Commercialisation, you will be at the forefront of one of the most exciting spaces in our portfolio to define, shape and execute the commercialisation strategies for the CI and Connected Care Portfolios. Reporting to the Global Director of Cochlear Implant Systems and Surgical, this is an exceptional opportunity for a strategic leader who thrives on commercialization of digital health and tech-enabled medical devices to increase the impact, adoption, and value of every new System launch. As a key member of the team, you will have the unique opportunity to contribute and drive the most innovative parts of Cochlear’s Portfolio, delivering new-to-category and new-to-world software and hardware products to key markets across the globe that touches almost every single part of the organisation and will have a significant impact to all 4 customer groups of Patients, Professionals, Payers and Providers.Capabilities for this role include building robust commercial launch plans based on customer and business opportunities and to integrate the work across the Implants, Sound processor and Connected care teams in addition to R&D, IT and Regional teams.Key Responsibilities:

• Develop a commercial product narrative, to ensure system releases maximise their commercial value
• Develop a customer-first and commercial capability across product management, through a Systems Commercialisation approach
• Work with Product Managers to ensure maximum commercial success of each launch
• Demonstrate exceptional strategic and stakeholder leadership, to influence and align across global, region and key markets to drive systems market needs and product requirements
• Manage system conflicts and issues to minimize product, customer and commercial impact.
• Provide guidance to product managers to ensure project and commercial objectives are met

Development Value of this role:Global role with the opportunity to play a critical role in contributing to Cochlear’s customer-lead leadership in the implantable hearing space. You’ll experience diverse interaction with people across various disciplines throughout the entire Cochlear organisation while gaining an in-depth understanding of the products and technologies driving Cochlear's solutions and market leading position. The Global Implants Portfolio has been identified as a critical and high-priority driver in Cochlear’s Global Portfolio Strategy and this role will be part of a team with high visibility and impact across the organisation.About YouTo add value to Cochlear in this role, you'll be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:Required Skills:

• Tertiary Qualifications – minimum bachelor’s degree in marketing, science or engineering related fields with at least 10 years’ experience in marketing or MBA with 4 years’ experience in Product Marketing.
• 5+ years’ experience in marketing and commercializing health IT, digital health, Class III medical devices or software/app solutions
• Track record in understanding complex products/services and using this knowledge to increase impact of system releases to identify and assess commercial opportunities.
• Exceptional ability to communicate, influence and align across a matrixed organisation
• Experience across multiple geographies
• Outcomes-focused with process and project orientation
• Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement capability, including prior experience influencing senior executive leadership teams
• Proven strategic thinking and business acumen
• Product management, product launch and project management experience.

Ideal:

• A thinker who challenges the norm with customer-centric, fact-based, decision-making.
• Sales experience in a health care-related industry
• Experience in hearing health or related industries

Cochlear’s mission is to help people hear and be heard. As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, Cochlear is dedicated to helping people with moderate to profound hearing loss experience a life full of hearing. We aim to give people the best lifelong hearing experience and access to innovative future technologies. We collaborate with the industry’s best clinical, research and support networks. That’s why more people choose Cochlear than any other hearing implant company. Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping more people to hear and experience life’s opportunities.If you feel that you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role and take on new challenges to build your career with Cochlear, please start your application by clicking the apply button below.#CochlearCareersHow we recognise your contributionWe want Cochlear to be a place where our people truly enjoy coming to work. Through our internal programs and employee benefits, we aim to create an environment where our people will feel value and supported. Whether your focus is on continuous learning, professional development or simply finding an environment which enables you to thrive whilst balancing family or personal life commitments, then we have several programs in place to support you.For more information about Life at Cochlear, visit www.cochlearcareers.comAt Cochlear we value and welcome the unique contributions, perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our employees and aim to build a culture that celebrates and leverages these differences, creating a sense of belonging and enabling our people to realise their full potential. We offer flexible working arrangements, and we understand flexibility is not the same for everyone. We're open to a conversation about what flexibility means for you.