• Director, Product Strategy and Process Development

    Candela Corporation (Marlborough, MA)


    Director, Product Strategy and Process Development

     

    Requisition Number **2855**

     

    Location **US - Marlborough, MA**

     

    State/Territory **Massachusetts**

     

    Company Overview

     

    Candela Corporation is a leading global aesthetic device company with a comprehensive product portfolio and a global distribution footprint. We are the market leader in the development and distribution of medical and aesthetic laser and light-based technologies. The Company’s technology enables physicians to provide advanced solutions for a broad range of medical-aesthetic applications including hair removal, wrinkle reduction, tattoo removal, improving the skin’s appearance through the treatment of benign vascular and pigmented lesions, and the treatment of acne, leg veins and other common indications.

     

    The Company is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA, with an additional R&D facility in Yokneam, Israel and commercial locations across Asia Pacific, and Europe. Products are sold directly in 18 countries worldwide and are supported by capital sales, field service, clinical education, technical support and marketing development organizations. Candela maintains contracted distributors in over 60 other countries.

    General Summary

    Value and outcome focused, manages programs and leads teams according to the product development process to successfully execute the organization’s strategic initiatives. Employs an end-to-end approach to programs from concept through full commercial launch to maximize project success rates, deliver value to stakeholders and achieve strategic objectives. Responsible for developing, leading and implementing governance frameworks, program commercialization processes and best practices within Candela’s Program Management Office. This includes establishing and implementing new and refining existing business processes as part of Product Life Cycle Management to better meet customer needs and ultimately improve overall profitability for the business.

    Essential Job Functions

    • Responsible for translating business strategy into actionable program plans and ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

    • Responsible for developing strategies & proposals to most optimally implement the business strategy in terms of project organization, sequence, resourcing, etc.

    • Leads and drives cross functional teams ensuring effective cross-functional engagement, communication, and alignment to complete the program with predictable execution.

    • Responsible for identifying and managing program, technical and business risks and implementing strategies to retire and mitigate risks, ensuring smooth program execution.

    • Actively works to maintain team cohesiveness, proactively anticipating headwinds and employs emotionally mature methods to overcome challenges.

    • Responsible for developing, leading and implementing governance frameworks and best practices to increase organizational alignment, unlock organizational capacity and improve operational efficiency.

    • Designs and/or updates and implements commercialization processes within the product development process to deliver economic and customer value on programs.

    Knowledge/Educational Requirements

    • BA or B.Sc in Engineering or Business Administration.

    • Minimum 10+ years of project/ program management or team leadership with strong financial acumen in a Medical Device or Diagnostics industry working with class II medical devices inclusive of capital equipment and consumables. Experience managing multiple product families preferred.

    • Must have demonstrated success managing multiple end-to-end programs from concept through commercialization in a global organization.

    • Exhibits strong technical and analytical ability. Utilizes critical thinking, data analysis and informed decision-making to solve problems and overcome obstacles; positive and solutions focused.

    • Demonstrated ability to effectively lead teams through ambiguity.

    • Strong leadership, interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills both within technical functions and to leaders and parts of the organization without technical backgrounds.

    • Proficiency with Microsoft Windows Office tools, Microsoft Project and ProSymmetry Tempus (resource tool).

    • Knowledge of FDA, IEC and UL standards relating to medical devices.

     

    This job description is not all inclusive and is intended to capture a majority of the job functions. Special projects and other tasks may be required by management.