Senior Manager, Upstream Marketing

Marketing             ·            San Francisco Bay Area (Hybrid)         ·          Full time

Based in Mountain View, CA., NeuroPace is a commercial-stage medical device company focused on transforming the lives of people suffering from epilepsy by reducing or eliminating the occurrence of debilitating seizures. Its novel and differential RNS System is the first and only commercially available, brain-responsive platform that delivers personalized, real-time treatment at the seizure source.

At NeuroPace, employees are our greatest asset. We are continually searching for solution-oriented individuals who can bring energy and creativity to our growing workforce. At NeuroPace, our success depends upon our ability to recruit and retain the most talented, enthusiastic and dedicated people we can find and providing them with a dynamic and challenging environment in which to thrive.

Position Description

We are currently seeking a passionate, medical device Senior Manager for Upstream Marketing to join our team. This individual must have a talent for developing and bringing compelling products to market. This Senior Manager will be responsible for all upstream marketing activities related to the RNS System, NeuroPace’s responsive neurostimulation therapy for the treatment of refractory epilepsy. Bay Area Candidates Preferred as this is a hybrid position and will need to be in the Mountain View, CA headquarters twice a week.

Key Responsibilities

• Collect voice of customer feedback on current products and unmet needs that drive future product development efforts (through qualitative and quantitative market research)
• Lead the creation of a product roadmap and product development strategy based on commercial needs
• Collaborate closely with product development, manufacturing, quality, regulatory and other teams to ensure successful execution in developing the target product to meets customer requirements
• Lead market research for all marketing needs
• Build market models and forecasts and conduct market analyses
• Lead the strategic planning process
• Assess potential global (OUS) opportunities
• Be an internal subject matter expert on product information and relevant clinical data
• Partner closely with the field teams to gather regular product feedback 
• Ability to travel 25% of the time

Requirements

We are looking for candidates with at least 4 years of upstream marketing experience, including product development, market research, market analytics and modeling, and commercial strategy development. Experience in medical device, digital health or biotechnology/pharmaceuticals required.

• Experience in product development, including familiarity with product development processes, planning, and requirements
• Ability to work with product development groups and other cross functional team members collaboratively
• Strong analytical expertise – experience building market models and forecasts and running analyses on market data
• Experience leading a variety of market research projects
• Proven ability to perform strategic analysis, conduct strategic planning, and build marketing and commercial strategy
• Proven ability to effectively position and communicate product value, particularly with clinicians 
• Strong written, presentation, and communication skills
• Excellence in project management and project execution
• Capacity to learn new technical skills and build clinical acumen for clear communication in all customer-facing materials
• Ability to work as a team member and to be flexible, adaptable, and able to work under pressure
• Self-motivated and self-directed individual with a conscientious approach to work assignments and demonstrated time management skills
• Ability to work independently and demonstrate proactive initiative to accomplish short and long-range projects, anticipate business needs, and recommend actions with minimal direction
• Enjoys the challenges of multitasking and working at a fast pace while staying flexible to shift tasks based on market dynamics. 
• MBA preferred

$160K-$170K Base compensation

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Voluntary Life
• 401K
• RSU
• 529 plan
• ESPP Program
• Health & Wellness Program
• Generous Paid Time Off plus eleven paid holidays
• FSA & Commuter Benefits

NeuroPace is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values the contributions of our culturally diverse workforce.

San Francisco and Los Angeles applicants: The Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance or the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (as applicable)

PRIVACY NOTICE:  NeuroPace takes its responsibility to protect your personal information seriously, and it uses reasonable safeguards to avoid unauthorized use or disclosure of it, and inadvertent loss or impermissible alteration of it.  NeuroPace complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations that govern the handling of your personal information.  If you would like more detailed information on NeuroPace’s privacy policies, please refer to neuropace.com/privacy/ for reference.  NeuroPace retains candidate resumes and applications in its files for future reference and/or consideration for other available job postings.  If you do not wish for your resume and applications materials to be retained in NeuroPace files, or wish to obtain a listing of any personal information that NeuroPace has stored about you, please contact us at privacy@neuropace.com. 

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