Product Manager at FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation

FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation is a leading innovator in diagnostic and enterprise imaging solutions designed to meet the evolving needs of healthcare across prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Fujifilm’s medical imaging portfolio includes solutions for digital radiography, mammography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, endoscopy, and endosurgery. The Synapse® Enterprise Imaging portfolio provides healthcare professionals with the imaging and data access needed to deliver a complete patient record. REiLI®, Fujifilm’s artificial intelligence initiative, combines Fujifilm’s rich image -processing heritage with cutting-edge AI innovations to inspire a new tier of clinical confidence. The In-Vitro Diagnostic portfolio provides the golden standard of molecular based immunoassay technology for liver surveillance, cutting edge clinical diagnostic chemicals for leading laboratories across the country and diagnostic chemicals for OEM white labeling products. The company is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts. For more information, please visit 

Job Purpose - Member of the HCUS/MIPD Solution and Product Planning team managing various aspects of product development and commercialization for the Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation IT portfolio. The Global Product Manager (GPM) is responsible for developing product plans, acting as a Product Owner (PO) and coordinating relevant departments (stakeholders) to execute the plans and meet the plan’s objectives. The GPM reports to the Manager, Product Planning and is able to fill in and provide direction to the team as necessary in the absence of the Manager and or LPO.

FUJIFILM is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

External US

Duties and Responsibilities:

Key Areas of Responsibility include, but are not limited to:

• Creation of:
  • Project Charters.
  • Market Requirements Definition (MRD).
  • Product Requirements Definition (PRD), as appropriate.
  • User Story, Use Case Scenarios and Use Case support documentation.
• Development team and sprint management.
• User Interface and Serviceability expertise.
• Product and professional service pricing management.
• Beta Site Management.
• Industry Representation on various panels and organizations.
• Sales and channel partner support.
• Business development and third-party relationship support.
• General tasks include:
  • For Imaging product development and enhancements, the SPM will define product requirements in development engineering terms that can be implemented and tested. The PM will typically play the role as Product Owner.
• PO Responsibilities include:
  • Representing the voice of the customer.
  • Understanding and delivering on ROI. Managing business stakeholders.
  • Maintaining constant communication with the team.
  • Making rapid tactical development decisions if they impact functionality or usability.
  • Participating in technical release planning.
  • Writing Use Cases and User Stories.
  • Maintaining the product backlog.
  • Participating in Sprint/Macro review meetings and providing feedback to the team.
  • Monitoring progress and making constant adjustments based on larger strategic objectives.
• Ability to manage the PO team and provide direction in the absence of the Manager and or LPO.
• Work with the various Business Units , QA/RA, and HCUS/MIPD stakeholders to develop Product Release schedules and a five (5) year product roadmap. Propose product plan with feature/timing commitment and secure approval from appropriate channels. Communicate the approved plan to the regions. Help with business communications to facilitate regional BU sales plans for the proposed product plan.
• Collect product requirements from the US, Japan, and Europe region stakeholders (e.g., Customers, Marketing, Sales, Service, Integration, etc.) to acquire a global perspective. Prioritize the product requirements and select those requirements that will be implemented in future releases.
• Explore new product areas with the Strategic Business Planning team and help create business plan(s). Review new products and/or software release plan(s) with System Engineering and Development Engineering teams to develop business proposal(s) and execution plan(s). Create a five (5) year product roadmap.
• Manage the product release to the regional BU(s) and Regional Product Marketing team(s).
• Coordinate with QA/RA during the Design Transfer process. Support RA with CAPA actions. If PMA action is required.
• As Global Solution and Product member, Support International Trades Shows.
• Monitor and analyze product and/or software release deployment. As necessary, manage actions by the MNC-US and/or regional business and service support teams.
• Define product life cycle and propose discontinuation at product end-of life
• As needed, develop and produce presentation and marketing materials.
• Ensure that HCUS policies and procedures are followed.
• Comply with all applicable U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) medical device regulatory requirements, applicable ISO 13485 standard requirements and all other applicable laws, regulations, and standards.

Qualifications:

• BS degree in a Medical Imaging discipline. MS desired.
• At least three years’ experience as a product manager for Medical IT and/or Imaging products, with at least 1-2 years direct experience as a Product Manager within HCUS/MIPD
• Strong understanding of clinical departments and workflow, emphasis on imaging.
• Lead the management of IT projects and products and experience coordinating multiple software releases and implementations in parallel.
• Proven track record working with Marketing, Business Development, Engineering/QA, and Regulatory Affairs.
• Competitive knowledge of Medical IT and Imaging products.
• Experience developing and launching service-related products to improve the efficiency of product delivery and maintenance.
• Experienced integrating products with 3rd party vendors.
• Team player and leader with excellent relationship building, mediation, and conflict resolution.
• Experience with pricing and cost tracking.
• Strong computer skills and understanding of MS hardware and software environments and MS Applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to Travel on Company business independently – approx. 6 times per year.

Physical requirements:

The position requires the ability to perform the following physical demands and/or have the listed capabilities.

• The ability to sit up 75-100% of applicable work time.
• The ability to use your hands and fingers to feel and manipulate items, including keyboards, up to 100% of applicable work time.
• The ability to stand, talk, and hear for 75% of applicable work time.
• The ability to lift and carry up to ten pounds up to 20% of applicable work time.
• Close Vision: The ability to see clearly at twenty inches or less.

Travel:

• Regular (up to 50%) travel may be required based on business need.