Product Manager - Chemistries & Cleaning Verification

May 26, 2026

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About Aspen We love what we do! At Aspen Surgical we live our values of Customer Focus, Integrity, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovative Spirit every day. This caring dedication creates and builds exceptional products that drive the industry standard making a real and lasting impact on people’s lives around the world. We strive to be the best, while providing the tools, resources, and support needed to set our team members up for success. Summary The Product Manager, Chemistries and Cleaning Verification is responsible for managing their portfolio, ensuring its growth, profitability, and alignment with the company’s strategic goals. Leveraging an understanding of market trends, customer needs, and business requirements, the Product Manager will work cross-functionally with teams including product development, manufacturing, regulatory, marketing, sales, and finance to drive the success of their product category. In This Position, You Will Have the Opportunity To <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Develop and execute product strategy and portfolio lifecycle management efforts from voice of customer research to new product planning, introduction, optimization and retirement. You will leverage market opportunities and customer needs inform business goals and priorities.</li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Identify market opportunities through primary and secondary research, leveraging customer feedback, clinical insights, and competitive analysis. This role is responsible for translating findings into actionable product and portfolio strategies and tactics.</li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Bring a deep understanding of market trends and customer requirements around endoscope reprocessing & instrument cleaning including point of use products, manual cleaning chemistries, automated washing chemistries, high-level disinfectants, understanding regulatory requirements, governing body guidelines, cleaning and reprocessing methodologies, customer challenges and solutions available in the market. </li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Manage global revenue and profitability for your product category/categories, demonstrating strong financial acumen in forecasting, pricing, and deal structures, and investment decisions. You will assess strategic options and make recommendations to drive sustainable growth.</li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Partner with various cross functional team members in R&D, regulatory, sales, and marketing teams to develop, launch, and support your products. You will influence stakeholders and facilitate alignment across functions, regions, and channels.</li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Ensure all promotional, launch, and marketing activities align with your defined portfolio strategy. You will utilize market trends and customer segmentation to develop targeted offerings and go-to-market plans.</li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Serve as the internal subject matter expert and voice of the customer for your portfolio, translating needs into requirements. You will support commercial activities through involvement in trade groups and key opinion leaders and provide training and support to drive adoption.</li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Continuously assess product performance and market trends to refine your portfolio strategy, and make data-driven decisions to maintain competitiveness, improve profitability, and maximize market impact.</li> </ul> What You Need to Succeed in This Position <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Engineering, Business Administration or a related field</li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">5+ years of relevant experience</li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Experience in market analysis, competitive intelligence, and portfolio management </li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Ability to manage product lifecycle including launch, growth, and retirement, including product development processes</li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Deep understanding of the endoscope reprocessing and instrument cleaning markets, including guidelines, methodologies, and customer needs</li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Strong financial acumen and experience with budgeting, forecasting, and P&L management</li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Experience managing projects within cross-functional teams</li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to work with key stakeholders</li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite </li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment</li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Problem-solving skills and comfort in ambiguity</li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">General familiarity working within quality systems and FDA regulatory knowledge, preferred</li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Ability to travel approximately 25% of the time</li> </ul> We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer- and celebrate our employees' differences, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or Veteran status. 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