Senior Technical Product Manager

As a Senior Technical Product Manager at Beacon Biosignals, you will play a critical role in connecting user desires with the company’s vision, collaborating with engineering teams, managing communication with vendors, and driving product roadmaps and requirements that influence the future of wearable biosensor technology. Your input will be essential in navigating product development under regulatory controls, ensuring usability testing is integrated into the process, and effectively engaging with stakeholders to communicate project progress and risks.

To be considered for the Senior Technical Product Manager role at Beacon Biosignals, candidates should possess 5-7 years of experience in Product Management and Development, with at least 3 years specifically involved in developing hardware products. A Bachelor’s Degree in business, engineering, or comparable experience is required. Experience in the healthcare sector, particularly working with medical devices under design control, is a significant plus, as well as familiarity with modern design tools like Figma and Ketryx.

Beacon Biosignals offers a unique work environment that emphasizes remote-first practices while providing office hubs in Boston, New York, and Paris. This flexibility allows for a balanced work-life while fostering collaboration among a diverse team. We believe that encouraging an avid curiosity, strong empathy, and a willingness to simplify complex problems leads to a higher impact in our innovative work in precision medicine.

At Beacon Biosignals, collaboration is integral to the role of the Senior Technical Product Manager. You’ll work closely with both hardware and software engineering teams to align technical specifications and feasibility. Engaging in regular communication and utilizing tools to facilitate transparency will help you effectively lead product development and ensure that all stakeholders are updated on progress and risks, which fosters an environment of teamwork and innovation.

As a Senior Technical Product Manager at Beacon Biosignals, you can expect to have a significant impact on the future of healthcare through your contributions to the development of cutting-edge wearable biosensor products. The strategic roadmaps and requirements you help create will directly influence how we approach precision medicine, ultimately leading to improved patient outcomes and advancing treatment standards for neurological, psychiatric, and sleep disorders.

When answering this question, focus on specific projects you managed that involved healthcare products. Highlight the unique challenges you faced in this regulated environment, and how you navigated them to achieve successful outcomes. Make sure to demonstrate your understanding of compliance and user-centered design principles that are critical in medical device development.

Discuss your strategies for fostering collaboration among cross-functional teams, such as regular check-ins, using collaborative tools, and creating an open line of communication. Give examples of how you have successfully led projects involving both hardware and software teams, emphasizing your ability to align technical specifications and usability requirements.

Mention tools you have successfully used in previous roles, such as Ketryx, Figma, or other relevant software, and explain how they enhance your workflow and contribute to product development success. Be sure to discuss how you leverage analytics to inform decisions based on user feedback and usability testing.

Provide a specific scenario where you identified potential risks during a project's lifecycle. Explain the steps you took to mitigate those risks, communicate them to stakeholders, and adapt the project plan as necessary, emphasizing your problem-solving skills and foresight.

Discuss your experiences with conducting usability testing and gathering user feedback at various stages of development. Highlight the steps you take to analyze this feedback and prioritize changes, ensuring that user-centered design principles are always at the forefront of your product roadmap.

Focus on a range of metrics you consider important, such as user adoption rates, customer satisfaction scores, and product performance against defined business objectives. Explain how these metrics guide your decision-making throughout the product development process.

Share a detailed narrative of a specific product launch, including your role in the strategy, execution, and post-launch evaluation. Discuss the outcome, the impact on users, and what you learned from the experience to apply to future launches.

Discuss your process for gathering insights from both business stakeholders and users. Explain how you bridge the gap by creating product strategies that align with the overarching company vision while still meeting the essential needs of users.

Talk about how you encourage creative problem-solving and provide opportunities for team members to take ownership of their work. Mention practices such as regular brainstorming sessions, fostering an environment of open communication, and providing the tools they need to succeed.

Highlight challenges such as regulatory compliance, maintaining user engagement, and rapidly evolving technology landscapes. Discuss how your experience prepares you to address these challenges and innovate in the ever-evolving healthcare sector.