Job Description

Purpose of the role:

Collaborate closely with customers, business development team and company stakeholders to identify and assess innovative products, features, and technologies that continuously advance our healthcare portfolio and address evolving customer needs.

Take ownership of the SSG clinical healthcare product portfolio, with responsibility for the product strategy, new product development roadmap and product life cycle from product specification, introduction, launch, through to maturity and obsolescence.

Serve as the technical subject matter expert for the full range of SSG and partner clinical healthcare products and solutions, as well as the supporting software tools that support their deployment and management.

Partner with the broader business development team to craft compelling value propositions, define strategic positioning, shape key messaging for brand campaigns, and design initiatives that drive long-term customer retention.

Key Responsibilities:

Monitor emerging healthcare technology trends and innovations to uncover strategic opportunities and anticipate potential threats. Working with other stakeholders to provide extensive analysis of products, customers, markets and competitors that will enrich our business intelligence and inform our decision-making for future projects. Understanding & influencing industry standards, legislation and certification requirements. Evaluate their impact on our product portfolio and identifying changes, improvements or NPD required to maintain or enhance our competitive position. Working closely with the business development team to generate value propositions / USPs, inform marketing briefs, and develop comms strategy for new and existing products. Defining, managing and communicating product life cycle for products in the clinical healthcare systems portfolio. Develop the new product roadmap of the clinical healthcare systems portfolio in line with the company key strategic initiatives. Taking the role of customer champion for product development activities to ensure that user requirements are identified, prioritised and delivered appropriately. Manage and coordinate product releases with the business development team, sales, product design and production teams. Support sales and marketing with product related inquiries, including customer presentations, workshops, and training. Provide commercial and technical product training for in house and partner sales teams.

Skills and experience:

Demonstratable product management experience of IP based products, ideally with experience of SaaS and cloud connectivity. Innovation: produces fresh and imaginative ideas and solutions; breaks away from tradition; promotes change and novelty; eliminates non-valued added activities. Teamwork: co-operates well with others; shares knowledge, experience and information; supports others in the pursuit of team goals; values differences. Effective Communication: communicates in a clear, precise and structured way; speaks with authority and conviction; presents effectively. Able to communicate technical solutions to a wide audience. Influence: challenge and influence others; makes an impact; convinces and persuades others; promotes plans and ideas successfully. Initiative and Responsibility: acts on own initiative, makes things happen and accepts responsibility for the results. Professional Expertise: demonstrates specialist knowledge and expertise in own area; participates in continuous professional development. Time Management and Prioritisation - demonstrates skills in time management and delegation; prioritises according to demands and allocates resources effectively; has the ability to multi-task. Analysis and Problem Solving: quickly understands and analyses complex issues and problems; comes up with sound and rational judgments to ensure the right decision is reached. Delivery - drives towards achieving results and holds others accountable to commitments.

Benefits

You will enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. You will work with a diverse team of talented professionals who share your passion for healthcare, technology and applying it to solve customer problems. You will have opportunities for career growth and development through personal achievement, mentoring and training. SSG operate a flexible working policy Being part of a team that supports the NHS, nurses and patients. Bonus scheme Pension scheme and Salary exchange 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, 1 additional day is accrued from 5 years' service onwards up to a maximum of 30 days plus bank holidays. Life assurance scheme 4 x annual salary. Long service awards for 10,20 & 25 years (50, 150 & 500). Vouchers for birthdays and Christmas. Simply Health Benefit (company funded at level 1, upgrades available) - employees can claim money back towards the cost of medical check-ups, appointments, and treatments to help keep them physically and mentally fit. Employee Assistance Programme and on-site trained mental health first aiders. Halma Share Incentive Plan. Regular company social events - summer & Christmas parties and seasonal celebrations.

About SSG:

At SSG we believe that human interaction is an essential part of the care giving process, and that good technology should enable caregivers to be free from unnecessary distractions, so they can focus on giving their patients the care they need, when they need it.

That's why, for almost 60 years, we have been developing smart solutions and technologies that connect people and systems to provide safer, heathier environments for both staff and patients in the acute care setting.

From our first electronic nurse 'call bell' system launched in 1964, that enabled patients in hospital to call for help, we have continued to explore ways that technology can work for our customers. Whether that is providing essential critical alarms, integrated communication systems or software solutions to enhance clinical workflow, our focus is on keeping patients safe, providing a calming environment, and giving our customers more time to care.

We are proud to be a British manufacturer, with a strong heritage in product design, build and installation. As technology advances, our digital solutions can help customers evolve with the ever-changing demands of the healthcare environment, preserving resources, reducing costs and improving patient care.

Our people are inspired and empowered to develop best in class solutions that have a positive impact on the patient and carer experience. As part of the Halma family, we are passionate about creating a safer, cleaner and healthier future for everyone, every day.

OUR PURPOSE

- To create a world where every patient feels safe.

OUR VISION

- A world where technology works for people, so that caregivers have more time to care for their patients.

OUR MISSION

- We provide smart communication solutions, connecting caregivers, patients and data, to improve workflow and decision making, so that patients get the care they need, when they need it.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

Company pension Enhanced paternity leave Free flu jabs Free parking On-site parking Referral programme
Work Location: In person