Head of New Product Strategy Premium Iols Portfolio

Bausch + Lomb (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) is a leading global eye health company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the worldfrom the moment of birth through every phase of life. Our mission is simple, yet powerful: helping you see better, to live better.

Our comprehensive portfolio of over 400 products is fully integrated and built to serve our customers across the full spectrum of their eye health needs throughout their lives. Our iconic brand is built on the deep trust and loyalty of our customers established over our 170-year history. We have a significant global research, development, manufacturing and commercial footprint of approximately 13,000 employees and a presence in approximately 100 countries, extending our reach to billions of potential customers across the globe. We have long been associated with many of the most significant advances in eye health, and we believe we are well positioned to continue leading the advancement of eye health in the future.

**This position can be based in : Spain, Italy, France, Germany and UK**

**Define the Strategy for new product development and follow up all development phase representing the voice of the Surgical international team**:

- Define and propose the strategy for new product development based on Competitive analysis, commercial feedback, markets data, KOLs input
- Follow up/participate to all phases of new product development
- Participate to all calls and meeting with US Global R&D teams
- Provide technical knowledge and project management expertise to project programs (in various functional areas as necessary) to ensure proper focus and advancement.
- Along with team members, interpret & elaborate design goals into measurable design input & output.
- Act as product expert during complete product design and product transfer phase for new products

Always focus on KPIs making the difference with competition considering cost improvement
- Organize Focus group (External and internal), advisory board, product test in feedback session before defining design input requirement as well as during all the development of the products (in filed product testing/validation)
- Cross-function coordination
- Work closely with Regulatory team to ensure the local registration is performed on time for product launches + prioritize countries
- Work daily with Supply team on forecasting topics for new products
- Work closely with sales analyst to evaluate sales, trends (Power BI)

**Coordinate and prepare new products launches with the international marketing team**:
Support international marketing for new product launches:

- Provide regular update to the International Marketing team on development status and agree potential changes with the team
- Deliver training to the marketing team
- Providing material and information (content) to Marketing, supporting product positioning, pricing, branding as well as training package for the International trainer manager.
- Manage new products introductions pre-launch and launch planning Initiate, monitor and coordinate initial phase of product launches and provide customer feedback to Development Group Define Product needs, propose strategies, design requirement based on Customer/markets needs
- KOL Identification, Mapping and Development
- Collaborate with the clinical and medical group for pre and post launch studies
- Actively participates in international congresses, Symposiums, and any other customer events

**MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS**:
**Qualifications**: Science or business graduate with product management and/or marketing/sales experience in the same area

**Experience**:

- Significant experience in the medical device industry including proven track record in product management
- Experience in training/coaching and/or matricial/horizontal management
- Experience in managing budgets and sales forecasting
- Demand forecasting and distribution channel management

This position may be available in the following location(s): location_obj

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

[IF APPLICABLE] For U.S. locations that require disclosure of compensation, the starting pay for this role is between [$000,000.00 and $000,000.00] [or $00.00 - $00.00 per hour]. The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors.

[SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH PAY TRANSPARENCY LANGUAGE IN THE PARAGRAPH ABOVE IF APPLICABLE] U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/or long-term incentives. They may also be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, disability and life insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, a tuition reimbursement program (select degrees), company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are