Product Development Job Description
Product development
provides guidance to our manufacturing divisions and our research labs device functions and other personnel to ensure end to end Quality by Design, Six Sigma, Reliability, and Design Control principals are implemented effectively.
Product Development Duties & Responsibilities
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Cooperates with technical services/manufacturing in furnishing technical assistance to demonstrate the usefulness of Company products, and/or to solve field or other problems that might affect Company relations with customers or prospective customers
Manages the manufacturing of drug products with Shire contractors including sterile products
Writes/reviews protocols for manufacturing drug products (including sterile products)
Conducting new product ideation, research, strategy, design and development of new products
Creating business cases and models to aid sales and financial analyses for product offering
Working closely with Analytics and Data teams to oversee custom analytics and modeling efforts
Understanding and analyzing user needs
Working with Marketing, Sales and Client Services teams to ensure customer feedback and market intelligence are captured in the product development efforts
Develop processes for launching new digital products in International markets
Conduct analyses of market opportunities and competitive products
Product Development Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Product Development
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: PMP, OPEX, UL, ITIL, APICS, MBA, FRM, CIPM, CFA, QHP
Education for Product Development
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the product development job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Education, Science, Technical, Marketing, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Skills for Product Development
Desired skills for product development include:
Excel
Manufacturing
Six Sigma
End-to-end systems development life cycles
Iterative and other modern approaches to software development
Waterfall
Financial services industry
FIS products and services
ISO
Garment construction
Desired experience for product development includes:
Create product specifications, manage and prioritize Agile roadmaps and teams
Expert knowledge of the apparel industry, competitor best practices and the global sourcing environment
Ability to initiate and implement change
Driven to constantly challenge and improve products, processes and or services
Product development and long term planning to support current services and incorporate future developments seamlessly
Accountable for the delivery by your teams (internal, SI partners, 3rd party) of flawless change to the Mortgage products in support of client requirements
Product Development Examples
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of product development. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for product development
- Analyze market trends to support design and merchants in placing appropriate assortments at line adoption
- Manage accuracy and integrity of data entered into the systems
- Orders and tracks seasonal development – first proto through line adoption
- Manage and develop Associate Production Managers and Product Assistants as required
- Facilitate the strategic product planning process, validation and prioritization/ filtering processes
- Support the development of new share classes and product features, analysing market requirements, processes and business development priorities
- Participate and lead key “structural” initiatives on the product ranges as outlined in the product functional plans
- Work on target market identification and understanding of market requirements, and regional differences
- Maintain forward looking views on key product and regulatory trends, working with the Business Intelligence group
- Develops new technologies and products for Architectural Coating applications
Qualifications for product development
- Project Management PMI or PRINCE II
- Experience of working within a complex infrastructural environment (preferred)
- A minimum of 8-10 years prior fabric development experience
- Delivering against the strategic product plan and support the execution of sound, cost effective implementation aligned with the strategy
- Maintains product road maps and capacity planning to ensure efficiencies and completion dates
- Ongoing projections
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of product development. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for product development
- Act as liaison between key stakeholders
- Develop and present ad hoc analyses to SMDs and other key executives in response to market and competitor activity
- Manage global product pipeline
- Facilitate approval of global product proposals across product committees
- Create patterns for fit
- Manage and grow a first-class team of developers to work on patch and maintenance releases
- You will also be responsible for providing technical leadership to the team and grow technical leaders in the team
- You will work on the execution of high quality releases
- Coach and motivate team members to ensure a highly productive, efficient team
- Minimum of 10 years of experience on global fabric development
Qualifications for product development
- Ensure that business operations are in compliance with applicable internal and external requirements
- Experience in Retail (Store, Buying Office, or Product Development) required
- Very strong analytical and research skills in investment, finance and business analysis, both qualitative and quantitative
- Demonstrate ability to manage complex projects and initiatives
- Business unit knowledge
- At least 5 years industrial experience in the area of emulsion polymers for architectural or other waterborne coatings applications
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of product development. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for product development
- Strong relationships with Asian and Italian mills
- Experience sourcing outerwear fabrics preferred
- Strong aptitude and understanding of dyeing, printing & finishing techniques
- Ability to understand mill capabilities to thoroughly direct development into most appropriate locations
- High level of attention to detail and good organizational skills
- Understand the strategic vision of the company and translate that to specific plans and directions for both short and long term
- Successfully take a product from concept to commercialization
- Manage the briefing process to the various designers
- Responsible for product assessment for WBSO (R&D tax credit) and RDA (Research and Development Allowance)
- Provides the company with new products which meet customer/consumer needs and achieve product cost targets
Qualifications for product development
- Extensive industry and product knowledge required, including familiarity with non-US product structures and alternative strategies
- Develop and maintain effective relations and partnerships internally and externally to support the achievements of business ojectives
- Ability to manage up down
- Strong Customer mindset and drive
- Strong understanding of financial markets, exchange traded products, indexing, and investment concepts
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions to drive results
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of product development. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for product development
- Handle Office Administration requests for maintenance of the department
- Purchase, log-in and maintenance competitive products
- Schedule meetings and obtains conference rooms
- Design, develop, research and analyse generator set power systems and components
- Support research and application of alternative generation, waste energy recovery and efficiency improvement technologies to the diesel/gas electricity generating set with a view to improving overall efficiency
- Use of engineering tools to analyse engineering problems to identify potential design solutions to resolve internal and external ‘customer’ issues
- Assist in creating design specifications considering application, cost, weight, performance, product life, manufacture, assembly and service requirements
- Verify design using analysis and/or functional testing, interpret results, drive decisions and assess risk
- Participate in design reviews and safety reviews
- Collaborate with other functions (such as Operations, Marketing) to ensure stakeholders requirements are met throughout the design and development process
Qualifications for product development
- Strong interpersonal skills must be an excellent team-player
- Experience of product development and ideally from within the character licensing industry
- Strong ability to manage project deadlines
- Diplomatic, organised, detail orientated with strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
- Must have a creative flair, and the ability to interpret and present creative ideas
- Degree in Food Science or related discipline
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a product development. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for product development
- Define scope and track project management plans, resolve issues, manage timely and effective product delivery and deployment
- Test products to ensure that products and product enhancements yield expected business results
- May perform complex market research projects or participate as a team member on projects at the highest level of complexity
- Provide information and/or training to internal stockholders and/or senior management
- Managing Development Strategically – Coordinates strategic planning with Management
- Managing Team Development– Recruit, motivate, retain and develop Production Development team members
- In this role it is necessary to interact with the Engineering Labs
- Determine initial feasibility and proof of principle activities for innovation concepts
- Work closely with cross-functional teams including marketing, operations and contract manufacturers
- Develop and communicate project timelines and action plans
Qualifications for product development
- Proven ability to think in an innovative way
- Overseas travel required 2-4 times per year
- Leads a function typically through multiple teams and projects with diverse activities
- Influences and negotiates with great latitude on outcomes
- Establishes product management and associated marketing strategies
- Makes final project scoping and timing decisions