Spine Industry Analyst

Location: United States
Part-time or Full-Time Position

Do you love keeping up with the latest trends in the Spine Implant market?  Are you a closet investigative reporter who loves researching and analyzing what’s going on in your industry?  Are you looking for a position that leverages your market knowledge, expertise and connections in new ways?  If you are a current or former marketing, market research or product development professional who has worked with one of the major orthopedic/spine companies and are looking for a career change, we would love to talk with you.

SmartTRAK is the leading strategic advisory and healthcare analytics provider in the orthopedic, wound care, neuro therapies and regenerative medicine markets. Our customers — which include most of the largest orthopedic and wound care companies -- rely on our “insights-as-a-service” platform for their market research and business intelligence.  We are expanding our analyst team and seeking an experienced professional with deep industry knowledge to oversee, manage and grow our Spine  platform offering.  This person will be responsible for leading and directing all content generation for the Spine hardware market as well as working with a team of analysts to keep our suite of business intelligence solutions robust, up-to-date and relevant to our customers. We’re looking for a conscientious, detail-oriented team-player with a deep understanding of the market, who can work independently, has excellent written and verbal communication skills, is able to forecast and work with market models and can thrive in a fast-paced entrepreneurial/small business environment.

About You
You have mid-level marketing, market research and product development experience with a medical device company and have worked in the Spine hardware market. You have an understanding of the key companies, products and industry dynamics and are comfortable sharing your industry insights.  You are tech-savvy and intellectually curious and skilled at researching, analyzing and synthesizing data from multiple sources. You can easily communicate technical concepts through clear written communication. You are experienced in market modeling, analyzing and consolidating research from multiple data sources.  You enjoy writing and synthesizing feedback from industry contacts, company and clinician interviews. You pride yourself on being an “insider” in this market with extensive clinician and industry contacts.

Responsibilities:

Primary responsibilities include:

• Keeping the SmartTRAK Spine module current, concise and relevant to our customers’ business intelligence needs.
• Continuously monitor and stay on top of industry developments by updating market, company and product profiles as events occur.
• Provide daily insights via SmartTRAK Updates on market dynamics, competitive activities, earnings and financial announcements, analyst reports, new product launches, deals/financings, patents, regulatory submissions, reimbursement, clinical studies etc.
• Conduct detailed financial research on companies and products for use in market modeling, forecasting, market share assessments and trend analysis.
• Write forward-looking articles including market overviews and quarterly recaps on the current state of the market.
• Interview start-up companies, clinicians and other industry stakeholders on emerging market and technology trends.
• Work with the sales team to prospect and close new business and maintain relationships with current clients.
• Attend scientific meetings to remain current on the industry as well as maintain and develop new relationships with current and prospective subscribers.
• Be available/flexible to work on additional projects as assigned, including custom consulting projects.
• Professional communication and presence internally/externally.

Skills and Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in Marketing, Market Research, Product Development within the spine implant sector.
• Deep insights and knowledge of the spine hardware markets.
• Exceptional analytical skills and experience with forecasting and market modeling.
• Extensive contacts within the industry with both companies and clinicians.
• Attentive to detail and accuracy, committed to excellence, continuously looks for improvements, can effectively manage across multiple projects and assignments.
• Meets deadlines, works independently and accepts accountability.
• Tech-savy and proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, conducting online research, review and analysis of peer-reviewed journals and scientific information.
• Ability to work in a remote environment.