Innovation Marketing Manager W/M

Are you experienced in strategy, marketing and innovation in the life science and/or another high technology environment? You want to participate in strategic decisions bringing commercial and business insights to the development pipeline? Do you want to contribute to improving the daily lives of thousands of patients ? Keep reading, you've come to the right place!

Diabeloop has set-up a new division dedicated to research to bring breakthrough innovations to the market. We are looking for an Innovation Marketing Manager to analyze clinical and business needs, prioritize new applications and develop the go to market strategy.

ABOUT DIABELOOP

Created in 2015, Diabeloop brings together the personality, the passion and the skills of more than 160 talented individuals (March 2022), in France (Grenoble and Paris) and internationally (Germany and USA). All of them feel empowered by the same mission: 

• make our innovations accessible to people living with Type 1 diabetes ; 
• unload their heavy mental burden 

Since 2021, we have effectively commercially launched DBLG1 System, an Automated Insulin Delivery system to automate and personalize the treatment of Type 1 diabetes.
We have more products in the pipeline with an ambitious growth plan to extend our international footprint.

Location : Grenoble (offices 10 min. away from central train station) or Paris - partial remote work accepted
Type of contract : permanent - full time
Start date : as soon as possible
Compensation : depending on profile
 
Reporting to the Project coordinator, the Innovation Marketing Manager is in charge of understanding the market, the customer needs and business opportunities to prioritize new applications. 

You will be defining and implementing the go to market strategy, including business & commercial models, as well as potential partnerships associated with your product portfolio to ensure business growth.

To fulfill your mission, you will interface with various departments including R&D/Product Development team, Quality/Regulatory, Clinical research, Medical, and external potential partners (distributors, device manufacturers,...), healthcare professionals & patients.

Your duties will include the following :

Understanding the market, the customer needs and identifying business opportunities:

• Conduct market research to assess market opportunities, benchmarks competitors & partners offerings 
• Network with KOLs and bring clinical insights to the development pipeline
• Identify customer/patient pain/leverage points to target through user insights,
• Quantify business opportunities 

 
Driving product value as part of the Product Team (with Product owner, QARA, Operations, Project Coordinator..):

• Ensure the user value & experience is taken into account throughout the product development process
• Build business cases to enable strategic decision on roadmap prioritization

 
Defining the marketing strategy including business and commercial models for new applications: 

• Define business models for the products (monetization, price and reimbursement strategy) 
• Work with Partnership leads to define and implement commercial/distribution agreements to ensure product distribution in the different markets
• Define priority markets & customer segments with the commercial team

 
Leveraging research developments in scientific communication:

• Where appropriate, work with medical & KOL engagement team to maximize scientific and clinical marketing communication 

ABOUT YOU

You have a background in Engineering and/or Marketing with at least 5 years of professional experience in strategic consulting in the life science and/or a high technology environment. 

Technical skills

• Demonstrated experience in conducting market research/analysis and business modeling 
• Ability to understand technologies and identify applications with the product team
• Fluency in English & French, spoken & written
• You like working with IT tools, and are ideally proficient with Google workspace (or a quick learner !)

Essential qualities to perform this job

• You demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, with a strong ability to work in cross-functional teams and influence others
• You have the ability to bridge the gap between R&D and commercial visions
• Strong communication & presentation skills, in a few words: clarity, simplicity and ability to explain complex things in a simple way to different audiences
• You have the mindset of a conqueror: you are not afraid to start from scratch and explore new paths and ideas - and follow through
• You are comfortable working in a changing environment, maintaining high level of engagement and perseverance 

Icing on the cake (not a prerequisite but certainly a plus)

• Marketing, product management or product development experience

WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER

• A company mission that brings meaning and added value to people living with diabetes and their families
• The adventure of a growing scale-up, where much is still in the making
• Great synergy and solidarity among teams
• An opportunity to enjoy autonomy in your work and to contribute proactively to team projects
• Agility and flexibility as the cornerstones of our work environment and culture
• Possibility to work remotely (partial and flexible home office policy)

ABOUT THE INTERVIEW PROCESS 

• Call with Marjolaine, Talent Acquisition Specialist
• Meeting with Capucine, Head of Marketing
• Meeting with the project team

Phone, video or in person interviews in our offices? Diabeloop can adapt to any situation. In light of the current context, videoconferencing is our preferred option to meet with you.

Does this sound like you? If you want to join a company that gives meaning to your work, apply now! 

For more information about Diabeloop and our products, take a look at our website: www.diabeloop.com