Most Important Skills for a Product Manager at a Fortune 100 Healthcare Company
Allie, a product manager at a Fortune 100 healthcare company, emphasizes "cross-functional leadership," acting as a "quarterback" to facilitate expertise within a matrixed organization, alongside agility to adapt to a fast-moving market and strong relationship-building skills with both colleagues and surgeons (their customers).
Cross-functional Leadership, Agility, Relationship Building, Project Management, Strategic Thinking
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Allie Dutson
Product Manager
Fortune 100 Healthcare Company
University of Arizona. 2015
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Business Management & Admin
Healthcare, Medical & Wellness
Product / Service / Software Development and Management
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Video Highlights
1. Cross-functional leadership: The ability to work effectively within a matrixed organization and facilitate expertise within a project team is crucial.
2. Agility: Adaptability and the capacity to respond quickly to market trends and change strategies are essential in a fast-paced industry.
3. Relationship building: Cultivating strong relationships with colleagues and customers is vital for success in this role.
Transcript
What skills are most important for a job like yours?
I would say cross-functional leadership. I consider myself the quarterback within a product launch team, making sure I can work in a very matrixed organization and facilitate expertise within the project team.
I would also say agility. It's a really fast-moving market and industry. So, being able to identify market trends quickly and pivot strategy when needed is big.
And then I would also say relationship building. I think that's both internally and externally. So, as mentioned, in a matrix organization, cross-functional, you want to build relationships with your colleagues. But it's also really important to build relationships with our customers, which are the surgeons.
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