Senior Manager, Market Intelligence

Role Overview

• Lead front-end market research to understand medical device market dynamics, customer value drivers, regulatory trends, and unmet clinical needs relevant to Zeus polymer technologies.
• Develop competitive intelligence frameworks to benchmark Zeus materials and engineered polymer solutions against alternative materials, competitors, and emerging technologies.
• Identify and evaluate breakthrough and emerging medical device technologies where sales should get engaged and leverage Zeus polymers and new products that could enable improved performance, manufacturability, or clinical outcomes.
• Apply AI-enabled tools, advanced analytics, and structured market models to estimate TAM, SAM, and SOM for priority applications and technology platforms.
• Translate market, competitive, and technology insights into clear narratives and recommendations to support commercial strategy, portfolio decisions, and investment prioritization.
• Build market sizing and opportunity models that explicitly map application requirements to specific Zeus polymer technologies, processing capabilities, and value propositions.
• Partner with Commercial Marketing, Product Management, Sales, and R&D to enable prioritization of product launches, the creation of Salesforce leads/opportunities and the alignment of innovation value horizons.
• Create and maintain standardized market intelligence deliverables including reports, dashboards, opportunity briefs, and executive presentations.
• Support opportunity screening and prioritization by assessing market attractiveness, competitive intensity, technology fit, and commercial potential.
• Ensure transparency, consistency, and documentation of assumptions, data sources, and methodologies used in market analyses.
• Support continuous improvement of Zeus market intelligence processes, tools, and best practices.
• Comply with company policies and perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Engineering, or a related field, combined with 10+ years of experience in market research, intelligence, or strategic analytics within medical device, life sciences, or advanced materials industries.
• Demonstrated mastery in market sizing, competitive analysis, and translating complex data into actionable commercial insights, specifically regarding polymer technologies, extrusion-based components, or engineered materials.
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled analytics tools, structured data models, and advanced quantitative techniques, including strategic modeling, forecasting, and scenario analysis.
• Strong understanding of materials science, polymers, or engineered components within regulated environments, including experience supporting innovation pipelines and early-stage technology scouting.
• Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and work effectively across Commercial Marketing, Sales, Product Development, and R&D teams.
• Familiarity with voice-of-customer (VoC) methodologies and qualitative market research techniques.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple strategic initiatives, with experience mentoring junior analysts and driving enterprise-level portfolio decisions.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft O365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) and data visualization or BI platforms.

Benefits

• Zeus offers competitive pay and a great benefits package.