Department: Marketing

Location: EMEA-Spain

Description Senior Product Manager, 3D‑Printed Smart Mouthguards (Impact Sensing & Concussion Risk) Location: Madrid, Spain

Functional partners: Regulatory, R&D;, Engineering (hardware & materials), Software/Data, Quality, Legal/Privacy, Manufacturing/Operations, Commercial (Marketing, Sales, Clinical Education), Finance, Business Innovation, General Product Management, Cubicure

Role Summary We’re partnering with an external company to build a next‑generation 3D‑printed mouthguard platform with embedded impact‑assessment sensors to help detect and mitigate concussion risk.

As Senior Product

Manager, you will own the product strategy working with a cross‑functional team that spans materials science, sensor integration, data analytics, clinical validation, and commercialization. You’ll synthesize clinical, technical, and market insights into a clear roadmap, quantify business cases with rigor, and drive outcomes through influence across the enterprise.

This role benefits from our scale and track record in digital dentistry and advanced 3D printing , as well as our connected product ecosystem (e.g., Invisalign, iTero, exocad). You will leverage those capabilities to bring a safety‑critical sports/dental device to market responsibly and at pace.

This position is fully based onsite 5 days per week at the Align Madrid office.

Key Responsibilities Product Strategy & Roadmap

- Define and continually refine the multi‑year strategy for smart mouthguards, including MVP scope, phased feature releases (impact metrics, thresholds, alerting), and data services.
- Translate VoC (athletes, coaches, clinicians, parents) and VoB into requirements; maintain a prioritized backlog tied to measurable outcomes.

Cross‑Functional Leadership

- Co-ordinate with a matrixed core team across Regulatory, R&D;, Engineering, Software, Manufacturing (Cubicure), Quality, and Commercial from concept through launch; establish operating cadences, programs, and decision forums.
- Influence senior stakeholders and align global/regional priorities; resolve trade‑offs using data.

Regulatory & Clinical





- Partner with Regulatory and Cubicure team to define strategy (e.g., Class I/II pathways such as FDA 510(k), EU MDR), clinical evidence needs, and labeling/claims; ensure biocompatibility and relevant electrical/safety standards.
- Support study design with Clinical/R&D; ensure robust risk management, vigilance, and post‑market surveillance planning.
- Partner with external agencies including Universities to define standard for custom mouth-guards

Engineering, Materials & Sensor Integration

- If needed, collaborate with hardware, firmware, and materials teams on sensor selection, calibration, signal processing, and mechanical design for fit, comfort, and durability.
- Drive design‑for‑manufacture and reliability testing aligned to 3D‑printing processes and QA/validation.

Software, Data & Privacy

- Define data architecture for edge/device, mobile app, and cloud analytics; specify algorithms, dashboards, and clinician/coach workflows.
- Partner with Legal/Privacy/Security to meet HIPAA/GDPR and consent requirements; ensure secure data handling and ethical use.

Operations & Readiness

- Coordinate manufacturing scale‑up, supply chain, and service logistics; align with quality systems and product lifecycle processes.
- Lead readiness across Marketing, Sales, Clinical Education, Support; create playbooks and training.

Commercialization & GTM

- Build pricing, packaging, and channel strategy (sports teams, schools, dental offices, direct‑to‑consumer (tbd)); run pilots to validate adoption and unit economics.
- Own launch plans and performance metrics (adoption, retention, ARR/GM, NPS, clinical outcomes); institute dashboards and QBRs.

Financials & Business Cases

- Model scenarios (TAM/SAM/SOM, conversion funnels, COGS, margin, payback); manage budgets, ROI,



and sensitivity analyses.
- Prepare clear recommendations for stage‑gate decisions; present to executives with compelling narratives supported by data.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

- 10+ years in product management for in either connected devices orwearables, or medical/dental technologies; 5+ years leading cross‑functional programs across hardware, software, and manufacturing.
- Demonstrated success taking a regulated product from concept to market (strategy, evidence, submission, launch, post‑market).
- Hands‑on, numbers‑savvy operator: expert in business casing, pricing, cohort/usage analytics, and P&L; thinking.
- Exceptional partnering and influencing skills—able to lead through ambiguity and without authority across global teams.
- Strong program leadership (roadmaps, OKRs, risks, stage‑gates); crisp written and verbal communication tailored to executives and frontline teams.
- Familiarity with sports safety and concussion biomechanics; experience with sensor fusion, ML‑based signal analysis, or real‑time telemetry is a plus.
- Competence with analytics tools (Excel/Sheets, BI dashboards), experiment design (A/B), and statistical reasoning.
- Enterprise savvy: navigate quality systems, information security, and privacy compliance; collaborate effectively with legal and clinical stakeholders.
- High ownership and autonomy—able to operate independently while fostering inclusive, high‑trust team culture.

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📌 Sr Product Manager, Mouth Guards (Madrid)
🏢 Align Technology
📍 Madrid