Senior Product Manager — Cell Culture Services & Asia Markets (onsite)

About the role

Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Bioproduction Commercial Development (BCD) team is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead the end-to-end lifecycle of Cell Culture services, with a focus on emerging technologies and high-growth markets. This role sits at the intersection of scientific workflows, digital innovation, and commercial strategy, with a focus on accelerating adoption of Thermo Fisher solutions across upstream development and preclinical workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own the full product lifecycle from market analysis and VOC through product definition, launch, and continuous optimization for Cell Culture Workflow Services and early AI/analytics capabilities.
• Define product vision, strategy, and multi-quarter roadmap; establish clear success metrics aligned to business objectives.
• Lead customer-facing VOC initiatives, develop relationships with key opinion leaders and pilot partners, and translate insights into actionable product requirements.
• Conduct market and competitive analysis; build financial models and forecasts to inform investment and commercial decisions.
• Lead pilots, proofs-of-concept, and early deployments of AI/ML-driven solutions; define KPIs, evaluate outcomes, and scale successful offerings.
• Partner cross-functionally with R&D, data science, regulatory, commercial, marketing, and services teams to deliver compliant, scalable solutions.
• Drive go-to-market execution, including product positioning, sales enablement, marketing collateral, and launch planning.
• Track and report on product KPIs (adoption, pilot conversion, revenue impact, customer satisfaction, forecast accuracy) and proactively manage risks.
• Career growth opportunities within the company.

Requirements

• Absolutely fluent in cell culture workflows with the ability to translate complex customer needs into differentiated product solutions.
• Experienced in working with R&D and data science teams to define and evaluate AI/ML-driven MVPs.
• Commercially minded, with strong capabilities in pricing, financial modeling, and go-to-market strategy.
• Highly effective communicator with the ability to influence across senior leadership and global, matrixed teams.
• Comfortable operating in global environments, with exposure to APJ markets and customer engagement across China.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree with five years of experience, or Bachelor’s degree with eight years of experience in product management, marketing, or related commercial roles in the life sciences industry.
• Preferred industry experience in Life Sciences, Biotech, pr Biopharma.
• PREFERRED FIELD OF STUDY: Life Science, Chemistry or Business.
• Demonstrated success managing complex product portfolios and scaling pilots into commercial offerings.
• Proven experience with product lifecycle management and stage-gate processes.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills for forecasting and business planning.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including development of sales and marketing materials.
• Deep understanding of customer workflows and ability to translate insights into product requirements.
• Experience planning and executing product launches and marketing campaigns.
• Customer-centric mindset with a consultative approach to solution development.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% (2-3 times a year when needed) for customer engagement and site visits.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans with health incentive programs.
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement.
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy.
• Competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan.
• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount.