Sr. Global Product Manager - Molecular Diagnostics

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Portfolio Management
• Lead new product introductions (NPI) and portfolio lifecycle management
• Align product vision and roadmap with evolving market dynamics, regulatory landscapes, and unmet customer needs
• Design and implement go-to-market strategies for new products
• Assess industry needs, movements, trends, government regulations, etc.
• Drive ownership and execution excellence in meeting and exceeding project timelines and deliverables
• Translate market needs into technical specifications and validation requirements
• Support Project Management of smaller projects from conception, R&D, validation, manufacturing and ultimately commercialization
• Operational Product Management: Oversee day to day product line activities, including forecasting, performance monitoring, and issue resolution
• Monitor critical supply chain areas to minimize backorder issues and business impact
• Apply a structured, process-driven approach to problem-solving, emphasizing continuous improvement and institutional learning through post-mortem analysis and lessons learned
• Lead and mentor product management staff, cultivating a high-performance, customer-centric culture focused on innovation and accountability
• Maintain deep awareness of internal and external factors influencing product performance—such as global demand and capacity, category trends, and competitive landscape across both functionally equivalent and adjacent products
• Continuously assess industry trends, regulatory developments, and customer needs, translating insights into actionable guidance for Marketing, R&D, Applications, and Sales to support the development of targeted sales tools and diagnostic solutions for the end market segments
• Sales Enablement & Market Positioning: Collaborate with marketing to define go-to-market strategies, product value proposition and develop sales tools and campaigns to sell Hygiena Products (sales enablement)
• Lead competitive analysis and positioning efforts to support sales growth
• Competitive Intelligence & Market Insights: Own the competitive intelligence process and ensure actionable insights are shared across commercial teams
• Develop a regional level mechanism to collect insights with detailed analysis on segments and personas
• Focus on customer journey as a source of insights for driving business strategy and planning
• Partner with Supply Chain, Sales, and Customer Service when the need for customer Advisory Notice or product allocation arises
• Determine global pricing structure and positioning strategy in collaboration with finance, market & business intelligence team, sales, operations, and regional marketing teams

Qualifications

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology, Food Science, Biology, Biochemistry or a related scientific field required. MBA strongly preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of food safety experience, that includes the following:
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant commercial experience in product management or strategic product marketing within a B2B environment, demonstrating a strong record of measurable achievement
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience with applied, molecular technologies such as qPCR and/or NGS, with an in-depth understanding of customer personas, applications, and market segments
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in the food safety market, contributing to strategic planning and execution initiatives, preferred
• Alternatively, a minimum of 3 years of leadership experience in strategy or execution within a technical, marketing, or other commercially focused role in the life sciences sector
• Proven track record of market- and customer-driven success, leveraging marketing concepts and data-driven insights to accelerate growth
• Minimum of 2 years of supervisory or team leadership experience preferred
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with demonstrated success in leading cross-functional and global matrix teams
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat required. PowerBI experience is a plus
• The role will require up to 20% travel domestic and international

Pay

$140,000.00 – $160,000.00/annual salary DOE

Schedule

Remote role, full-time, Exempt role