Sr Manager, Product Management

About the role

The Senior Manager, Product Management – Human Identification (HID) is responsible for leading the global product management organization for the HID portfolio, including instruments, consumables, assays, software-enabled solutions, workflows, and future platform innovations supporting forensic and human identification applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global product management team responsible for the Human Identification portfolio.
• Own portfolio vision, strategy, roadmap, lifecycle management, and investment priorities across HID instruments, consumables, chemistries, assays, software, workflows, and platform solutions.
• Align portfolio strategy and roadmap priorities with division strategy, customer needs, market opportunities, and financial objectives.
• Define and prioritize portfolio investments while balancing customer value, technical feasibility, operational requirements, competitive differentiation, and business impact.
• Drive long-term portfolio planning, growth strategies, lifecycle sustainment, and end-of-life decisions.
• Develop business cases and investment recommendations to support innovation, market expansion, and long-term business growth.
• Establish and champion a strong voice-of-customer culture across the product management organization.
• Translate unmet customer needs, workflow pain points, market trends, and competitive insights into differentiated product requirements and roadmap priorities.
• Build executive-level relationships with forensic laboratories, government agencies, key opinion leaders (KOLs), strategic partners, and customers.
• Maintain accountability for portfolio revenue performance and achievement of growth objectives.
• Ensure alignment between product strategy, commercial priorities, and business objectives.
• Directly lead, coach, and develop a team of Product Managers supporting the HID portfolio.
• Establish clear performance expectations, development plans, and career growth opportunities for team members.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, customer focus, and continuous learning.
• Develop future product management leaders through coaching, mentoring, and succession planning.
• Establish and reinforce product management standards, operating mechanisms, and best practices across the organization.
• Build organizational bench strength and leadership readiness to support future business needs.
• Serve as a key member of the HID business leadership team.
• Drive alignment across R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Commercial, Marketing, and Finance functions.
• Influence business strategy, investment priorities, and portfolio decisions through data-driven recommendations and stakeholder engagement.
• Partner closely with the Director of Product Management on portfolio governance, organizational planning, talent development, and business strategy.
• Demonstrate readiness for broader leadership responsibilities through strategic thinking, organizational influence, and business leadership.

  Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biotechnology, Business, Engineering, or related field required.
  • MBA, MS, PhD, or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
  • 10+ years of product management, portfolio management, marketing, commercial, scientific, or business leadership experience within life sciences, molecular diagnostics, genomics, analytical instrumentation, or related industries.
  • 5+ years of direct people management experience, including coaching, performance management, talent development, and organizational leadership.
  • Demonstrated success leading product management teams and developing high-performing talent.
  • Proven experience owning portfolio strategy, roadmap development, commercialization, lifecycle management, and business performance.
  • Strong financial and business acumen with experience managing revenue growth, profitability, business cases, and investment decisions.
  • Demonstrated success influencing executive stakeholders and driving outcomes within complex global matrix organizations.
  • Experience with forensic DNA workflows, human identification markets, molecular biology, genomics, or related technologies strongly preferred.

  Qualifications

  • Deep understanding of product management principles, portfolio strategy, and lifecycle management.
  • Strong leadership, coaching, and talent development capabilities.
  • Excellent strategic thinking, business planning, and financial analysis skills.
  • Strong executive communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to influence across organizational levels and functions.
  • Customer-focused mindset with strong commercial and market orientation.
  • Ability to travel globally as business needs require.

  Skills

  • Ability to influence across organizational levels and functions.
  • Customer-focused mindset with strong commercial and market orientation.
  • Ability to travel globally as business needs require.

  Benefits

  We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

  The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $155,900.00–$233,901.00. This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

  • A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including 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.
  • Retail and savings programs, such as our 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.

  For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards