Sr. Product Manager, Custom Media & Strategic Reagents
Thermo Fisher Scientific · Waltham, MA · 2 wk ago
On-siteAdvertising$130k–$173k/yrFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Custom Media Business Leadership
- Lead day-to-day strategic and operational management of the custom media and custom solutions business, a key growth driver for the business unit
- Own and evolve business processes supporting custom media and related custom solution offerings
- Serve as key escalation point for complex customer, pricing, operational, and supply-related issues
- Partner closely with commercial teams, PMO, BPG, operations, supply chain, finance, regulatory, and divisional stakeholders to support business continuity and customer success
- Lead pricing strategy, governance, and commercial support activities tied to strategic accounts, revenue objectives, and custom solution opportunities
- Drive operational enablement initiatives, including development of pricing tools, scalable workflows, and process improvements supporting business growth
- Lead or support PPI initiatives tied to customs operations, pricing workflows, and customer experience improvements
- Develop customer-facing strategic account materials and support key commercial growth initiatives
- Document and maintain key workflows, stakeholder alignment, escalation pathways, and continuity plans
- Strategic Reagent Portfolio & P&L Ownership
- Maintain product line ownership responsibilities for strategic reagent portfolios
- Manage full product lifecycle activities including forecasting, pricing strategy, portfolio optimization, and profitability management
- Drive portfolio growth and overall business performance through strategic and operational initiatives
- Partner with commercial and marketing teams to support portfolio visibility, customer engagement, and go-to-market execution
- Support supply continuity, risk management, product lifecycle decisions, and customer communications
- Partner with finance teams on forecasting, business performance analysis, and portfolio planning
- Represent the portfolio and business segment in cross-functional operational and process improvement initiatives
Requirements
- Fundamental Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, operations, life sciences, engineering, or related field required; MBA or advanced degree preferred
- 8+ years of experience in product management, portfolio management, commercial operations, or business operations within life sciences, biotech, pharmaceuticals, health tech, or related industries
- Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional business initiatives and influencing across matrixed organizations
- Strong commercial and financial acumen, including experience with pricing strategy, forecasting, and portfolio or P&L management
- Prominent ability to drive operational improvements, scalable processes, and business growth initiatives
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to manage ambiguity and competing priorities
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI development
- Strong understanding of data science fundamentals
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting made-to-order manufacturing in related industry, customized media or plastics, strategic reagents, or other complex configurable product businesses
- Experience working across commercial, operations, supply chain, finance, and customer-facing project management organizations
- Experience with process improvement, PPI, pricing analytics, or operational enablement initiatives
- Familiarity with ERP & CRM systems, or related analytics and business systems
- Experience supporting high-growth or operationally complex business segments