The company is looking to solve the problem of managing its product portfolio in the North America region, specifically in the diagnostics IVD industry, by hiring a Product Manager to own the regional product roadmap and support Marketing Managers in defining product value and delivering on strategic imperatives.
Requirements
- Knowledge in clinical microbiology and/or diagnostic IVD industry highly preferred.
- Experience in the diagnostics IVD industry preferred.
- Strong analytical skills, with proven track record of creativity in problem solving and customer needs resolution.
- Process oriented to seek details and data to quantify impact of continuous improvement for customer operational performance.
- Experience in a matrix organization and the ability to influence beyond lines of direct control.
- Experience in leading multi-cultural teams and building relationships.
- Previous product management experience with life cycle management responsibilities is required.
Responsibilities
- Define the product strategy and roadmap within the assigned product line(s), including product launches, product revisions and end-of-life timelines and efforts.
- Collaborate with Global and Regional Marketing on instrument portfolio development and rationalization, product health, and product life cycle management strategies.
- Understand the competitive landscape across the instrument landscape and identifying key differentiators of the portfolio.
- Deliver a monthly revenue and demand forecast, along with managing product allocation strategies and decisions.
- Understands Voice of Sales (VOS), Voice of Customer (VOC) and supports sales and operations planning (S&OP) and align all functions of the organization to ensure customer service levels and reduced lead times.
- Support the development and execution of strategic and tactical marketing plans across the franchise portfolio and coordinate the U.S. launch of product updates and upgrades including pricing, positioning, targeting, promotion, sales education & customer rollout.
- Brief and train the sales and technical teams at routine meetings, along with performing product demonstrations to customers.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree with emphasis in marketing, life sciences, engineering, or business required.
- 5+ years (3+ years with Master’s degree) of relevant multifunctional commercial experience in product management/marketing/sales or clinical/life science.
- Results oriented; ability to design scalable solutions to address business questions and/or challenges; self-motivated and organized to successfully complete high-quality work projects on time; attentive to detail.
- Ability to work across business lines and partner with various stakeholders to build consensus and achieve business results.
- Strong customer-facing skills from needs identification to delivering executive business case presentation.
