About the position
Thermo Fisher Scientific invests over $1 billion yearly in R&D to tackle global challenges. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the top science service provider, with annual revenue surpassing $40 billion. Our Mission is to assist customers in promoting global health, cleanliness, and safety. This position is located in Waltham, MA or Logan, UT and is an onsite role within our Bioprocessing Equipment and Automation Business Unit, part of our Single-Use Division. The Senior Product Manager develops and implements global product strategies to accelerate the growth of our upstream portfolio. This role also owns the product portfolio's day-to-day tactical aspects, supporting market analysis, planning, and commercial strategy. Key success metrics of this position are revenue growth, portfolio profitability, and new product introductions.
Responsibilities
- Full business ownership/accountability for delivering financial results for the product line
- Analyze market trends, customer requirements, and competitive strategy, and find opportunities for growing customer and business value through product differentiation
- Lead new product development including voice of customer research, defining critical customer and product requirements with prioritized features and corresponding business and financial justification with value
- Advocate for the product with internal teams, regional colleagues, and key accounts, engaging with field organizations through training and direct customer interaction
- Act as the customer advocate interacting with functional partners including R&D, Program Management, Manufacturing, Finance, Customer Services, Quality, and Regulatory
- Assess and evaluate market and competition to help develop and deploy key messages and communication strategies for the product line with Downstream Marketing team
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in a scientific or business-related field required; MBA highly preferred
- 5+ years in product management experience required
- Familiarity with instrumentation and/or bioproduction industry including experience developing & launching new products in global businesses
- Consistent record of handling various tasks simultaneously within a matrix environment
- Experience working with customers, commercial teams, and a diverse range of sales channels strongly preferred
Nice-to-haves
- Adept at influencing and communicating with senior leaders, driving accountability to timelines and commitments from individuals junior and senior in the organization
- Comfortable making independent decisions and adopting change
- Strong attention to detail and project management skills to lead timely results across multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to understand business strategies and prioritize activities appropriately
