As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information

This role supports the Rapid Diagnostics Solutions (RDS) business unit, part of the Genetic Sciences Group at Thermo Fisher Scientific. This business plays a significant role in the diagnostic point of care (POC) segment by providing rapid PCR-based diagnostic solutions to medical practitioners in diverse healthcare settings such as urgent care centers, retail pharmacies and physician offices. The role is located in San Diego, California.

Discover Impactful Work:

The Senior Manager, Product Management leads the global product strategy for a portfolio of molecular diagnostic (MDx) products for infectious disease applications. The Senior Manager, Product Management is responsible for the product life-cycle management while acting as the liaison between Sales, Market Development, R&D, Manufacturing, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Affairs, Technical/Customer Support and Supply Chain. The Senior Manager, Product Management is responsible for driving product roadmaps from concept to commercialization including market analysis, product definition, positioning and pricing.

A day in the Life:

• Develop and implement business strategy for portfolio of MDx point-of-care products
• Create, manage, and monitor business plans and product roadmaps for new and existing products
• Develop a thorough knowledge of customer segments, conduct market research, and assess competitive landscape
• Understand customer needs, perform voice of customer (VOC), and define product requirements with corresponding business or financial justification
• Understand, follow and be accountable for business aspects of Product Commercialization Process (PCP) for new products
• Develop the global go-to-market strategy for new products including product positioning and pricing for the target segments
• Manage total product lifecycle, setting organizational cadence for retirement, refresh or enhancement of existing products
• Develop pricing strategy to meet revenue and profitability goals
• Analyze, interpret and report out market and channel trends and product sales activities to senior management or other business partners
• Interface with external Key Opinion Leaders to maximize opportunities and demands for product portfolio

Keys to Success:

Education

• Bachelor's degree in scientific discipline
• MBA or PhD preferred

Experience

• 5+ years of Product Management experience in molecular diagnostics
• Experience with point of care testing and infectious diseases preferred
• Track record of success in launching regulated products for global market
• Demonstrated ability to develop business cases, customer and product requirements for strategic and/or complex products, soliciting and integrating Voice of Customer and User Centered Innovation inputs
• Demonstrated experience successfully managing product lines, pricing, and forecasting
• Is customer-centric and keenly aware of markets, trends, and competitors
• Experience with validated and regulated markets is a plus
• Knowledgeable of Reimbursement Policies and Guidelines
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills are required

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Detail oriented and data driven
• Experience with financial modeling, business analytics and reporting
• Ability to build relationships across different business functions and business units
• A demonstrated leader through influence with strong negotiation skills
• Comfortable with making decisions with some level of uncertainty
• Passionate about challenges, problem solving, and learning new things
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency, optimism and a “can do” attitude
• Is authentic, transparent and leads by example, holding self and others accountable
• Ability to present to all levels of an organization internally and externally

The salary range estimated for this position is $160,000 - $190,000. This position will also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. Actual compensation will be confirmed in writing at the time of offer.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our US colleagues and their families can count on, which generally includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan
• A wellness program, and valuable health incentive opportunities for company contributions to a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Tax-advantaged savings and spending accounts and commuter benefits
• Employee assistance program
• 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, short- and long-term disability, and volunteer time off in accordance with company policy
• Retirement 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

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