Product manager

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The Senior Product Manager Chromatography is responsible for leading the development of a Chromatography product offering focused specifically on viral vectors by providing multi-functional leadership and strategic direction for the portfolio. This role is responsible for ownership of the products from product launch to organizational readiness and product/service delivery and will work collaboratively with the commercial teams, supply chain, quality and R&D to drive the short and long-term goal of the business. Additionally, this position will focus on evaluating our existing portfolio and developing organic and inorganic strategies to expand and drive incremental growth.

This position reports to the Sr. Director Viral Vector Product Management and is part of the Viral Vector Business Unit. The role will be an on-site role.

What You Will Do

• Demonstrate cross-functional leadership to execute the vision and strategy of the chromatography product portfolio.
• Define market requirements and synthesize customer input by conducting VOC and market research to understand key market trends, use cases, customer requirements, user and buyer persona and competitive activities across geographies and market segments.
• Work closely with R&D to define product requirements for new product development and improvement on existing products. Work closely with Marketing and Commercial to define go-to-market strategy for global product launch activities, including positioning, value proposition, sales training, collateral, and demand generation strategies.
• Identify market trends and opportunities in the field of viral vector chromatography. Support external evaluation, open innovation, and potential internal and external collaborations to enable a complete product offering.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with commercial team members to ensure that product offerings and positioning meet critical customer needs.
• Be the business expert on Viral Vector Chromatography. Function as the point of contact for questions and problem solving for internal business partners and external customers.
  
  

Who You Are

• Domain expert with a Master’s or PhD (preferably) and MBA (preferably) with 5+ years of relevant experience in Viral Vector downstream processing.
• Experience in Product Management, including: market trends/analysis, NPI process, product roadmap development, product life-cycle management.
• Team oriented – ability to motivate and work well with diverse, cross-functional teams and proven ability to work globally.
• Demonstrated analytical skills, business acumen, learning agility, network leadership, and stretched experience as well as passion for continuous improvement
  
  

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements

• Ability to travel – 30%
  
  

The salary range for this role is $140,000-$175,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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