Manager, Product Operations (Transplant Diagnostics) - West Hills, CA

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About the Role

We are seeking a Manager to lead Product Operations team members within a regulated medical device environment. This onsite role in West Hills is focused on hands-on leadership, execution excellence, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams including R&D, Quality, Regulatory Affairs (QARA), Operations, and Finance.

This is primarily a product operations and execution leadership role, responsible for driving product lifecycle execution including launch readiness, design transfer, lifecycle changes, and obsolescence while ensuring alignment with regulatory and quality requirements. You will own portfolio execution cadence (roadmaps, reviews, milestone tracking) and translate product strategy into coordinated, cross-functional execution plans.

Reporting to the Director of Product Management, who owns portfolio strategy and prioritization, this role is responsible for delivering against that strategy through disciplined, predictable execution across the team.

Location: West Hills, CA. Relocation assistance is NOT provided. 
 

What You’ll Do

• Lead day-to-day execution across the product portfolio, ensuring alignment to product roadmaps, timelines, and quality standards
• Translate portfolio strategy into clear execution plans, milestones, and cross-functional deliverables
• Oversee product lifecycle execution, including new product introductions (NPI), design transfer, sustaining changes, and end-of-life activities
• Ensure execution complies with applicable quality systems, regulatory requirements, and internal processes
• Proactively identify and resolve execution risks, resource constraints, and cross-functional dependencies
• Drive operational rigor through standardized processes, governance, and tools to improve delivery predictability
• Partner closely onsite with R&D, QARA, Operations, and other stakeholders to enable rapid issue resolution and effective decision-making
• Track success through execution metrics and business outcomes, including on-time product launches, reduced delays, and improved portfolio predictability
• Manage team capacity and performance to consistently meet delivery commitments
• Lead and develop team members, including Associate Product Managers responsible for lower-complexity and mature products, ensuring execution within established portfolio strategy and decision-making guardrails

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in product management, product operations, or related roles within a regulated industry (medical device, diagnostics, life sciences, or similar)
• 2+ years of people management experience, with a track record of leading teams, developing talent, and operating independently
• Strong experience in execution-focused roles, with demonstrated ownership of delivery, cross-functional coordination, and operational rigor
• Strong understanding of product lifecycle management in a regulated environment (e.g., NPI, design controls, change management)
• Proven ability to translate strategy into execution across cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication and coaching skills
• Ability to work onsite and collaborate closely with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and Operations partners
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. 
• Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.

Nice to Have

• Experience leading product operations or execution-focused teams
• Familiarity with FDA, ISO 13485, or similar regulatory frameworks
• Experience improving execution rigor, delivery predictability, or scaling processes in a regulated environment

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• 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, and short- and long-term disability 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

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards