Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
Join us at Thermo Fisher Scientific to contribute globally, empowering customers and advancing science.
Location/Division Specific Information
Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Transplant Diagnostics Division develops and commercializes several lines of In-Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) histocompatibility (HLA) tests and services.
Discover Impactful Work
Seeking a motivated leader for Sr. Manager, Product Management, Molecular Diagnostics, leading all aspects of our Molecular Product Portfolio. Responsible for product management, lifecycle, expansion, talent development, and product quality.
What will you do?
- Strategic Leadership: Take ownership of the P&L for the product portfolio, ensuring the successful execution of critical initiatives dedicated to driving profitability. This involves optimizing product mix, spearheading cost-reduction projects, and enabling high-margin innovative R&D projects
- Coordinate the entire product lifecycle, from conception to discontinuation. This involves leading the product roadmap and ensuring that it aligns with business goals and market needs.
- Team Development: Act as a leader to the product management team, focusing on talent development, mentorship, and strategic guidance.
- Regular Reporting: Offer consistent monthly updates to both the business unit and divisional leadership, outlining progress in relation to annual operating plan objectives and critical initiatives.
- Innovative Leadership: Demonstrating a global perspective, showcasing outstanding leadership qualities, and taking on challenges through a combination of problem-solving abilities, critical thinking and high emotional intelligence.
- Performance Metrics: Contribution will be assessed based on metrics such as revenue, bookings, customer-allegiance score (CAS), product vitality, and overall profitability.
- Market Development: Collaborate closely with the global market development, downstream marketing, and regional marketing teams to orchestrate campaigns that amplify product awareness and stimulate demand.
Keys to Success
Education
- Bachelor’s degree required preferably in molecular diagnostics, life sciences, or other healthcare field. Graduate level degree in life sciences or Masters in Business Administration (MBA) is strongly preferred.
Experience
- Requires 5+ years in healthcare or life sciences with expertise in product management, particularly with molecular diagnostics.
- 4 years of proven experience managing a team.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Strong intuition for business and a consistent track record to develop and maintain professional and personal relationships with key business partners and customers positively impacting business growth.
- Executive presence with strong communication and presentation capabilities.
- Interest in developing high functioning teams with strong leadership capabilities.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to gather and interpret data to make informed decisions.
- Demonstrated success working in a global, matrixed-environment with ability to influence without direct authority effectively driving large scale initiatives from a business and cultural standpoint.
- Proficiency in using project management and collaboration tools is desirable.
- Willingness to travel up to 25%, both domestic and internationally.
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $143,000.00–$191,000.00.
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
Top Skills
Similar Jobs
What you need to know about the Los Angeles Tech Scene
Key Facts About Los Angeles Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 375,800; 5.5% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: Snap, Netflix, SpaceX, Disney, Google
- Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, adtech, media, software, game development
- Funding Landscape: $11.6 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Strong Ventures, Fifth Wall, Upfront Ventures, Mucker Capital, Kittyhawk Ventures
- Research Centers and Universities: California Institute of Technology, UCLA, University of Southern California, UC Irvine, Pepperdine, California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy, Center for Quantum Science and Engineering