Product Manager

Work Schedule

First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions

Office

About the Role

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.

The Product Manager role is a global position which improves the value of a product portfolio through the management of existing products as well as development of new products. This position reports to the Director of Product Management and resides within the Laboratory Plastics Essentials business unit of Thermo Fisher Scientific and is specifically responsible for products within the labware and lab bottles portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

Product Life Cycle Management

• Develop the positioning strategy for products considering price, volume, share, and profitability
• Responsible for defining regional strategies and sales tactics to increase revenue
• Proactively develop and implement strategies to strengthen the product line
• Lead cross-functional new product development teams
• Evaluate products for end of life obsolescence
• Play an active role in the planning process to develop and define the short, medium, and long-term visions for the portfolio

Commercial and Customer Relationships

• Foster relationships with key customers in conjunction with commercial teams
• Work with the commercial, finance and operations teams to win large opportunities
• Develop sales tools and support training programs
• Conduct market and product research
• Maintain relevant market data and competitive intelligence
• Generate product analyses to identify differentiators that can be actioned upon

Product Line Performance

• Cross-functionally drive continuous improvements where needed to improve market share and portfolio performance including revenue growth, margin improvement, cost reduction, quality, and delivery
• Analyze and interpret data for monthly reporting cycle

Education and Experience Requirements

• Minimum of a BS or BA with MBA preferred
• 5+ years related experience with previous product management, commercial management and/or closely related technical roles preferred
• Ability to conduct financial analyses, develop financial models and business cases
• Strong technical capabilities consistent with related products and/or market segment
• Experience working with customers, commercial teams and/or varied sales channels
• Can occasionally require up to 10% travel, including international
• Able to work globally in a multinational/multicultural environment
• Preferred background in Life Sciences, Engineering, or related

Professional Characteristics

Candidates should possess a proven ability to influence and drive cross-functional teams in complicated and ambiguous situations with experience working in a matrixed organization. This role should work well with others to inspire trust and communicate openly. The individual should embody Thermo Fisher Scientific's 4i values with a global mentality, excellent presentation skills, and active listening ability. A proactive approach is key along a desire to question the status-quo and lead change!

About Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

Equal Opportunity

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.