Product Manager - P3
Job Description Summary
Develops specific marketing plans and activities for specific product(s) or product line(s) to establish, enhance or distinguish product placement within the competitive arena. Develops business plans and product positioning in the marketplace. Oversees market research, monitors competitive activity and identifies customer needs. Establishes pricing strategies. Works with engineering, manufacturing and sales to develop new products or enhance existing product(s)
The Product Manager - RNA is responsible for supporting and leading initiatives that drive growth, differentiation, and product lifecycle in the RNA portfolio.
This position reports to the Director, Product Management - RNA located in Fargo, ND is part of the RNA Business Unit, and will be fully remote.
In this role, you will have the responsibilities for:
- Market and Customer Insight: Maintain strong customer and market insights in partnership with the Strategy team through qualitative/quantitative research and customer engagement. Identify unmet customer needs in relevant market segments and develop new product/service concepts
- Portfolio and Strategy Ownership: define multi-year portfolio strategy, make innovation investment tradeoffs, and drive portfolio rationalization to solve valuable problems. Drive alignment across R&D, Ops, Quality, and Commercial on resourcing and tradeoffs to unblock delivery across functions
- Lifecycle Management: maintain the lifecycle of products and custom manufacturing, including innovation through a gated development process, go-to-market planning and launch execution, growth and optimization, and end-of-life strategy.
- Financial Ownership and Commercial Enablement at Scale: work cross-functionally with Commercial and Marketing for pricing, order, and revenue forecasting, and margin performance. Own sales enablement and training, deliver differentiated messaging and value proposition, and ensure systematic feedback loops from the field.
- Customer Partnership: act as product lead for key client discussions, handle escalations, and convert learning into innovation roadmap decisions
The essential requirements of the job include:
- B.S. or B.A. required.
- 7+ years of experience in client-facing roles, with demonstrated experience in product management and/or sales. A minimum of 3+ years of product management experience is required. Experience within the life sciences or a related healthcare field is strongly preferred.
- Experience managing projects in a regulated biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or medical device-related field is required
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to forecast risks and implement sustainable solutions
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- An MBA or Advanced degree in a scientific field preferred (e.g., cell biology, molecular biology, biotechnology, or biochemistry)
- Strong cell and gene therapy and life science industry understanding
- Demonstrated success with stage gate processes for product development
- Deployment and utilization of customer and market insight frameworks
Aldevron, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that enhance our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job.
At Aldevron, we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Aldevron can provide.
The annual salary range for this role is $130,000 - $150,000. 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.
