Danaher

Senior Director, Antibody Solutions

Danaher$200K — $250K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • University degree in Marketing, Business, Life Sciences or related field; advanced degree preferred
  • 10+ years of product marketing and project management experience in life sciences, pharmaceutical or FMCG industries
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to make data-informed decisions
  • Exceptional leadership and communication skills for guiding cross-functional teams
  • Experience in market research and customer engagement to transform insights into action
  • Motivated, visionary, and results-driven with a passion for life-sciences solutions
  • Proficiency in category management software and analytics tools

Responsibilities

  • Execute a comprehensive primary antibody strategy to drive innovation and enhance product quality
  • Engage with customers and industry experts to identify growth opportunities and refine the portfolio
  • Define pricing, promotion, and placement strategies to achieve revenue growth
  • Deliver revenue performance tracking and reporting on portfolio metrics
  • Lead and inspire a team of portfolio managers to drive excellence
  • Collaborate with R&D, sales, marketing, and operations teams to implement go-to-market strategies

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid work arrangement
  • Comprehensive health programs including medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
  • Generous paid time off allowance
  • Opportunities for bonus/incentive pay
Full Job Description
Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Abcam, one of Danaher's 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives-and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact - innovating at the speed of life.

Progress happens together

At Abcam, we believe the scientific community goes further, faster when we go there together. That's why we work with life scientists to provide biological reagents and solutions that enable faster breakthroughs in critical areas like cancer, neurological disorders, infectious diseases and metabolic disorders. Our talented team of over 1,400 colleagues worldwide is our greatest asset. By applying our expertise and pushing boundaries, together we strive to better serve our customers, strengthen our impact across our industry, and ultimately our positive impact on society.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Senior Director, Antibody Solutions is responsible for overseeing the management of our Primary antibody portfolio. Pivotal in driving near- and long-term performance you will be responsible for delivering on positioning, messaging, competitive differentiation, and managing the entire product lifecycle, from product introduction to product line rationalization

This position reports to the VP, Portfolio Management and is part of the Portfolio Management team located in Cambridge, UK and will be fully remote.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Execute on a comprehensive primary antibody strategy that drives innovation, enhances product quality, and expands Abcam's market leadership in this category. Establish and refine strategies that maximize revenue and market share while ensuring competitiveness in the global market. Monitor and analyze key performance metrics, making data-driven decisions to optimize primaries portfolio and market positioning


  • Engage with customers, thought leaders, and industry experts to gain deep insights into market needs and preferences. Identify opportunities for growth, innovation and refinement, ensuring the portfolio meets the evolving needs of researchers in the academic and biopharma fields.


  • Define portfolio pricing, promotion, and placement for all products within the portfolio to achieve revenue growth and ensuring optimal sales mix across channels. Analyze key markets, technology trends, customer needs, and competitors to identify revenue growth drivers and opportunities across workflows and customer segments. Leverage these insights to refine product offerings and enhance customer satisfaction


  • Deliver revenue performance, planning and analysis for the Primaries category, including revenue forecasting, portfolio management actions, and performance tracking. Provide regular reports and updates to senior management on portfolio performance and key metrics.


  • Lead and inspire a team of portfolio managers providing guidance, mentorship, and support to drive excellence and innovation.


  • Work closely with R&D, sales, marketing, and operations teams to ensure successful execution of go-to-market strategies, and alignment on Primary portfolio priorities.


The essential requirements of the job include:
  • University degree (in Marketing, Business, Life Sciences, or a related field; advanced degree preferred)
  • 10+ years of proven experience in product marketing and project management (including life-sciences, pharmaceutical and/or FMCG industries)
  • Proven analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and make informed decisions to drive category growth and profitability in a competitive, high product mix market and environment
  • Exceptional leadership, collaboration, and communication skills, with experience guiding cross-functional teams.
  • Experience with market research, customer engagement, and competitive analysis and demonstrating moving insights into action
  • Highly motivated, visionary, and results-driven, with a passion for building market leading solutions in the life-sciences industry
  • Proficiency in category management software, analytics tools, and Microsoft Office Suite


Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements
  • Ability to travel 30% of time, internationally as required


Abcam, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

At Abcam, we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, hybrid working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement in which you can work part of the time at the Company location identified above and part of the time remotely from your home. Additional information about this hybrid work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Abcam can provide.

The annual salary range for this role is $200,000 - $250,000 USD Annual. 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.

Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at [email protected] to request accommodation.

About Danaher

Beckman Coulter develops, manufactures and markets products that simplify, automate and innovate complex biomedical testing. More than 275,000 Beckman Coulter systems operate in both Diagnostics and Life Sciences laboratories on seven continents. For more than 75 years, our products have been making a difference in peoples' lives by improving the productivity of medical professionals and scientists, supplying critical information for improving patient health and delivering trusted solutions for research and discovery.

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78,000 employees
Market Cap
$189 billion
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Net Income
$3.6 billion
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+11.8%
Revenue
$22.2 billion
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