Technical Product Manager – Product Testing & Quality
Role OverviewOwn the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of Specialized’s Product Testing & Quality technology platforms, including LIMS, Field Test, and Quality Inspection systems. This role ensures testing, validation, and compliance platforms scale with R&D and NPI demands while protecting premium product quality.
How You’ll Make a DifferenceYou will modernize and scale lab and field-testing platforms, enable end‑to‑end quality traceability, reduce launch risk, and ensure testing systems accelerate—not block—innovation and time‑to‑market.
Core Experience Requirements – Deep LIMS Experience (Non‑Negotiable)• 7+ years working with enterprise LIMS platforms, ideally STARLIMS
• Hands-on experience with LIMS configuration, workflow design, sample lifecycles, test methods, and results management
• Experience integrating lab instruments and automation with LIMS
• Proven involvement in large-scale LIMS implementations, extensions, or replacements
• Experience owning LIMS as a long-lived enterprise platform, not just a one-time deployment
Systems Integration Leadership• Direct experience integrating LIMS with R&D systems, PLM or engineering platforms, test automation and lab equipment, and data lakes, analytics platforms, or ERP
• Strong ability to translate business and lab needs into technical integration requirements
• Comfortable partnering with enterprise architecture, integration, and data teams
R&D / Engineering Domain Familiarity• Experience supporting product development, validation, or testing labs
• Strong understanding of engineering and validation test protocols
• Familiarity with iterative R&D workflows and managing evolving test methods as designs change
• Background in manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, or high-tech hardware strongly preferred
Program & Stakeholder Skills• Ownership of multi-site, multi-year platform programs
• Comfortable managing complex timelines, cross-system dependencies, vendors, system integrators, budgets, and scope
• Acts as a strong bridge between business , engaging lab scientists, quality engineers, R&D leadership, IT architecture and security teams, and external vendors
• Known for turning ambiguous and evolving requirements into actionable delivery plans
Change Management & Platform Maturity Growth• Experience modernizing labs from manual or semi-digital processes to enterprise platforms
• Drives adoption and behavioral change, not just system go-live
• Anticipates organizational friction and plans for it
• Guides platforms through multiple stages of maturity over time
Technical, Data, AI & Automation Attributes• Strong understanding of data models, data integrity, and end-to-end traceability
• Familiarity with validation strategies in both regulated and non-regulated environments
• Experience with APIs, middleware, and event-based integrations
• Applies data discipline to enable scalable reporting, analytics, automation, and future AI use cases
• Identifies opportunities to automate test data capture, result publishing, and quality reporting
• Comfortable reviewing architecture diagrams, technical specifications, and validation documentation
Education and Background• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Background in manufacturing or high‑tech hardware strongly preferred
Personal Traits That Matter Most• Calm under complexity and proven delivery when requirements evolve mid-flight
• Highly structured thinker who brings order to complex testing, data, and integration environments
• Influential without authority and able to align teams across organizations
• Long-term mindset, designing solutions that scale as R&D and testing volume increase
Additional Job Description
BENEFITS
As a full-time, regular teammate, you are eligible for the following benefits, beginning the first of the month following your start date.
Benefits include:
Comprehensive healthcare plan options, including PPO, EPO, HDHP, and HMO (acupuncture and physical therapy included)
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PAY
Below is a summary of compensation elements for this role at the company if based in the following locations:
California Base Pay Range: ($100,000 $140,000 )
*At Specialized, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package and will depend on your work experience, skills, certification, and location.
