Drive the innovation process for reagent products in cooperation with Hardware/Software Product Managers, R&D, Strategic Marketing, and Regional Units based on customer needs, workflow solution approaches, and adapting technical and scientific trends including reference points of market and competitors
Develop product business plans for the reagent product portfolio
Create business plans for development projects that translate product ideas into commercially effective solutions
Establish, in conjunction sales and marketing, a commercial infrastructure to support the reagents business and generate recurring revenue
Scout for partnerships with external companies that fill gaps within the LMS product line
Build relationships and negotiate with external companies that possess the potential to become partners and/or acquisition targets to further LMS’s reagents business
Analyze product portfolio positioning, markets, and global pricing
Obtain voice of customer market feedback to evaluate customer experience
Requirements
Minimum of 5 years of experience in product management for reagent products
Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in life sciences or engineering required
Advanced degree in science or business preferred (e.g. MSc, PhD, MBA)
Ability to generate complete business cases, define key performance indicators, and critically analyze numerous metrics in order to make well founded development and business decisions
Experience identifying, negotiating with, and managing external partners