Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in serving science, and they are seeking a Sr Product Manager for their Bioprocessing Filtration business unit. This role involves leading a portfolio of laboratory-scale filtration products and ensuring they align with customer workflows and manufacturing processes.
Responsibilities:
- Own the global portfolio of laboratory-scale and process development filtration products, including positioning, segmentation, pricing, and lifecycle strategy
- Define and drive the innovation roadmap for lab-scale products, ensuring alignment with emerging modalities, process intensification trends, and evolving customer workflows
- Lead development of new products and applications that support early-stage process development and enable seamless scale-up to manufacturing platforms
- Act as the voice of the customer—deeply understanding the needs of scientists and process development engineers—and translate insights into differentiated product and application solutions
- Partner closely with R&D and applications teams to ensure strong linkage between lab-scale product design and manufacturability, scalability, and regulatory considerations
- Develop and execute targeted go-to-market strategies for lab-scale offerings, including value propositions tailored to R&D, PD, and MSAT stakeholders
- Drive portfolio optimization, including simplification, standardization, and cost improvements across lab-scale SKUs
- Monitor trends in bioprocess development (e.g., cell & gene therapy, mRNA, high-density cell culture) to inform product strategy and prioritization
- Champion high-impact initiatives focused on revenue growth, margin improvement, cost reduction, quality enhancement, and delivery optimization
- Identify and execute initiatives to increase adoption in early-stage workflows, improving pull-through into commercial-scale products
- Provide expert guidance on product positioning and strategic marketing plans, directly influencing our go-to-market strategies
- Deliver insightful monthly performance reports and forecasts, contributing to data-driven decision-making at the highest levels
- Lead market segmentation focused on R&D, process development, and pilot-scale customers across biotech, pharma, and emerging modalities
- Conduct deep competitive analysis of lab-scale tools and platforms, including ease-of-use, scalability, and data reproducibility
- Drive VOC initiatives specifically with scientists, PD teams, and MSAT groups to uncover unmet needs in early-stage workflows
- Identify whitespace opportunities in lab-scale formats, kits, and integrated solutions that simplify process development
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree required
- 5+ years of Proven experience in product planning and product life-cycle management, including portfolio planning, market research, market strategy, and value-based pricing
- Strong capability to conduct financial analyses, develop financial models, and interpret P&L statements as they relate to the product portfolio
- Successful track record of launching new products from concept through market introduction
- Proficiency in working with customers, commercial teams, and various sales channels, including Tier 1 and Tier 2 distributors and direct sales
- Masters Degree preferred
- Demonstrated success in a Global Product Management role, driving overall portfolio strategy