Upstream Product Manager

Medisca is a global company leveraging strong partnerships to serve healthcare professionals across diverse wellness disciplines. Offering extensive and essential solutions - including pharmaceutical ingredients and service, mixing technology manufacturing, analytical testing, and education
- Medisca is bridging the gaps in healthcare with an unwavering commitment to precision, innovation, and societal impact.

• Owns the 5-year new product roadmap for the portfolio.
• Develop and manage product roadmaps, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer requirements.
• Evaluate and prioritize new product opportunities, ensuring feasibility and alignment with Medisca’s strategic objectives.
• Lead the development and ownership of key strategic planning documents for the portfolio, including the Product Charter, Opportunity
• Assessment, and Business Case, to define the product’s vision, evaluate market potential, and justify investment decisions.
• Reviews potential expiring patents for early entrance into the market as a competitor.
• Complete internal documentation and works with the patent attorney for any innovative ideas that can be patented.
• Monitor and assess product portfolio for gaps, identifying areas for improvement and driving innovation.
• Perform market sizing, segmentation, and white space analysis to guide new product development.
• Analyze product data, voice of customer (VOC) information and market trends to identify and generate new business opportunities, define product requirements, and assess market development opportunities.
• Engage with customers and industry experts to gather insights and feedback for continuous product improvement.
• Participate in sales calls and visit customers when needed to gather feedback for new product additions.
• Identify and attend trade shows that will help drive innovation, meet new potential partners, and understand industry trends.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including R&D, Engineering, Marketing, and Sales, to define product requirements and drive product development.
• Own the creation and maintenance of the Marketing Requirements Document (MRD) by gathering and consolidating input from cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., sales, regulatory, engineering, marketing, and R&D). This document defines the customer and market needs, product use cases, target user profiles, and required features, and serves as a foundation for guiding the product design and development process.
• Collaborates and owns the traceability matrix of customer requirements to design specifications with engineering or manufacturer.
• Provides pricing target for new products entering the portfolio.
• Ensure regulatory requirements and design inputs are captured early in product planning.

• Manages projects for new product additions until commercial launch, reporting on timelines and risks.
• Responsible for keeping the project on track using Project management tools.
• Prepare products for commercial launch and collaborate with downstream product manager for launch execution.
• Train salespeople on the launch of new products.
• Serve as the SME for launching new products and integrating them into the portfolio.
• Define key launch metrics and success criteria for new product introductions.

• Works with the Procurement team to find ideal partners for new product additions.
• Review and evaluate the industry and suggests potential strategic partners.

• Bachelor's degree in business, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related field (MBA or advanced degree is a strong asset)
• Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in upstream product management, product development, or strategic market analysis
• Proven…