Product Management Specialist III

Responsibilities

• Full business ownership and accountability for delivering financial results for the C&T, AGS and culture media liquid media
• Translate deep understanding of customer workflows and customer needs into sharp customer insights and use these insights to shape product development pipelines
• Develop the product portfolio, product roadmaps, and New Product Initiatives in collaboration with the marketing team and R&D, ensuring robustness of business cases
• Develop the global go-to-market strategy plans for areas of responsibility, including customer segmentation, competitor analysis, business trends, market opportunities, product positioning and pricing
• Provide strategic direction for C&T, AGS and culture media liquid media related projects to other Marketing, R&D & Commercial groups. These include product briefing documents, go-to-market plans, campaigns, etc.
• Manage total product lifecycle, setting organizational cadence for retirement, refresh or enhancement of existing products
• Understand customer needs, perform voice of customer (VOC), and define product requirements with corresponding business or financial justification
• Visit key customers, developing trusted partner relationships to deeply understand their workflows, and current and future business needs
• Provide indirect/collaborative leadership with professionals in a cross‑functional matrix and international organization (e.g. Marketing Communication, Regional Marketing, R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Operations and Commercial teams)

• Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology or similar required
• 2+ years experience within Microbiology – either as a scientist, salesperson, or marketeer
• 2–3 years of experience in Marketing or Product Management of life science or technical products and services is considered a strong advantage
• Able to capture sharp customer insights and translate into business and product strategy and actions
• Capable of driving improvement in business performance, directing initiatives that deliver short-, medium- and long-term growth
• Familiar with working in a global/international business environment
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Good listener with ability to influence across teams (without direct authority)
• Willing and able to travel internationally (25-35% per annum), including overnight stays
• Fluent in English, additional languages a plus