Product Manager

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Product Manager for our Microbial business unit. This position is remote.
This position will be responsible for developing and driving the successful strategy, revenue and profitability of a specific product line from ideation to end‑of‑life. This role has deep knowledge of the pharmaceutical and personal‑care products quality control testing markets including the regulatory and competitive landscape. This role requires strategic thinking and excellent tactical execution with strong project‑management skills. Collaborates across the organization working closely with Sales, R&D, Operations and the Strategic Marketing teams.

Prior Product/Project Management and Customer/Sales experience required.

The following are the minimum qualifications related to the Product Manager:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent in life sciences or related discipline. MBA preferred.
• Experience: 3‑5 years or more experience in pharmaceutical or personal‑care products QC testing and/or experience with services, analytical instrumentation, reagents and software.
• Other: Exceptional presentation skills required. Must be able to influence and manage resources/staff without direct reporting relationships. Ability to multi‑task, excellent written and verbal communication skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail required. Must possess analytical thinking and problem‑solving skills and be able to prioritize and re‑evaluate priorities as situations change. Working knowledge of computer software (MS Word, MS Excel and databases) preferred.

The pay range for this position is $104,000- $122,800. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, and location.

About Microbial Solutions
Our Microbial Solutions business group has a comprehensive portfolio of endotoxin testing, microbial detection and microbial identification products and services is unlike any other, and has been purposefully designed to meet the complex and ever‑changing needs of the industry. We help clients to ensure product safety and quality with easy‑to‑use yet robust testing solutions that satisfy regulatory requirements, support critical decision making and improve operational efficiencies.

About Charles River
Charles River is an early‑stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non‑GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities.

Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well‑being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.

We’re committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and…