Senior Director, Product Management LC & Sample Prep

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Bellefonte, PA, US

The Senior Director, Product Management (LC & Sample Prep) is a business leader appointed to identify, research, and incubate new product opportunities from concept to market, alongside responsibility for setting and implementing the vision, strategy, and direction of the Liquid Chromatography and Sample Preparation product lines in order to accelerate growth and profitability through the entire product life cycle.

This role combines deep subject matter expertise in Liquid Chromatography and Sample Preparation with a strong focus on early life cycle execution and a customer-focused, outside-in approach to product development, maintaining a deep understanding of the market, customers, and competitive landscape. The Senior Director ensures new products are commercially viable, highly-valued by customers, and aligned with organizational strategy — upholding the quality, reliability, and consistency that underpin Restek's high‑value product commitment to customers, and that all product decisions reflect the unique needs and opportunities within different market segments.

The Senior Director leverages this market knowledge to lead the effort to build and scale Restek’s LC and SP business, identifying the investments and organizational support needed to drive sustained growth and profitability.

In addition to managing and developing a team of Product Management professionals, this role leads cross‑functional teams to generate and implement new product initiatives alongside strategic management of the existing LC and Sample Preparation product portfolio.

Restek leaders model our core values and act as stewards of our culture by communicating openly, building trust, and supporting the well‑being and growth of their teams. They think globally – considering diverse perspectives, regional implications, and enterprise priorities – while acting locally to implement strategies in ways that work for employees and customers. Leaders create clarity around goals, hold themselves and their teams accountable, partner effectively across functions and regions, and foster inclusive, high‑performing teams.

They develop people, remove barriers, and lead with humility and service so every employee‑owner can contribute to Restek’s success.

• Define the Liquid Chromatography and sample preparation vision, long-term strategy, and roadmap; manage the LC/SP product line life cycle from inception to obsolescence.
• Lead the effort to build and grow the LC business, identifying new market opportunities and the investments — capital, talent, R&D, operations, and commercial resources — needed to accelerate growth and strengthen competitive position; build the business case for each recommendation and present investment priorities to senior leadership for approval.
• Provide cross-functional leadership and alignment with Sales, Marketing, R&D, Applications, Customer Service, and Operations to ensure the success of the product line vision and roadmap.
• Specify and oversee research needed to determine market sizing and segmentation, competitive landscape, and customer needs and buying motivations; define the open questions, research, and data needs necessary to support data‑driven decision making, and collaborate across the organization to obtain insights.
• Provide cross‑functional support across the organization with the necessary product knowledge, technical expertise, and training.
• Collaborate with Marketing to develop the product marketing plan, all necessary…