Product Manager

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

THE PRODUCT MANAGER DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET-BASED PLANS TO LAUNCH AND MANAGE A NOVEL PRODUCT LINE IN SUPPORT OF THE DIVISION’S OVERALL STRATEGY AND GOALS. THIS PERSON USES KNOWLEDGE AND DATA-DRIVEN ANALYSIS OF MARKET NEEDS, TRENDS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE MARKET SEGMENT-BASED STRATEGIES AND TACTICS THAT TRANSLATE INTO COMMERCIAL SUCCESS. THEY ARE RECOGNIZED AS AN INFLUENTIAL LEADER IN THE COMMERCIAL TEAM.

A day in the Life:

• Develop marketing plan for assigned product(s)
• Lead pre-Launch and launch marketing projects for a new product line.
• Craft value props for our region(s) and buyer types
• Be the lead voice on North American promotion of the EXENT product line.
• Determine strategy to reach HCPs
• Long term planning for a product line with a strong pipeline
• Contribute to KOL relationship management
• Plan for EXENT’s role in North American tradeshows
• Own product care for North America – determine and manage stock levels, lead volume planning, and be the subject matter expert regarding the product and part #s
• Monitor product health via collaboration with Technical Services, EXENT Service and EXENT Apps; lead- customer communications on any adverse product events
• Manage coordination and communication with the global marketing team
• Other responsibilities as required

Keys to Success:

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree required, master’s degree or MBA preferred, in an area such as business, marketing, science or healthcare.

EXPERIENCE

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% including occasional weekends and international travel.
• Minimum 4 years’ successful track record in marketing, product management, business development or similar role required, including market segmentation, value proposition, program development and execution, design of high impact presentations.
• Experience in sales or other relevant customer facing role will help an applicant’s candidacy.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in the IVD, biotechnology, medical device, healthcare and/or pharmaceutical industry will help an applicant’s candidacy.
• Mass spectrometry experience and an understanding of multiple myeloma diagnostics preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Solid business acumen.
• Strong customer focus; ability to understand customer needs and translate into effective marketing materials.
• Ability to effectively understand, influence and interface with internal customers (senior management, sales, scientific functions), and external parties (customers, prospects, key opinion leaders, industry experts).
• Strong team player, with experience working with cross-functional teams that include sales, marketing, scientific / medical affairs staff.
• Strong problem-solving skills and analytic ability.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; proven ability to deliver effective presentations.
• Positive, can-do attitude.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, Teams and Power Point; familiar with CRM and ERP systems.
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