Technical Product Manager – Laboratory/Chromatography Software (Instrument

at  Agilent Technologies Inc

JOB DESCRIPTION

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Our Agilent site in Waldbronn, near Karlsruhe, is looking for a qualified Technical Product Manager (m/f/d) to join our Marketing team for the Liquid Chromatography (LC) product line. This full-time, multifaceted role involves managing requirements to lead the definition and development of LC/CE (Capillary Electrophoresis) instrument drivers, as well as providing product software support for the Liquid Phase Separations Division’s (LPSD) instrument control products (Driver/Firmware).

• Product ownership according to the Agile/ Scrum framework for LPSD instrument control components
• Requirements management in a cross-functional team to lead the definition and development of LC/CE instrument drivers and liaise with partner divisions.
• Engage in Product Software support for the LPSD instrument control products (Driver/Firmware)
• Interacting with Agilent’s Software and Instrument Businesses to ensure support of HPLC instrument control in adjacent or complementary products (Chromatography or Mass Spectrometry Data System CDS/MDS).
• Analyzing the competition landscape, investigating market trends and opportunities, determine product positioning and help plan the development of our future products.
• Create sales collaterals and training material of your products for the field.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor/Master Degree or University in Sciences (Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, etc.) or 2-4 years equivalent work experience (e.g. general Analytical Laboratory, Pharmaceutical Lab, Food-/Environmental Lab) or equivalent.
• The ideal candidate has hands-on Chromatography experience.
• Familiar with state-of-the-art analytical lab techniques and principal laboratory workflows spanning sample preparation/ analysis and data analysis.
• Familiarity with Agilent hardware and software, or similar products, is a plus
• Excellent oral and written skills in English & German and experienced in writing project documentation.
• Good communicator, able to optimally negotiate and advertise ideas, concepts and products.
• Ability to negotiate and advertise ideas and proposals efficiently in a team or with peers outside of a team.
• Creative and innovative thinker who generates original ideas to enhance processes, while maintaining a practical understanding of economic constraints and feasibility.
• Optimal track record to work effectively in a Team and take over leadership in project- or product management.
• IT savvy with a basic knowledge of software or programming in a broader sense.
• Formal training in Agile-/Scrum workflows for product (software) development is a plus.
• Ready to join the team that develops and supports the best-selling UHPLC/HPLC Systems worldwide and make up for a difference.
• You have spent some time in your career outside Europe or at least worked with an international team.

• Product ownership according to the Agile/ Scrum framework for LPSD instrument control components
• Requirements management in a cross-functional team to lead the definition and development of LC/CE instrument drivers and liaise with partner divisions.
• Engage in Product Software support for the LPSD instrument control products (Driver/Firmware)
• Interacting with Agilent’s Software and Instrument Businesses to ensure support of HPLC instrument control in adjacent or complementary products (Chromatography or Mass Spectrometry Data System CDS/MDS).
• Analyzing the competition landscape, investigating market trends and opportunities, determine product positioning and help plan the development of our future products.
• Create sales collaterals and training material of your products for the field