Senior Strategic Product Manager

Bedford, Massachusetts


Employer: Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Industry: Commercial
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time

Work Location: Bedford, Massachusetts
Shift:
Department: LS-PS-F2C Single Use Solutions
Recruiter: Stefanie Fried

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Your Role:

We have an exciting new opportunity for you to join as Senior Strategic Product Manager in a highly visible role in Single Use and Integrated Systems Business Franchise within the Process Solutions organization. Reporting to the Head of Single Use Business Franchise, you will act as the business owner to set the direction and drive the growth of a product portfolio of Single Use (SU), a key enabler for next-gen biopharma processing. In this critical role, you will drive the development and implementation of strategy for market leadership of your portfolio, leveraging your deep knowledge of global market dynamics, customer needs, applications, and business opportunities.

What you will do:
  • Develop a clear vision and strategic plan for your portfolio growth including long-range plan, product portfolio positioning, and evolution of portfolio for modalities/applications creating value for customers.
  • Act as the owner to drive product development roadmap including business cases, market sizing, financial analysis and forecasting and lead successful product launches from concept through commercialization (NPI).
  • Develop and execute Annual Operating Plans (AOP) including GTM execution focused on revenue growth, operating margin, innovation, and life cycle management.
  • Work collaboratively and lead cross-functionally with R&D, commercial, operations and value chain, operational product management and other key business partners to drive business results in a global high matrix set up.
  • Formulate pricing strategy to maximize top and bottom-line goals.
  • Actively monitor competitive activity, market trends, voice of the customer and translate into winning strategies for new and existing products.
  • Provide support and training as a part of GTM plan to internal commercial organization and externally through conference presentations, webinars etc.
  • Frequently present to stakeholders, sponsors and senior management.


Who you are:

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in science or engineering
  • 5+ years of experience in a similar product management and/or strategic marketing role

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience in the bioprocessing industry and single-use manufacturing
  • Advanced degree in a quantitative/scientific field (MBA, Masters, or PhD)
  • Strong problem-solving skills with attention-to-detail as well as ability to step back and analyze business impact and make decisions effectively
  • Excellent analytical and communication skills including written, verbal, and presentation (Excel, Tableau, PowerPoint)
  • Strong experience in digital such as integrated system with software and customer facing design configurator tools
  • Self-motivated, energetic, and strong ability to drive business results
  • Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, including demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced and cross-functional environment
  • Ability and agility to manage multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of independence
  • Highly collaborative and demonstrated ability of influencing and navigating through a global matrix organization


The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Any applicant or employee who believes they have been discriminated against by the Company or anyone acting on behalf of the Company must report any concerns to their Human Resources Business Partner, Legal, or Compliance immediately. The Company will not retaliate against any individual because they made a good faith report of discrimination.

Created: 2024-09-12
Reference: 276711
Country: United States
State: Massachusetts
City: Bedford


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