Sr. Global Product Manager - Molecular Diagnostics

Sr Global Product Manager - Molecular Diagnostics

Hygiena provides rapid microbiology diagnostic tests and solutions for mission-critical, time-sensitive processes around the world. Hygiena's proprietary diagnostic technologies enable customers to prevent illness and save lives, comply with regulations, protect products and brands, run businesses more effectively. Solutions are sold in a wide range of industries globally, but the core focus is food safety. Headquartered in Camarillo, California and with offices around the world, we are actively looking for talented individuals to help grow the business!

With rapid growth comes opportunity. We are looking for a Sr Global Product Manager - Molecular Diagnostics to join our team. This is a remote role, full-time, Exempt role.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership & Portfolio Management
• Define and execute comprehensive product strategies spanning short-term (13 years) and long-term (510 years) horizons, grounded in rigorous market, competitive, and customer segment analysis.
• Lead new product introductions (NPI) and portfolio lifecycle management, including pricing architecture, product rationalization, and sustaining innovation.
• Align product vision and roadmap with evolving market dynamics, regulatory landscapes, and unmet customer needs to ensure relevance and differentiation.
• Design and implement go-to-market strategies for new products that unlock incremental growth and expand reach into emerging customer segments

• New Product Development & Commercialization
• Assessment of industry needs, movements, trends, government regulations, etc. and providing essential information to R&D and appropriate sales and marketing individuals for development of appropriate diagnostic products to meet the needs of the end markets/industries we service such as government and food industries
• Strong leader within cross-functional teams developing the right product to fill market needs and will serve as the customer advocate interacting w/ functional partners including R&D, Program Management, Manufacturing, Market Development, Finance, Customer Services, Quality and Regulatory Associates.
• Drive ownership and execution excellence in meeting and exceeding project timelines and deliverables
• Translate market needs into technical specifications and validation requirements.
• Support Project Management of smaller projects from conception, R&D, validation, manufacturing and ultimately commercialization, through the management of cross functional teams.

• Operational Product Management:
• Oversee day to day product line activities, including forecasting, performance monitoring, and issue resolution, ensuring alignment with business objectives. Monitor critical supply chain areas to minimize backorder issues and business impact.
• Apply a structured, process-driven approach to problem-solving, emphasizing continuous improvement and institutional learning through post-mortem analysis and lessons learned.
• Lead and mentor product management staff, cultivating a high-performance, customer-centric culture focused on innovation and accountability.
• Maintain deep awareness of internal and external factors influencing product performancesuch as global demand and capacity, category trends, and competitive landscape across both functionally equivalent and adjacent products.
• Continuously assess industry trends, regulatory developments, and customer needs, translating insights into actionable guidance for Marketing, R&D, Applications, and Sales to support the development of targeted sales tools and diagnostic solutions for the end market segments.

• Sales Enablement & Market Positioning:
• Collaborate with marketing to define go-to-market strategies, product value proposition and develop sales tools and campaigns to sell Hygiena Products (sales enablement).
• Lead competitive analysis and positioning efforts to support sales growth.

• Competitive Intelligence & Market Insights:
• Own the competitive intelligence process and ensure actionable insights are shared across commercial teams.
• Develop a regional level mechanism to collect insights with detailed analysis on segments and personas
• Focus on customer journey as a source of insights for driving business strategy and planning
• Serve as the Product Steward of the product line, owns the life cycle management of the product portfolio, working with manufacturing, quality, and other functional disciplines to mediate any issues relative to product quality, adherence, specifications and labeling and reformulation. Partner with Supply Chain, Sales, and Customer Service when the need for customer Advisory Notice or product allocation arises.
• Determine global pricing structure and positioning strategy in collaboration with finance, market & business intelligence team, sales, operations, and regional marketing teams. Responsible for setting minimum pricing and regional pricing guidance

Qualifications:

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Microbiology, Food Science, Biology, Biochemistry or a related scientific field required. MBA strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of food safety experience, that includes the following:
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant commercial experience in product management or strategic product marketing within a B2B environment, demonstrating a strong record of measurable achievement.
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience with applied, molecular technologies such as qPCR and/or NGS, with an in-depth understanding of customer personas, applications, and market segments.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in the food safety market, contributing to strategic planning and execution initiatives, preferred.
• Alternatively, a minimum of 3 years of leadership experience in strategy or execution within a technical, marketing, or other commercially focused role in the life sciences sector.
• Proven track record of market- and customer-driven success, leveraging marketing concepts and data-driven insights to accelerate growth.
• Demonstrated expertise in the full product lifecycle from ideation and development through launch and portfolio rationalization.
• Minimum of 2 years of supervisory or team leadership experience preferred.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with demonstrated success in leading cross-functional and global matrix teams.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat required. PowerBI experience is a plus.
• The role will require up to 20% travel domestic and international.

Salary Range (applicable to California): $140,000.00 $160,000.00/annual salary DOE

Skills/Abilities:

• Exceptional communication skills whether it is to be able to articulate a complex strategy and to translate it into impactful presentations, or to communicate effectively with a global and diverse teams
• Must have in-depth analytical and problem-solving skills and apply with strong business acumen
• Tenacity to overcome issues and resolve problems and drive projects on time
• Customer and commercially focused ability to connect and communicate with internal and external customers.
• Must be able to use discretion and independent judgement.
• Must be able to work in a team environment.
• Must be able to pay close attention to details.
• Must be able to adapt and flex to a changing environment.

Why you'll want to join our team:

Teamwork as a core value.

At Hygiena, our emphasis on teamwork and cross-functional communication enables us to build stronger bonds within our business.

Be a part of something big.

Hygiena plays a critical role in helping to prevent global health crisis such as foodborne illness, healthcare-associated infections, and other outbreaks.

Giving back to our communities.

Hygiena believes in giving back by supporting local organizations committed to improving the lives of children and youth in our communities.

Benefits and Perks :

• 15 days of PTO & 10 paid company holidays
• Medical with HSA employer contribution, Dental, Vision available 1 st of the month after start date
• Company paid Life Insurance, Short* and Long-Term Disability and an Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) with Safe Harbor and Profit-Sharing employer contributions
• Tuition Reimbursement program
• Charitable Contribution matching
• Employee Referral bonus opportunities

* State paid short-term disability for California based employees

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin