Head of Product Management & Innovation

Labcorp is a global leader in laboratory services, providing the insights and answers that help healthcare providers, patients, researchers, pharmaceutical companies and health systems make confident decisions and improve outcomes. Through our unparalleled science, data, technology and laboratory network, we advance diagnostics, accelerate innovation and help address some of the world’s most important health challenges. As we shape the future of healthcare, we are leveraging advanced technologies, intelligent digital solutions and data-driven innovation across our operations to enhance how work gets done and deliver greater value to customers and patients. With our global scale and deep expertise, you’ll have the opportunity to do meaningful work, grow your career and make a real impact on people’s health around the world. Together, we’re improving health and improving lives.Director, Product Management (Emerging Segments)Labcorp is seeking a Director, Product Management, Emerging Segments to join our team!Responsibilities:Lead product and portfolio lifecycle strategy, forecasting, and roadmap development.Apply deep disease-domain expertise, regulatory insight, and strong business acumen to advance adoption and drive profitability, margin expansion, and overall portfolio performance.Monitor scientific, regulatory, and competitive developments to inform portfolio direction.Lead development of product business cases, including market sizing and growth projections, total cost estimation, business goals, operational workflows, outcomes, and functional requirements.Serve as the commercial representative for assigned products across scientific, operational, and market access teams.Manage strategic partnerships that expand product capabilities, drive distribution, and unlock new revenue streams.Serve as a spokesperson who clearly articulates the product vision to partners and internal teams.Represent customer voice in strategic committees and facilitate alignment on product evolution, pricing, and go-to-market strategy.Use AI tools and agents to accelerate portfolio analysis, planning, and execution while maintaining accountability for decisions.Leverage AI-synthesized scientific, regulatory, competitive, and customer insights to support portfolio decision-making.Enable AI-driven intelligence sharing across functions to improve alignment and execution throughout the customer lifecycle.Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree.7 or more years’ experience in product management or portfolio strategy in Diagnostics, Pharma or Life Sciences.Preferred Qualifications:Advanced degree (MS, MPH, MBA, or PhD).Experience with diagnostics commercialization and regulatory pathways.Experience with market access/payor policies for diagnostics.Experience applying AI to accelerate product-management workflows, business-case drafting, competitive and regulatory monitoring, forecasting input preparation, or launch-readiness coordination, with clear judgment about where AI adds value and where human expertise must lead.Demonstrated ability to use AI-synthesized market, scientific, and competitive intelligence to strengthen portfolio decisions and cross-functional alignment, while treating AI output as a contributor to, never the source of, strategy.Experience using AI to standardize artifacts, terminology, and handoffs across adjacent marketing disciplines (Product Management, Solution Marketing, Customer Marketing) to support consistent, cross-team execution.Strategic thinkingCross-functional leadershipProduct lifecycle management & commercializationScientific and clinical fluencyAnalytical and forecasting capabilityStakeholder influenceOperational and financial acumenCompetitive insightAbout the RoleAs the leader in global diagnostic services, Labcorp’s mission is to improve health and improve lives. Diagnostic Marketing serves as a critical commercial business partner across the company to support expanding access to innovative products and services, strengthening Labcorp brand leadership in specialized testing, leveraging digital technology to improve effectiveness, and prioritizing customer experience and engagement to drive long-term value for the company.Within Diagnostic Marketing, the Director, Product Management leads portfolio strategy, commercialization excellence, and lifecycle management to ensure successful product performance, launches, and enhancements. This role aligns cross-functional stakeholders, represents the commercial perspective across R&D, Operations, and Market Access, and drives forecasting, resource planning, and operational efficiency. The director translates customer and business insights into portfolio decisions that expand margins, strengthen competitiveness, and support profitable growth.The Director leverages AI as an embedded enabler of this work, accelerating analysis, content, and cross-functional coordination so that the director’s disease-domain expertise, regulatory judgment, and commercial strategy remain the foundation of every decision. AI in this role supports four modes of working: day-to-day workflow support (streamlining reviews, briefs, and status cycles), content acceleration (drafting and refining business cases, market summaries, and positioning inputs), decision enablement (synthesizing scientific, regulatory, and competitive signals into portfolio-ready evidence), and building or maintaining AI agents (configuring and stewarding purpose-built assistants that make recurring workflows repeatable across the team). or Durham/Burlington, NC areas, located near a Labcorp hub. Applicants who live within 35 miles of either the Burlington, NC or Durham, NC location will follow a hybrid schedule, which includes a minimum of three in-office days per week at an assigned location, either Burlington or Durham, supporting both collaboration and flexibility.Application Window: Application window will close on October 31, 2026.Pay Range: $150,000 - $165,000 annually + annual bonus eligibility.All job offers will be based on a candidate’s skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees/certifications, as well as internal equity and market data. The position is also eligible for an annual bonus under the Labcorp Bonus Plan. Bonuses are payable based on corporate and/or business segment performance and are subject to individual performance modifiers.Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours, Casual, Intern, and Temporary employees are only eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan. LI-DZ1Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:Labcorp strives for inclusion and belonging in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. 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