Head of Product Management & Innovation

Frederick, MD or Carlsbad, CA - site based

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

As a Product Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will contribute to innovation and growth for our market-leading Protein Expression product portfolios while enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. You will manage end-to-end product lifecycle management, from strategy development through commercialization and optimization. Working in a collaborative, global matrix organization, you'll partner with R&D, operations, marketing, sales and other cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional products that solve customer challenges. You'll conduct voice-of-customer research, define product requirements, develop business cases, coordinate product launches, and implement continuous improvement initiatives. You will also contribute or lead projects to improve operations and business efficiency across the business segment. This role offers meaningful impact and visibility, with opportunities to shape product direction through data-driven insights and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities include revenue, margin, customer happiness, market share objectives, pricing/margin optimization, and management across the customer value continuum.

Guide fiscal planning for future positioning, growth, and evolution of the product platform.

Conduct voice of customer research.

Drive product management initiatives and foster cross-functional collaboration to optimize the performance of the product line, with an emphasis on improving margins, reducing costs, maintaining quality, and meeting delivery targets.

Lead all product management aspects associated with new product introductions (NPIs) including product definition, product development, product positioning, pricing, profitability targets, market introduction, and sales training. The product manager owns customer and financial success of the NPIs.

Support product inventory planning in conjunction with manufacturing and planning teams.

Lead the development and implementation of projects and initiatives geared toward improving operational and business efficiencies across the Delivery, Engineering and Expression business segment, as needed.

Work closely with collaborators including global and regional marketing and commercial teams, as well as directly with customers, to foster the product and market.

Advanced degree plus 6 years of experience, or bachelor's degree plus 8 years of experience in product management, marketing, or related commercial experience

Preferred fields of study: Life sciences, biologics or related field

Proven success in product lifecycle management, from concept through commercialization

Strong business acumen and ability to develop compelling business cases and financial models

Excellence in gathering and synthesizing Voice of Customer insights

Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities

Project management skills to coordinate multiple concurrent initiatives

Customer-centric mindset with deep understanding of market dynamics

Up to 25% travel required, including international

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount