Senior Strategic Product Manager, Ultrafiltration

Your Role:

As a Senior Strategic Product Manager for our Ultrafiltration Portfolio with MilliporeSigma in Bedford, MA, you will work closely in a highly visible global team focused on product/portfolio strategy, integrated business management and next generation technologies for (bio-)pharmaceutical production acting as a business owner. Based on deep knowledge of global market dynamics, customer needs and business opportunities in your area of responsibility, you will drive the development and implementation of mid- to long-term strategies for the Tangential Flow Filtration (TFF) Business focusing on customer satisfaction and driving portfolio growth.

Responsibilities: 

• Execute TFF business strategy to meet short and long-term business objectives: drive order intake, competitive conversion and seeding
• Drive critical innovation projects: business case and concept briefs preparation, market assessment, voice of customer, financial analysis, new product positioning and market introduction, launch collaterals, sales training, etc.
• Analyze market dynamics and develop reliable forecasts for portfolio
• Drive portfolio pricing strategy by working closely with the pricing team to maximize win rate and profit contribution
• Proactively manage portfolio lifecycle strategy: drive decisions from product development and market introduction, up to product rationalization, to secure overall business health and optimize our offering that reflects customer needs
• Define portfolio positioning, segment and marketing plans in alignment with the business strategy and based on extensive product, application and industry knowledge; actively monitor competitor portfolio, innovation pipeline and activities; align with internal stakeholders to develop appropriate Go-To-Market plans
• Lead and prepare business cases for strategic investments and drive the decision-making process.  Prepare presentations to be socialized with stakeholders, sponsors and senior management.
• Work proactively with commercial teams to understand specific customer needs, overall market trends and future opportunities and collaborate and align with internal stakeholders across functions (e.g., R&D, Portfolio Operations, Strategy, Commercial, Pricing, Value Chain, Controlling) and multiple sites in a global and highly complex matrixed environment

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in any Science, Engineering, Business or related discipline
• 5-7+ years of experience in product management 
• 5+ years professional experience in Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical or related industry
• Experience in leading business strategies, product development, go-to market strategies with a customer centric mindset 
• Ability to collaborate and influence in a complex international network of functions and stakeholders, and drive decisions
• Strong analytical and digital skills, including the ability to build and interpret business and market data as well as efficiently use digital tools
• Ability for possible limited business travel - domestic and internationally

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree, MBA, or PhD
• Familiarity with BioProcessing applications in biopharmaceutical processing

This role is preferably based in Bedford, MA or Molsheim, France or Darmstadt, Germany

Pay Range for this position: $121,100 - $196,300. The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click here.