Product Manager

Overview

Job title: Product Manager, Bioprocessing CGT
Duration: 09+ Months (Extendable)
Pay Rate: $65.35/hr on W2
Description: Responsible for building business success through proactive lifecycle management, product development, and expansion of the assigned portfolio responsibility. This role acts as the central interface for developing and executing global portfolio strategies in close collaboration with colleagues in R&D, Sales, Strategy, and Marketing. At Client, we know the stakes are high for cell and gene therapy developers, and time-to-market is critical. That’s why greater process efficiency, solid regulatory expertise, and having future scale-up in mind are vital. To maximize our customers’ chance of success, we’ve crafted a series of GMP solutions for cell and gene therapy based on core principles. Using TheraPEAK® Products customers can better plan the development of their therapy, from discovery right through to commercialization. Depending on team structure, this role may report to a Senior or Associate Director product manager. Critical to this is;

Product Line Strategy: Lifecycle management, innovation strategy and process, and pricing

Sales and Operations Planning and Performance Insights: Product forecasting and inventory management, portfolio and customer performance, and deep portfolio understanding

Marketing planning: Support the development of the marketing strategy and provide technical input

Product Sales & Support: Drive technical awareness in supporting teams and provide second-line non-routine technical, business, and regulatory support coordination

Safety/Compliance: Manage the safety and regulatory requirements of the assigned portfolio, supporting CAPA and change control commercial activities

Main Responsibilities

Ensure BioScience continues to strive to be a leader in its segment with new product and service offerings that meet unmet market needs and are differentiated from the competition

Manage the complete life cycle and value chain of the assigned product portfolio within (market, competition, customer, and application intelligence) in close cooperation with the marketing manager and strategy teams to deliver on customer commitments as well as on sales and profit targets

Drive the innovation strategy for the portfolio assigned, execute required customer intelligence, and provide leadership for new product development programs. Includes responsibility for business case development and formalization through the stage gate process, development of product specifications and use cases, beta testing programs, and preparing products for launch

Understand customer needs and the opportunities for BioScience as part of the workflow needs. Develop a key understanding of customers’ existing needs and unmet needs and map them to our current and future offerings through market and customer insight studies

Own and manage the product pricing strategy

Actively identify new areas for customer and business value, including improved products and services, improved margins, and new technology and IP offerings

Work closely with relevant stakeholders in the business, such as sales and marketing management, to develop and implement pricing, positioning, and channel strategies for the various global regions and market segments

Sales and Operations Planning and Performance Insights

Drive the forecasting process to provide a vital link between sales forecasts and production quantities to address demand exceptions, forecast new products, inventory management, and assist with prioritization in the event of supply challenges

Monitor the performance of the product portfolio to ensure revenue, volume, and margin targets are consistently met and escalate concerns and required adjustments

Monitor product line performance at the customer level to understand trends and identify new challenges and opportunities to inform the business strategy and go-to-market activities

Provide regular reports as requested by business leadership

Understand the assigned portfolio at all levels and keep key stakeholder groups (Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Finance) apprised at all times of new developments and opportunities

Marketing Planning

Actively support the development of comprehensive Marketing plans for the assigned portfolio by collaborating closely with the marketing management team

Support the marketing team in global campaigns to drive sales for the portfolio assigned

Support the generation of marketing and PR content by the marketing team to position the products assigned

Generate technical awareness in the appropriate departments to handle routine customer concerns quickly

Respond directly to non-routine technical, business questions, and regulatory questions

Support the sales and service teams through customer visits and regular communication, including participation in regional and global sales meetings

Actively drive training of service and sales representatives to sell and support the product portfolio on technical and regulatory aspects

Safety/Compliance

Manage the safety, FDA, ISO 9001:2015, and other regulatory requirements of the associated production sites and legal entities

Support Change Control and Corrective and Preventive Actions driven by Quality

Work with sales and marketing for customer communication and positioning

Qualifications are not specified in the original description. The role requires experience in product management for biotech or biopharma processes, with a focus on bioprocessing in cell and gene therapy, along with regulatory and market dynamics knowledge. The description focuses on responsibilities and expectations for the position.

Note: This refined description excludes promotional sections such as company promotional language, awards, and non-essential application-process content. It preserves the job-focused information while adhering to formatting standards.

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