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Danaher Corporation Global Product Manager, Bloodborne Viruses & HPV in Frankfurt, Germany
At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving healthcare through faster, more accurate diagnostic tests. With our GeneXpert® System, we’ve taken the most sophisticated molecular technology and packaged it into an automated, easy-to-use format that has quickly become the platform of choice worldwide.
From the largest laboratories to small physician offices, our game-changing solution delivers critical answers when clinicians and patients need them most.
Through strong molecular biology capabilities and ongoing product innovation, we are focused on developing tests for healthcare-associated infections, sexual health, critical infectious disease, virology, and oncology applications. Come join our vision for a better way and help make life better for us all! For more details, visit us at www.cepheid.com or follow us on Twitter (@CepheidNews).
Global Product Manager
Working remotely in the UK, Sweden or Belgium
As the Global Product Manager, Bloodborne Viruses & HPV, you will be responsible for global management of Cepheid’s molecular diagnostic products, with a focus in the areas of Bloodborne Viruses and HPV.
This role supports the development and management of a successful, sustainable franchise, ensuring delivery of customer value and business targets. You will be the subject matter authority for the product portfolio and collaborate across the organisation to effectively develop and launch new products and solutions on-time and on-budget.
Key responsibilities for the position include new product development, product life cycle management, product launches, and supporting commercial organizations with marketing and commercialization activities.
Essential job responsibilities:
Identify customer needs and new product/market opportunities by utilizing voice-of-customer processes
Drive the development of new product concepts in collaboration with scientific affairs, R&D, and internal stakeholders
Lead lean Excellence processes for global new product introductions
Take a user-centric and data-driven approach to solving customer problems
Think critically about product and service solutions and engage the development team in tough conversations about prioritization and tradeoffs
Manage through challenges that arise in product development – timelines, technical risks, vendors, and shifting regulatory requirements – with professionalism and a positive attitude
Provide input to the strategic roadmap through gaining market insights via customer interaction and competitive analysis
Serve as the technical expert for the Bloodborne Viruses & HPV product portfolio
Represent Global Product Management in new product development core teams
Support regional and local marketing organizations with growth initiatives, product launches, training, and commercial excellence initiatives
Participate in key scientific conferences and meetings
Education or Experience:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent work experience
Understanding of clinical diagnostic products and markets
Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with various internal constituents, customers and other stakeholders and generate consensus through inclusion.
Excellent presentation abilities
Technical knowledge and versatility to multi-task across a broad number of products and disease states
Proven experience working with financial models and building NPV-based cost justifications
Prior experience working within the HIV, Hepatitis, HPV diagnostics field and understanding of disease impact on healthcare
Product development and launch experience, including commercialising new products into the market
You should be willing and able to travel up to 30%, both domestically and internationally, as required
Equal Opportunity Employer
Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “EEO is the Law” poster is available at: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf
Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “EEO is the Law” poster is available here (http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf) .
Operating Company: Cepheid