Product Manager

Work Schedule

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Job Description

Discover Impactful Work

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 product portfolios while enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Keys to Success

Education / Experience

Advanced degree in Life Sciences, Business, Engineering, Marketing or related field AND 6 years of experience in product management, marketing, or related commercial experience; OR bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Business, Engineering, Marketing or related field AND 8 years of experience in product management, marketing, or related commercial experience

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Excellence in gathering and synthesizing Voice of Customer insights
• Effective cross-functional collaboration and influencing skills in matrix environment
• Strong communication and presentation abilities across all organizational levels
• Experience developing and executing product launch strategies and go-to-market plans
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with tactical execution
  
  

DESCRIPTION:

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. This role offers meaningful impact and visibility, with opportunities to shape product direction through data-driven insights and strategic thinking.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• Project management skills to coordinate multiple concurrent initiatives
• Customer-centric mindset with deep understanding of market dynamics
• Willing and able to travel up to 20%, including some international
• Knowledge of relevant scientific/technical domain preferred for specific product lines, OEM experience preferred
• Understanding of quality and regulatory requirements for applicable markets
• Proven success in product lifecycle management, from concept through commercialization
• Strong business acumen and ability to develop compelling business cases and financial models
  
  

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future. Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check and drug screen. 

This is a hybrid role based at either our Mebane, NC or Waltham, MA site. Relocation assistance is not provided for this position.

Compensation and Benefits

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. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• 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

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards