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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Cepheid, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.
At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate, molecular diagnostic systems and tests. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development. Our mission drives us to develop groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges. Together, we bring MORE change to the world.
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The Product Management Director, Respiratory, is responsible for setting the future vision for the product line and for developing and executing the product management strategy and plan. Ensure portfolio growth and revenue targets are achieved, enable launch excellence, drive product go-to-market and competitive strategy, and position our products and solutions to meet customer needs.
This position reports to the Sr. Director of Product Management, part of Global Product Management, fully Remote.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
Set the future vision for portfolio strategy and lead business reviews on revenue, margin, and the technical performance/quality of the product line.
Work cross-functionally with product management, pricing, branding, marketing, operations, medical & scientific affairs, R&D, and sales teams to create and implement solutions and ensure alignment with product life-cycle management.
Lead launch excellence and product go-to-market, including setting product value proposition, positioning and NPI pricing.
Identify growth opportunities for portfolio by monitoring global and regional market trends.
Own the disease-area franchise strategy and lead worldwide product/disease area initiatives; lead evidence-driven competitive strategy, ensuring our products and solutions are positioned for differentiation.
The essential requirements of the job include:
Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of related work experience or Master’s degree in field with 8+ years of related work experience
4+ years experience in Global Product Management or Global Product Marketing
Demonstrated experience leading global product launches and working in cross-functional groups globally
Travel Requirements:
Role requires frequent travel of up to 30% and may include some international travel.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
Knowledge of the molecular diagnostic industry and understanding of respiratory testing market/competitive landscape is highly desired
Communicates effectively and is a strong team player/collaborator with various internal constituents, customers, and other stakeholders
Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.
At Cepheid we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Cepheid can provide.
The annual salary range for this role is $180,000 - $200,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.
This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.
We offer comprehensive package of benefits including flexible time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
For more information, visit www.danaher.com.
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