Product Manager - Cold Storage

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With annual revenues of $10 billion, we have more than 30,000 employees and serve over 350,000 customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as environmental and industrial process control settings. Serving customers through two premier brands, Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific, we help solve analytical challenges from routine testing to complex research and discovery. Thermo Scientific offers customers a complete range of high-end analytical instruments as well as laboratory equipment, software, services, consumables and reagents to enable integrated laboratory workflow solutions. Fisher Scientific provides a complete portfolio of laboratory equipment, chemicals, supplies and services used in healthcare, scientific research, safety and education. Together, we offer the most convenient purchasing options to customers and continuously advance our technologies to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, enhance value for customers and fuel growth for shareholders and employees alike. All of our employees share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement. Our ability to grow year after year is driven by our ability to attract, develop and retain world-class people who will thrive in our environment and share in our desire to improve mankind by enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. If you share in our values and if you're looking for an employer who is strongly committed to developing talent and rewarding achievement, come grow with us at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Job Description Product Manager - Cold Storage Job Summary: The Product Manager has the product line management responsibility to drive worldwide performance for the laboratory refrigeration and freezer portfolio. This is a critical leadership position requiring superior matrix management and strategic planning skills.  Essential Job Functions and Accountabilities:  Manage product portfolio. Establish and drive the product marketing strategy including positioning, pricing, promotion, and help design the distribution strategy. Identify new products to be developed;manage product life cycles to drive business objectives.  Help drive commercial initiatives for sales growth with the current portfolio to achieve AOP goals. Work closely with Commercial Product Managers and Sales Managers to develop local product positioning, pricing and promotion strategy and to ensure execution at geographic/regional level for pipeline growth and sales growth in a highly competitive environment. Manage the collaborations with key R&D, industrial and sourcing partners. Assist with management of product line operations issues. Ensure line quality issues are resolved and provide forecasting input for production planning purposes when necessary. Develop and implement product portfolio plans; including definition of new product features, launch plans and managing products end-of-life process. Conduct market, customer and competitive research, surveys; perform financial analysis and collect internal input to support product portfolio recommendations. Work closely with R&D, Ops team, and external partners for new product development and product manufacturing/quality issues. Ensure the R&D team is fed with the right input at the right time and follow closely the product development projects. Lead and direct teams of R&D, MarCom, Sales and Operations people to develop and release highly-successful new products or line extensions. Develop sales tools including brochures, advertisements, and other materials, working closely with Marketing Communications.  Initiate business development activities including identifying acquisition candidates, joint venture/strategic partnerships, etc. Expand sales through new product introductions, sourcing partnerships and other business development activities. Keep broader team informed of relevant product decisions.  Develop consensus whenever possible on product decisions to ensure excellent execution of product plans. Build the strategic, corporate and business planning and reporting for the product portfolio Travel up to 40% visiting Thermo sites, customer sites, trade shows and sales meetings. Intercontinental travel of 20% or more. Educational and Experience Qualifications: BS degree required; Biology, Chemistry or Engineering degree preferred; Advanced degree (e.g. MS, PhD, MBA) a plus  Demonstrated leadership ability working effectively across functions. Demonstrated ability to operate independently to take initiative and exercise astute business judgment to drive performance.Demonstrated ability to drive results in a project-type, matrix-type, non hierarchical environment, and to motivate colleagues on common objectives. Minimum of 6 years previous Marketing or Sales experience required. A minimum of 3 years Product Management experience or previous roles in Tactical Marketing required. Experience in capital goods industry utilizing both direct and distribution channels preferred. Experience in marketing/sales of commodity capital goods preferred. Life science industry experience a plus. Excellent oral and written communications skills. Strong analytical skills and the ability to draw actionable conclusions. Strong organizational and time management skills.Education: BachelorsJob Level: Experienced