Associate Product Manager - Life Sciences

Barkey GmbH & Co. KG

At Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships.

All we accomplish is grounded in our core values of Customer Focus, Achievement, Accountability, Teamwork, Employee Value and Integrity

Job Title

Associate Product Manager - Life Sciences (m/f/d) - 1 year project

Job Description

We have an exciting new opportunity for an Associate Product Manager in the Consumables and Instrument Division with a focus on devices for the medical sector. Our Consumables and Instruments Product Management team at Azenta works cross functionally to actively drive the product development, defines go-to market strategies, and supports marketing and sales to enable effective product launches and budget achievement.

This role will be based in our office in Griesheim (near Darmstadt), combined with 20% home office flexibility and business travel.

The role will be project related / 1 year fix-term.

What You’ll Do

• Work in interdisciplinary project teams as the voice of customer throughout all project phases from requirements setting to the launch
• Manage product launches defined by a stage gate driven Product Development & Introduction process.
• Assess market requirements and user needs and develop market entry strategies for new products including pricing strategy to ensure delivering on margin and revenue goals
• Producing business cases for product opportunities as a basis for investment
• Help developing marketing and launch plans in collaboration with product marketing managers including product training for sales and others departments
• Work with Marketing to produce marketing and technical literature on time and in budget
• Support with strategic input regarding key clinical conditions that Azenta should focus on, based on our core competencies and based on the capabilities of currently available solutions
• Product Maintenance: ongoing care and support of product line, including monitoring customer satisfaction, competitor activity, new customer needs and sales support materials, product changes and maintaining a business intelligence database for the product portfolio
• Develop and maintain key metrics to measure success in all responsible areas
• Actively champion and demonstrate the Azenta Values of Customer Focus, Achievement, Teamwork, Accountability, Employee Value, and Integrity in all activities

What You Will Bring

• Scientific degree, or Engineering degree with experience in the clinical IVD sector, PhD and/or MBA is a plus
• Some working experience in laboratory instrumentation industry (clinical; IVD), either from a Product Management/Marketing or R&D perspective
• Ability to travel up to 20%
• Ability to communicate effectively in a global organization
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Fluent written and spoken English, good knowledge of a second language is a plus
• Energetic, pragmatic, business driven
• Organized and independent
• Team player

Our Offer

• Become part of a company that makes a positive contribution to launching groundbreaking scientific developments and therapies.
• Flexible working hours
• Take advantage of the operational opportunities in a growing, modern and innovative company within the health care/ life science industry.
• Experience an intensive exchange of experiences and a close cooperation in a worldwide network with our customers, friends and partners.
• 30 days of vacation.
• Positive corporate culture and practiced teamwork across all locations.
• Individual development opportunities of your international competencies and language skills.

You will participate in numerous corporate benefits, such as:

• Life insurance
• Occupational pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Program
• Corporate benefits platform
• Employee stock purchase plan to acquire company shares

Contact

Barkey GmbH & Co. KG

an Azenta Life Sciences Company

Im Leuscherpark 2

64347 Griesheim

[email protected]

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Azenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.