Product Manager, Reagents

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The Product Manager - Reagents is responsible for the development success and growth of the reagents business within Leica Microsystems. The Product Manager Reagents will lead LMSs efforts to establish reagent capabilities and solutions that in conjunction with LMS hardware and software products will provide Leica customers with full workflow solutions and create a robust recurring revenue stream for LMS globally.

This position reports to the Senior Director End-to-End Solutions and is part of the Life Sciences and Applied business unit located in Wetzlar Germany and will be an on-site role.

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Drive the innovation process for reagent products in cooperation with Hardware/Software Product Managers R&D Strategic Marketing and Regional Units based on customer needs workflow solution approaches and adapting technical and scientific trends including reference points of market and competitors.
• Develop product business plans for the reagent product portfolio. Create business plans for development projects that translate product ideas into commercially effective solutions.
• Establish in conjunction sales and marketing a commercial infrastructure to support the reagents business and generate recurring revenue.
• Scout for partnerships with external companies that fill gaps within the LMS product line. Build relationships and negotiate with external companies that possess the potential to become partners and/or acquisition targets to further LMSs reagents business.
• Analyze product portfolio positioning markets and global pricing. Obtain voice of customer market feedback to evaluate customer experience.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in product management for reagent products
• Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in life sciences or engineering required. Advanced degree in science or business preferred (e.g. MSc PhD MBA)
• Ability to generate complete business cases define key performance indicators and critically analyze numerous metrics in order to make well founded development and business decisions
• Experience identifying negotiating with and managing external partners

Travel Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: if applicable for role

• Approximately 20% travel is required

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Spatial biology and microscopy
• Development of product portfolio strategic plans
• Danaher Business Systems

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