Freelance IT Product Manager for a LIMS in Clinical Diagnostics

The Product Manager is accountable for the end-to-end lifecycle of the IT product eLIMS-Clinical Diagnostic Europe from strategy and roadmap definition to delivery adoption and continuous improvement. The Product is the main target Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for our Clinical Diagnostics business in Europe and further business around the world.

The role represents the voice of the business and users balancing customer value technical feasibility compliance and cost efficiency.

The Product Manager works closely with business stakeholder and different IT roles (e.g. IT Architects IT Developers IT Deployment Manager IT Operations Engineer IT Quality Manager) to ensure products deliver measurable value align with Eurofins strategy and are sustainably operated.

POSITION & OBJECTIVES:

Product Strategy & Vision

• Define and maintain the product vision objectives and value proposition.
• Translate business strategy into a clear product roadmap.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture security and compliance requirements.
• Own product success metrics (value adoption satisfaction cost).

Stakeholder & Business Alignment

• Act as the single point of contact for the product.
• Collect analyze and prioritize business needs and user feedback.
• Facilitate decision-making between business IT and external partners.
• Communicate roadmap priorities and trade-offs transparently.

Backlog & Requirements Management

• Own and maintain the product backlog.
• Define and prioritize epics features and requirements based on value.
• Ensure requirements are clear testable and understood by delivery teams.
• Balance functional non-functional regulatory and operational needs.
• Identify and document the business value of IT requirements
• Arbitrate with business sponsors the need and value of IT requirement

Delivery & Execution

• Work closely with delivery teams (internal or external) to plan and deliver increments.
• Support sprint planning reviews and demos as needed.
• Ensure delivered solutions meet business expectations and quality standards.
• Validate outcomes with stakeholders and users.

Lifecycle Operations & Continuous Improvement

• Manage the product across its full lifecycle (ideation delivery run retirement).
• Collaborate with support and operations to ensure stable and efficient run.
• Identify improvement opportunities based on usage data incidents and feedback.
• Drive continuous optimization of value cost and user experience.

Financial & Vendor Management

• Support forecasting and budget tracking for the product.
• Contribute to business cases and cost/benefit analyses.
• Coordinate with vendors and service providers where applicable.

Communication & Reporting

• Provide regular status updates and product reporting to stakeholders.
• Prepare dashboards on value adoption delivery progress and risks.
• Lead or participate in Product Review / Steering meetings.

Qualifications :

Professional Experience

• Experience as a Product Manager Product Owner or similar role in an IT environment.
• Strong understanding of software and IT product lifecycles.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams (Business IT Vendors).
• Familiarity with agile and/or hybrid delivery models like Scrum SAFe etc.

Technical & Domain Knowledge

• A background in TIC (Testing Inspection Certification) industry and/or Healthcare is a plus
• A background in LIMS development is a plus
• Broad understanding of IT systems applications integrations and data flows.
• Experience with ITSM and delivery tools (e.g. ServiceNow Jira Azure DevOps).
• Awareness of security compliance and regulatory constraints in enterprise IT.

Analytical & Methodological Skills

• Ability to prioritize based on value risk and effort.
• Data-driven decision-making mindset.
• Experience translating business needs into actionable requirements.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence without formal authority.
• Structured proactive and results-oriented working style.
• Comfortable navigating complex organizational environments.

Additional Information :

Additional information

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Find out more on our Careers page: description:Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries to make life and our environment safer healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat to the water you drink to the medicines you rely on Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

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In over 37 years Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes France to ca. 63000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of more than 950 laboratories in over 1000 companies across 60 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety identity composition authenticity origin traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2024 Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.95 billion and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time