Product Manager, Liquid Handling

IMI plc
We are a global specialist engineering company that creates breakthrough solutions. We are curious and like to solve problems partnering with our customers to solve the demands of today and prepare for the challenges of tomorrow. We embrace innovation and care about outcomes that are good for business everyday life and making a better world creating lasting impact for everyone.

We design build and service highly engineered products in fluid and motion control applications. We focus on five market sectors: Industrial Automation Process Automation Climate Control Life Science and Transport.

Our partnership approach breaks through problems and reduces complexity. We dont invent in isolation we collaborate with our customers. We listen closely and we think differently creating space for diverse minds to innovate. We are working together to make businesses safer more sustainable and more productive.

Role Overview:

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Life Science Sector as Product Manager for our Liquid Handling portfolio. You will own market and product strategy customer discovery portfolio decisions technology roadmap alignment and Growth Hub execution across the full product lifecycle acting as the voice of the customer and a technical product leader for liquid handling workflows and applications.

Work Environment: This is a hybrid role with a preference for candidates based in the Northeast USA. Travel is expected up to 25-50% for customer visits trade shows distribution partners and manufacturing sites.

Key Responsibilities:

• Product Strategy and Roadmap: Own and communicate the product roadmap for the liquid handling portfolio aligning priorities with customer workflow needs application requirements product performance and Life Science growth objectives.
• Voice of the Customer: Engage directly with scientists automation engineers laboratory managers and OEM customers to capture customer opportunities - unmet needs pain points and desires - across diagnostic analytical and biotechnology workflows.
• Requirements Definition: Translate customer insights market opportunities and application needs into clear product requirements that inform roadmap priorities customer value and NPI decisions while partnering with site engineering teams that lead technical requirements definition and execution of the technology roadmap.
• New Product Introduction: Partner with R&D engineering operations quality applications commercial teams and finance to advance NPI by validating customer opportunities building business cases and ensuring technical execution remains aligned to customer value portfolio priorities and commercial objectives.
• Application Support: Provide technical and application support to customers and internal teams on liquid handling workflows helping connect product capabilities to real diagnostic analytical and biotechnology use cases.
• Competitive and Technology Analysis: Monitor advances in liquid handling technologies workflow trends competitor product performance and application requirements to inform positioning and differentiation.
• Lifecycle and Portfolio Management: Manage the full product lifecycle - pricing margin obsolescence and rationalization - across the liquid handling portfolio.
• Commercial Enablement: Develop technical collateral application notes and datasheets and train sales and distribution partners on the workflows and applications behind the portfolio.

Critical Competencies for Success

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Life Sciences Chemistry Biology Biomedical Engineering or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
• Proven product management or product ownership experience in a B2B industrial or life science environment
• Experience managing a product line across the full lifecycle
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of pricing and margin drivers
• Ability to translate end-user workflow needs into clear product requirements and commercially sound roadmap decisions
• Demonstrated end-user applications or workflow experience in liquid handling including how scientists automation engineers and laboratory teams use products in real workflows
• Experience leading cross-functional new product introduction (NPI)
• Strong knowledge of liquid handling workflows applications and technologies including precision pumps valves fluidic components automated liquid handling systems or related laboratory instrumentation
• Strong market analysis and business case development skills
• Excellent communication presentation and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to influence and align cross-functional teams without direct authority
• Data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Customer-focused mindset with strong curiosity about unmet needs pain points and application challenges
• Ability to operate as part of a collaborative Growth Hub team while maintaining clear day-to-day ownership of assigned portfolio segments

Pay range: $120000 - $140000

Within this range individual pay is determined based on skills experience and qualifications relative to the job requirements. Base pay information is aligned with market location and may be subject to prevailing wage laws if applicable.

Bonus eligibility: This position is also eligible for a variable incentive pay component separate from base salary.

What IMI Can Offer You
At IMI one of our top priorities is to create an inclusive culture of health. We strive to remove barriers to care (whether that be physical or financial) and in doing so we offer choice for all your health and wellbeing needs.

See below for a general overview of our amazing perks and benefits:

• Multiple health plans to choose from: HMO PPO and High Deductible Health Plans with a low-cost share
• Best-in-class 401K plan with zero vesting and up to 6% contribution matching
• 14-week maternity leave at full pay following one year of service (Adoption benefits are equivalent)
• 4-week paternity leave at full pay following one year of service (Adoption benefits are equivalent)
• Employee Resource Groups that offer community and support like our Pride Network and Network of Women groups
• PTO encompassing inclusive holidays
• Career Development opportunities (IMIs Catalyst Program)
• Employer contribution for Health Savings Account and in many cases free virtual telemedicine and teletherapy.
• Mental Health and wellness programs to support you and your family
• Full suite of voluntary benefits to tap into including but not limited to: Critical illness insurance hospital indemnity legal insurance identity theft protection and pet insurance or home & auto insurance through our discount advantage platform
• Short & long-term disability as well as basic life insurance at 2x your basic salary at no cost to the employee
• Free financial advisors webinars and classes through Charles Schwab
• Annual Employee Stock Purchase Plan with option to purchase IMI shares at a reduced employee only price - no opportunity to lose only to profit or refund your investment 100%

**Benefits plans change year over year but we have guiding principles in place to ensure our employees have the tools and resources available to stay connected and up to date**

Health & Safety

The physical demands described within the Key Duties & Responsibilities section of this job description are required to perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities. Please contact your local HR representative to discuss the specific Work Conditions and Physical Requirements of this role.

Health Safety and Environmental Duties At IMI we are all personally committed to protecting our people minimizing our impact to the environment the communities we operate in and our company. All members of our workforce have the duty to ensure the health safety and welfare of themselves others and the environment. Every employee is expected to follow all HSE operating procedures also to challenge any observed behaviors or unsafe acts.

Code of Ethics

IMI requires the highest standard of ethics in all business dealings particularly with customers suppliers advisors employees and the accordance with the IMI Way: Our Code of Responsible Business.

Changes to This Job Description

IMI may amend this job description in whole or part at any time.

IMI is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age race creed color national origin ancestry marital status affectional or sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability nationality sex or veteran status.