Astrea Bioseparations is hiring a
Head of Product Management in Worldwide

Summary

The job involves leading product vision and strategy development for a bioprocessing company, managing a team of product managers, working closely with internal and external stakeholders, and ensuring KPIs are met. The candidate must have extensive product management experience in the Life Science Industry, a Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or Engineering, recent demonstrable line management experience, market and technical expertise in product life sciences (preferably Chromatography and/or cell and gene therapy), working knowledge in drug discovery and development processes, strategic thinking skills, strong leadership abilities, excellent verbal and written communication skills, a high degree of analytical, problem-solving, organization, and prioritization skills, and the ability to effectively manage multiple projects at a time. Travel up to 25% is required. The company offers various benefits including holidays, enhanced parental leave, contributory pension, private medical cover, dental insurance, cycle to work scheme, life assurance, income protection, health and wellbeing support, and statutory.

Requirements

• Extensive Product Management experience within the Life Science Industry
• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or Engineering
• Recent demonstrable line management experience
• Market and technical expertise within product life sciences required (Expertise in Chromatography and/or cell and gene therapy preferred)
• Working knowledge in drug discovery and development processes
• Strategic thinker with experience identifying and quantifying market opportunities, defining a strategy, building business cases, and a history of executing with success
• Strong leader with ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority, build consensus, and drive success and results
• Proactive, results-driven team player who possesses high degree of analytical, problem-solving, organization and prioritization skills
• Strong verbal and written communicator with ability to present with impact to executive management
• Strong product promoter both internally and externally
• High attention to detail and the ability to effectively manage multiple projects at a time

Responsibilities

• Lead the companies product vision and strategy development
• Lead and develop the team of Product Managers to ensure their respective portfolios are achieving key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Work symbiotically with internal stakeholders to translate strategy into tactical plans for product roadmaps, next generation products and inorganic opportunities
• Partner with marketing to build annual strategic marketing plans
• Ensure product management team is working closely with internal and external stakeholders including key customers and company functions to understand emerging trends and technologies, understand market needs and build business cases for new initiatives to achieve growth targets
• Synthesizes voice of the customer (V.O.C.) and market insights to drive decision making to scope and prioritize business cases for new and enhanced products based on business and customer impact
• Ensure appropriate global pricing strategy for overall product group

Benefits

• 25 days holidays plus 8 statutory
• Enhanced parental leave
• Contributory pension
• Private Medical Cover
• Dental Insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Health and wellbeing support through; Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme