Commercial Product Manager, PCR

Danaher • Coralville, IA

23h • $110,000 - $130,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life. Our team at Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), is united by a commitment to collaboration and scientific excellence, building on a strong foundation of innovation, expertise, and reliability. Guided by our vision to help researchers rapidly move from the lab to life-changing advances, we work closely with global partners to accelerate progress and genomics breakthroughs across fields like cancer, infectious disease, rare genetic disorders, and more. At IDT, you’ll be part of a culture rooted in continuous learning and improvement—where your growth fuels our mission to accelerate the pace of genomics and helps shape a healthier, brighter future for all. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible. The Product Manager, PCR is responsible for product Life Cycle management of products in your portfolio, including building and leveraging market/customer & competitive insights to establish product 1–2-year forecast for on market products, understanding and using the Danaher Business System toolkit including fundamental tools (Problem Solving Process, Standard Work, 5S), and lean tools (Transactional Process Improvement, Value Stream Mapping) to drive KPIs across all product aspects of quality, sales and support, and contributing to and executing product obsolescence and discontinuation strategy. This position reports to the Director of Commercial Product Management, Components and is part of the Gene Reading Business Unit located in Boulder Colorado. This will be an on-site role in either Boulder, Colorado or Coralville, Iowa.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Science (chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, etc.)
• 5+ years of experience in Life Science, Diagnostics, or Biotechnology predominantly in customer facing roles, customer enablement, or application sciences
• Ability to effectively manage multiple responsibilities and prioritize across projects to meet business expectations
• Strong and proven analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability and willingness to travel up <25% of time domestically and internationally

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (Master’s, PhD, MBA) in Life Science (chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert for product uses and target markets/customers with continuous analysis of trends, competitors, channels, standards inclusive of recommending actions that drive product line performance.
• Utilize customer needs to develop annual strategic growth plan to achieve annual product revenue targets.
• Lead development, execution, and creation of targeted marketing messaging/content and sales tools including new and in-market product training.
• Partner with Regional Marketing and Product Marketing to execute marketing plans.
• Contribute to the product development strategy for our PCR portfolio, with a focus on cross-divisional collaboration that prioritizes customer needs, portfolio roadmaps, and integration into the IDT value proposition.
• Partner with Quality and Operations on quality and supply issues to optimize inventory, reduce backorder, minimize scrap risks, drive margin expansion and own communication to the commercial teams and customers when necessary.

Benefits

• IDT, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job.
• Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info .
• We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level