International Product Manager

Roche • Pleasanton, CA

5d • Remote

About The Position

The International Product Manager, Sequencing Sample Preparation, is responsible for driving the global strategy for the sample prep solutions, specifically RNA-Seq portfolio, and for delivering on its execution. This role involves acting as a facilitator and integrator across all stakeholders to ensure library prep solutions are developed and commercially available within scope, time, and budget. The position collaborates with the sequencing global business team to drive the commercial development of Roche RNA sample prep products from concept to launch, including on-market support and obsolescence. It also provides on-market product support and guidance to affiliates, and works with commercial colleagues to execute global commercialization strategies, including positioning, messaging, value proposition, training, and marketing materials. The role requires gathering, refining, analyzing, and prioritizing customer requirements, identifying portfolio gaps, and generating product requirements and a multi-year product roadmap. Additionally, the International Product Manager leads and monitors competitor activities and develops strategies to address them, while fostering a strong team spirit and motivating team members towards shared goals.

Requirements

• University Degree in Marketing, Science or related technical discipline
• 8+ years of marketing/sales experience in the life sciences, diagnostics and/or pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience with sequencing products, specifically RNA-Seq library prep, will be a huge plus
• Broad experience in NGS space and have undergone multiple cycles of product iteration or new product development
• Excellent leadership & communication skills
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams within a complex global matrix environment

Responsibilities

• Acts as a facilitator and integrator across all stakeholders in order to ensure that the library prep solutions are developed and commercially available in scope, time and budget.
• Working with the sequencing global business team, drives the systematic commercial development of the Roche RNA sample prep products from concept to launch, on-market support and obsolescence.
• Provides on-market product support and provides guidance to the affiliates.
• Collaborates with other commercial colleagues to execute on global commercialization strategy incl. clear positioning, messaging, value proposition, training, marketing materials, among other deliverables as product SME.
• Gathers, refines, analyses and prioritizes customer requirements from existing and potential customers across all markets and identifies portfolio gaps.
• Generates resulting product requirements and an aligned multi-year product roadmap.
• Leads, manages and monitors product-specific competitor activities and development of actions to address them.
• Leads strong team spirit and motivates team members across the system team and related teams towards shared goals.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.
• Qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

What This Job Offers

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