Product Manager, Neurology & Core IA

Roche•Indianapolis, IN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

At Roche, we foster a culture where individuals can express themselves authentically and are valued, accepted, and respected for their unique qualities. This environment encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, enabling employees to thrive both personally and professionally. Our mission is to prevent, stop, and cure diseases, ensuring universal access to healthcare for current and future generations. Join Roche, where every voice matters. The Core Lab Marketing team comprises passionate leaders dedicated to making a significant impact on patients, customers, and the organization. We aim to achieve better health outcomes for all patients by offering comprehensive solutions to Core Laboratories that support Integrated Health Networks and Reference Labs. We are committed to cultivating a positive culture centered on the values of the team and its members. We embrace responsibility for our actions, fulfill our commitments, and prioritize work/life balance to ensure personal and professional well-being. The team champions learning and development, empowering members to communicate openly. We embody Roche’s commitment to scientific leadership, developing transformative solutions that enhance patient outcomes and streamline laboratory operations. As the US Core Lab market leader, the Core Lab team excels in identifying, commercializing, and managing reagent solutions from end-to-end, enabling our customers to meet their primary objectives, including improving patient outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Medical Laboratory Science (MLS), Marketing, Business, Communications, Life Sciences/Neurology or other related fields.
5 years of product management, marketing, business, sales or related business experience or equivalent work experience in the healthcare industry.

Nice To Haves

5+ years in Medical Diagnostics, preferably in a Product Management or PM-related commercial/medical role.
Demonstrated business acumen, primarily in data-driven decision making, developing financial business cases and pricing recommendations, and forecasting.
Exceptional cross-functional leadership skills; able to influence across a wider stakeholder network to ensure business needs are met/exceeded.
Technical aptitude, with experience acting as a technical leader OR proven ability to learn and speak to technical topics.
Understanding of the Neurology market, customer needs, and competitor solutions, or similar understanding of the broader Core Lab market.
Detail-oriented and organized, able to independently drive multiple projects, prioritize based on business-critical needs, and independently make decisions and recommendations that represent and align to overall business and portfolio strategy.
Understanding of laboratory operations, health systems, diagnostics business, and/or the proven ability to learn quickly.
Knowledge of regulatory requirements and validation/verification processes for diagnostic products, laboratory accrediting agency knowledge (e.g., understanding accreditation standards and impact on product development/validation).
Clinical liaison skills, with ability to engage clinicians and laboratorians to inform product strategy and usage.
Proficient with Microsoft Office and/or Google suite tools.
Ability to travel in the continental US or globally as dictated by business need.

Responsibilities

Developing and executing a comprehensive portfolio/product strategy that includes product requirements, pricing strategy, and launch logistics to accomplish business objectives.
Gathering customer insights and utilizing those insights to influence the global Lifecycle Team on product requirements for new and existing solutions.
Partnering closely with the Senior Marketing Manager, Neurology, to develop and execute a comprehensive portfolio strategy and drive adoption of new and existing solutions across the US.
Successfully partnering with a large stakeholder network, including Marketing, Sales, Customer Insights, Finance, Pricing, MSA, RSN, Customer Service, Regulatory, Supply and Demand Planning, Global, and acting as a valuable member of the US Neuro Squad and other product teams.
Serving as the main US owner of the full Core Lab Research Use Only portfolio and pipeline, partnering with Global, Launch Change Management, Supply Chain, and others to drive new innovations to customers on demand.
Developing business cases and pricing strategies for Neurology, RUO, & Core IA assays in development or in the pipeline, as well as understanding the performance of on-market and soon-launching products to support the annual business planning process.
Gathering input and data in conjunction with the demand planning team to create product forecasts and business plans that drive growth for assigned products.
Forecasting demand and financial impact for new and existing diagnostic products using data-driven projections and scenario planning; informing go-to-market and development decisions.
Developing business area mastery, including understanding of market segments, forecasting sales and product demand, market trends, competition, critical success factors, and needs through interactions with customers and other key stakeholders.
Supporting customer conversations and presentations, including but not limited to customer meetings, IHN visits, 360 events, and medical conferences, in partnership with the Sr Marketing Manager, Clinical Specialists, and MSA.
Instilling leadership through others by acting as a role model to drive impactful business solutions and positive change, encouraging, motivating, and empowering others and helping others to succeed.