Senior Product Manager, Core Histology

Danaher Corporation•Deer Park, IL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Product Manager – Core Histology is responsible for driving global product strategy, lifecycle management, and commercial success across a portfolio of consumables within Leica Biosystems’ Core Histology business. This role will serve as a key driver of product competitiveness, customer insight integration, and cross-functional alignment across R&D, commercial, and operations teams and is ideal for a high-energy, strategic thinker who thrives in a matrixed environment and is passionate about delivering impactful solutions that improve cancer diagnostics. This position reports to the Sr Director, Global Product Management and is part of the Core Histology Global Product Management team located in Deer Park, IL and will be an onsite role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Marketing, or a related field; MBA or Master’s degree preferred.
Minimum 5 years of experience in product management with strong preference for experience in medical device, diagnostics, or life sciences industry.
Demonstrated experience managing global portfolios of consumables or high SKU count products, including responsibility for pricing, margin, and SKU optimization.
Experience leading global product commercialization efforts, including launch planning, sales enablement, and post-market performance tracking, with a strong emphasis on applying data-driven insights to guide strategy and prioritization.
Proficiency with product lifecycle management systems and tools; experience working with SAP or similar ERP systems, and leveraging data to inform lifecycle decisions and portfolio performance.

Nice To Haves

Working within histology, pathology, or adjacent diagnostic markets, particularly with consumable or high SKU count portfolios.
Navigating matrixed global organizations with distributed teams and cross-regional product ownership.
Contributing to commercialization strategies that involve KOL engagement, competitive storytelling, or solution-based selling approaches.

Responsibilities

Own and optimize the global product portfolio. Act as the “CEO” of your product lines, driving strategy and performance across instruments and consumables.
Refine pricing, positioning, and SKU mix to ensure sustainable, profitable growth, while rationalizing offerings to maintain a cohesive and competitive portfolio.
Provide strategic product leadership. Set the vision and direction for portfolio success, ensuring accountability across teams.
Use data-driven insights to balance short-term execution with long-term growth, guiding investment decisions and prioritization.
Drive customer and market insight. Leverage competitive intelligence, market research, and voice-of-customer feedback to inform differentiated strategies.
Build deep market and clinical understanding through continuous engagement and maintain strong relationships to support lifecycle decisions.
Lead global commercialization efforts. Develop and execute tailored go-to-market strategies for successful product launches.
Partner with commercial teams to ensure effective positioning, training, and post-launch performance, while sustaining momentum through close collaboration with customer-facing teams.
Execute cross-functional alignment. Collaborate with Sales, Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Regulatory to ensure seamless execution from roadmap planning through end-of-life.
Apply structured processes and daily management to proactively identify and address portfolio risks and opportunities.