Specialty Product Manager, Global Diagnostics

Zoetis•Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ

1d•$93,000 - $151,000

About The Position

The Specialty Product Manager, Global Diagnostics is accountable for assigned products and owns their product roadmap, vision, and strategy from inception through end of life, including budget guidance. The role leads cross-functional product teams, maintaining momentum and driving execution of roadmap priorities. It incorporates subject matter expert input to define problems and prioritize the product backlog, and guides teams in product maintenance, break-fix work, performance improvements, enhancements, and innovations that create lasting customer value. The Product Manager uses data and logic to influence colleagues, stakeholders, and executives, and develops a strong understanding of veterinary customer needs and experiences with diagnostic products to improve customer satisfaction and animal health. The role coordinates with Zoetis functions including Global Commercial, Medical, VMRD, ZTD, GMS, and external OEM partners where applicable. It is accountable for product business viability, revenue and costs, compliance with applicable country laws, partnership commitments, brand alignment, and development budget planning. The position may require supporting vendor relationships and domestic and international travel of up to 20%. It is a full-time, regular position based in a state considered for the role, including Parsippany, New Jersey. The US base salary range is $93,000–$151,000, with eligibility for short-term and long-term incentives. Zoetis offers healthcare and insurance benefits beginning on day one, a 401(k) plan with company match and profit-sharing contribution, and four weeks of vacation.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience in product management, a product development role, or equivalent industry experience.
Demonstrated ability to learn multiple business functions, such as engineering, design, finance, sales, or marketing.
Proven ability to engage constructively and collaboratively with subject matter experts and company leaders.
BA/BS degree in a scientific discipline or business.
Strong organization, attention to detail, time management, active listening, concise communication and writing, and follow-through.
Operational rigor in maintaining project plans, tracking, status, and documentation.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% and support vendor relationships as required.

Nice To Haves

MBA, DVM, PhD, or another advanced degree.

Responsibilities

Define product problem statements, vision, and strategy, and maintain the product backlog.
Conduct continuous product discovery through experimentation and customer conversations, serving as a Voice of Customer expert.
Align with Commercial teams on product financial and strategic goals.
Understand product users and operations and translate veterinary needs and animal hospital best practices into clear product requirements.
Monitor product performance and key performance indicators, assess project return on investment, and make investment tradeoffs among projects and features.
Incorporate field feedback into the product backlog while maintaining a long-term strategy and emphasizing continuous improvement and prioritization.
Deliver backlog items according to a planned release schedule.
Lead Cross Functional Product Teams and sub-teams, empowering them to make key decisions and assigning team-level Objectives and Key Results.
Build and facilitate cross-functional collaboration, give and receive feedback, promote psychological safety, communicate priorities and next steps, and maintain meeting cadence and follow-through.
Identify and leverage team members' ideas to solve customer problems, and hold teams accountable for results.
Advocate for the product internally and serve as a product expert and evangelist.
Drive product experience across global-market launches, support preparation for customers, colleagues, and the company, and transfer materials and expertise to Commercial and Medical teams.
Communicate product updates and deployment plans to Commercial, Medical, and Support teams, and create documentation for training and service.
Track industry trends and the competitive landscape.
Act as product owner in the ZTD software release process.
Work with research veterinarians and experts across veterinary disciplines.
Partner with Zoetis Business Development and GMS External Supply/Procurement to negotiate or renegotiate agreements when applicable.
Manage product business viability, including revenue, costs to build, sell, and market, legal compliance in countries where products are sold, applicable partnership commitments, brand alignment, and product development budget planning.