Winning the race to bring new healthcare products safely to a waiting world drives Rapid Micro Biosystems (RMB) to combine today’s innovative technologies as never before. Your career at RMB puts you at the center of diverse global teams that span robotics, AI, Machine Learning, imaging, microbiology, and more, re-shaping how urgently needed pharmaceuticals are made, tested, and released for decades to come. The sky’s the limit.
Careers at RMB are fast-moving, with the high growth you’d expect from a world leader in microbiology automation. Advancement at RMB affords an opportunity to achieve your personal goals and develop your passions, in an inclusive environment where every employee has the resources and opportunities to hone their skills. You’ll do more, learn more, and have the ability to make a profound impact on our business.
GENERAL SUMMARY
The Global Product Manager position at Rapid Micro Biosystems leads the global marketing, customer, and internal activities related to our flagship Growth Direct® platform. This person will be the voice for their product lines, driving and managing key activities to ensure their products’ and the company’s success. This person will lead the profit and loss (P&L) for RMB’s system and software offerings and serve as a key interface between the Commercial, Quality, and Operations groups to deliver a high-quality product to our customers.
The position combines strategic leadership analysis with tactical execution in areas such as market strategy, new product development and launches, customer applications initiatives, brand positioning and messaging, and operational excellence.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
· Provide commercial and operational leadership for product family
· Manage activities supporting the 4P’s (product, price, placement, promotion) for RMB’s system & software products
· Drive strategic planning for existing and new products and markets
o Market assessment including sizing and segmentation
o Competitor analysis
o Market research including technology assessment, customer surveys and focus groups, and consultant engagements
o Develop marketing campaigns with cross-functional teams
· Develop new products from initiation, through launch, and throughout product lifecycle
o Includes leadership through the product commercialization process to create strategy, business case, Voice of Customer (VOC), User Requirements, applications planning and review, go-to-market plans, and post-launch metrics review
· Establish customer- and commercial- facing communication related to the product families
· Develop cross-functional partnerships across the organization to ensure robust pipeline development and increased system placements
· Support overall company leadership and activities, including specific program and product leadership
· Advance internal projects for continued enhancement of our consumable’s offerings
· Manage P&L for the Growth Direct® platform
· Other duties as assigned by manager
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
· n/a
PREPARATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
· Bachelor’s degree in science/engineering, life sciences preferred. Will consider candidates with business or marketing degree.
· Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience marketing biopharmaceutical, microbiology, and/or related products
· Scientific instrument/system/platform product experience strongly preferred
· Understanding in developing business cases and leading new market entry
· Knowledge and success working with cross-departmental teams
· Hands-on success in driving the stage-gate commercialization of product launches
· High level of intensity and success in driving actions to completion, with view to metrics including timeline and budget
· External (customer facing) experience within a manufacturing or distribution business for laboratory analysis equipment a strong plus
· Strong planning, project management, and meeting leadership skills
· High prioritization, leadership and decision-making skills
· Robust data management and excel modeling capabilities preferred
· Ability to work effectively and influence others
· Demonstrated oral & written communications and interpersonal skills – strong customer orientation
· Highly motivated and proactive with a proven ability to identify opportunities, take initiative, and drive projects forward independently
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
· n/a
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS
· Ability to travel globally
· Approximately 10-20% travel
ABOUT RAPID MICRO BIOSYSTEMS:
Rapid Micro Biosystems creates, sells, validates, and services innovative products for fast, accurate, and efficient detection of microbial contamination in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, biologics, biotechnology products, medical devices, and personal care products.
The company’s Growth Direct™—the first and only growth-based system to automate rapid compendial QC Micro testing—ensures data integrity, compliance, and operational efficiencies driven by rapid methods and automation.
Rapid Micro Biosystems is dedicated to providing groundbreaking technology and products to support companies in their journey to achieve greater reliability, efficiency, and better predictability, ultimately providing higher quality products for improved patient outcomes.
Rapid Micro Biosystems is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts. Our research & development, and manufacturing operations are located in Lowell, Massachusetts. Additionally, we maintain field offices in Freising, Germany; Switzerland, and Singapore.
Equal Opportunity:
Rapid Micro Biosystems is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity. Applicants for employment and employees are reviewed on their individual qualifications for a position. Under no circumstances will Rapid Micro Biosystems discriminate against qualified persons on the basis of race, color, religious creed, retaliation, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, mental illness, genetics, choice of health insurance, marital status, age, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable law.
What We Do
Rapid Micro Biosystems is an innovative life sciences technology company providing mission-critical automation solutions to facilitate the efficient manufacturing and fast, safe release of healthcare products such as biologics, vaccines, cell and gene therapies, and sterile injectables. We are the trusted partner in quality control microbiology automation, enabling our customers to improve and save lives.
This vision has been realized with the development of the Growth Direct® System.
Our Growth Direct® platform automates and modernizes the antiquated, manual quality control microbiology testing workflows used in the largest and most complex pharmaceutical manufacturing operations across the globe. The Growth Direct® platform brings the quality control lab to the manufacturing floor, unlocking the power of in-line/at-the-line QC automation to deliver faster results, greater accuracy, increased operational efficiency, better compliance with data integrity regulations, and quicker decision making that customers rely on to ensure safe and consistent supply of important healthcare products.
Our company values guide us in our vision:
Customer Driven – We are committed to providing our customers with the highest quality products and services
Respect – We welcome and embrace our differences to create a trusting environment
Grit – We are determined to turn challenges into successes.
One RMB – We operate as one team, committed to our shared purpose.
The company is headquartered and has U.S. manufacturing in Lowell, Massachusetts, and global locations in Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands
