Senior Director, Global Product Management Core Histology

Leica Biosystems’ mission of “Advancing Cancer Diagnostics, Improving Lives” is at the heart of our corporate culture. We’re a global leader in cancer diagnostics with the most comprehensive portfolio from biopsy to diagnosis. Our easy-to-use and consistently reliable offerings help improve workflow efficiency and diagnostic confidence. Our associates know that every moment matters when it comes to cancer diagnostics. When you come to work, you’re helping develop solutions that enable accurate diagnoses to turn anxiety into answers. Join our diverse, global team of talented people, and be inspired to grow every day.

Leica Biosystems is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges.

The Senior Director, Global Product Management for Leica Biosystems is responsible for continuously improing customer benefits and business value of the assigned portfolio. The Sr. Director owns the complete Product-Life-Cycle-Management for the entire Instrument and Consumable product portfolio of the Business Unit and leads the product management team in new product development (NPD) and LCM projects from beginning to end in close cooperation with Project Management and R&D leaders. The Sr. Director develops and executes business plans as well as global strategies to drive core growth and profitability for a wide range of products and solutions for use in anatomic pathology labs as well as adjacent markets.

This position is part of Leica Biosystems BU Core Histology located in Richmond, IL or Deer Park, IL and will be on-site. At Leica Biosystems, our vision is to advance cancer diagnostics and improve lives.

You will be a part of the the Global Core Histology Leadership Team and report to the VP Core Histology. If you thrive in a multifunctional, fast paced, role and want to work to build a world-class Product Management organization — read on.

• Leads the global Product Management and Application team for the Instrument and Consumable product portfolio of the Business Unit Core Histology

• Ensures efficient operation of the product management function and develops annual business plans to ensure alignment.

• Leads and owns the business performance of the assigned portfolio of products and solutions to drive, meet / exceed revenue, profitability, and growth targets.

• Leads the efforts to define customer business use cases, identify market, business opportunities and risks and translates into a winning portfolio and product strategy.

• Owns the strategic roadmap for responsible portfolios of team. Ensures development and execution of deliverables on roadmap.

​The essential requirements of the job include:

• BS/BA in marketing or health sciences -- or related discipline -- advanced degree preferred.

• 10+ years of product management or marketing experience, with at least 4 of those in product management -- preferably in medical device or in-vitro diagnostic industry

• 5+ years of business and commercial experience in leadership positions in medical device or in-vitro diagnostic industry.

• Successful track record of commercial success in development of product portfolio product definition, marketing strategies as well as successfully bringing new products to market.

• Proven ability to lead and influence internal costs-functional matrix teams and senior stakeholders in a global environment, driving and influencing other results.

• Identifies and solves complex, operational, and organizational problems leveraging the appropriate resources within or outside the department.

• Understands key business drivers and the factors that maximize performance for area of responsibility.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. 

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