Product Manager - Spatial Biology

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide. Pay Range: CHF 83,000 - CHF136,550

Placement within the salary range will vary depending on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and internal equity considerations. Responsibilities

• Ownership of the Product Lifecycle Management of the assigned Spatial Biology product sub-portfolio to ensure functional monitoring, identify unique attractiveness to the market, evaluate & ensure business benefit and establish & maintain operational sustainability
• Understanding & analysis of the user needs and transformation of these into actions and portfolio improvements
• Monitoring & analysis of competitor activities and market trends to propose actions utilizing the full commercial toolset in collaboration with Sales and Marketing
• Build KOL connections and represent the company and products at conferences, interest groups, exhibitions and other marketing events
• Be an expert and go-to person for the responsible portfolio including presentations to customers and training of Sales and Customer Support
• Devise strategies to improve the portfolio, business benefit and product positioning based on market, user and competitor analysis
• Coordinate with R&D and V&V teams on development and validation activities, specifically, aligning on technical requirements, reviewing designs, risks and mitigations, maintaining product documentation, and perform user testing.
• Prepare commercial launches and releases and ensure clear value proposition, USPs and positioning in collaboration with Marketing
• Represent and advocate for the needs of the responsible portfolio within the development teams, with leadership and all stakeholders within the organization

Required Qualifications

• MSc. Or PhD in biology, life sciences, bioengineering, or similar field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a product manager with global responsibilities
• Experience as product manager for imaging instrumentation and/or antibodies
• Solid understanding of Proteomics (automated preferred) immunofluorescence technology and multiplex experimental design including related use cases
• Good understanding of laboratory techniques such as immunohistochemistry, microscopy and image analysis.
• Proven experience in VOC gathering, validation and analysis
• Proven experience of working and collaborating in cross-functional teams in a matrix organization
• Proven user experience understanding and respective approaches to support maximum ease and safety in the use of products
• Experience in a regulated or clinical environment is a plus
• Experience in at least one of the following scientific fields: immune-oncology, immunology, neurobiology, infectious disease, cell therapy
• Experience with or understanding of project management good practice principles
• Proficiency in English (at least C1)
• Advanced skills in MS Applications, i.e. Excel (array formulas, pivot tables…) and PowerPoint

Required Soft Skills

• Self-starter
• Capability to identify business opportunities and analyze them for potential
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills (written and oral)
• Formulating and condensing complex strategies into concise & comprehensible outputs including KPIs
• Decisive based on good analytical skills
• Capacity to adapt in a constantly changing environment
• Ability to influence, interact and work in a team
• Creative problem solving
• Positive customer-centric attitude
• Overnight, international travel, up to 3 times a quarter

***Bio-Techne is committed to product quality, customer satisfaction, continued improvement, minimising environmental impacts and conserving natural resources. Environmental and quality management is an integral core v