Location: Sunnyvale,CA, USA
At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate diagnostic testing. Our mission drives us, every moment of every day, as we develop scalable, groundbreaking solutions to solve the world's most complex health challenges. Our associates are involved in every stage of molecular diagnostics, from ideation to development and delivery of testing advancements that improve patient outcomes across a range of settings. As a member of our team, you can make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development.
Cepheid is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Danaher Diagnostics companies. Together, we're working at the pace of change on diagnostic tools that address the world's biggest health challenges, driven by knowing that behind every test there is a patient waiting.
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The Senior Product Manager, Product Innovation, Assays is responsible for bringing Cepheid's product vision to life for new product development by translating customer needs into prioritized innovation roadmaps and staffing the core teams bringing the products to market.
This position is part of Global Product Management and will be located in Sunnyvale, California. At Cepheid, our vision is to be the leading provider of seamlessly connected diagnostic solutions.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
* Establish leadership in cross-functional NPD core teams and ensure adherence to market and product requirements from pre-concept tollgate and through product development cycle.
* Gather and represent the voice of customer and voice of business on NPD core teams and lead market discussions at monthly Product Planning Group (PPG) meetings to assess and manage risk and tradeoffs.
* Perform market and customer insight research to deeply understand customer needs, challenges and translate these together with a cross-functional team into diagnostic solutions
* Co-develop and present business cases for New Product Development (NPD) by developing the file and driving process, defining market requirements and writing product definitions.
* Contribute to rationalized roadmap creation and maintenance, Incremental Pipeline Value (IPV,) and Innovation Growth Equation metrics aligned with Strategic Plan.
The essential requirements of the job include:
* Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of related work experience in Product Management / Marketing OR Master's degree in field with 6+ years of related work experience OR Doctoral Degree in field with 3+ years of work experience
* Demonstrated experience of translating customer needs into product requirements and ensuring product designs meet customer needs.
* Experience in developing and presenting business cases to top management and leadership
* Role requires frequent travel of up to 30% and may include some international travel
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
* Knowledge of the molecular diagnostic testing and instrumentation marketplace is highly desired
* Strategic marketing and/or product management experience is preferred
* Communicates effectively and strong team player/collaborator with various internal constituents, customers and other stakeholders
Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at danaherbenefits.com
At Cepheid we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, hybrid working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement in which you can work part of the time at the Company location identified above and part of the time remotely from your home. Additional information about this hybrid work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Cepheid can provide.
The salary range for this role is $133,000 - $199,333. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
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.
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