Software Product Manager

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step further by developing solutions to some of the world’s toughest challenges, such as protecting the environment, ensuring food safety, and finding cures for cancer.

Location/Division-Specific Information:

Carlsbad, CA. Relocation assistance is NOT provided. 

*Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

*Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screen.

Discover Impactful Work:
As a Product Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will contribute to innovation and growth for our market-leading product portfolios while enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. You will manage the end-to-end product lifecycle, from strategy development through commercialization and optimization. Working in a collaborative, global matrix organization, you'll partner with R&D, operations, marketing, sales, and other cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional products that solve customer challenges. You'll conduct voice-of-customer research, define product requirements, develop business cases, coordinate product launches, and implement continuous improvement initiatives. This role offers meaningful impact and visibility, with opportunities to shape product direction through data-driven insights and strategic thinking.

The Software Product Manager will provide leadership for software products and solutions in the Clinical Sequencing Division (CSD) of Thermo Fisher Scientific. This person will manage on-market software and develop new software products and solutions focused on NGS applications. S/he will be responsible for the development of product strategy, definition, positioning, and management of product lifecycle for research and clinical software. 
 

A Day in the Life:

• Leads software product lifecycle management from concept through commercialization, including voice of customer research, definition of customer and product requirements, and value proposition.
• Meetings with customers to gather feedback and support field teams.
• Partner with internal and external software development teams to develop software & IT solutions and services for NGS customers.
• Manages global product launches, including sales & support training.
• Works collaboratively with other members of Thermo Fisher Scientific team to drive growth for the business segment.

Keys to Success:
Education

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Master’s degree or PhD preferred in Bioinformatics / Computer Science, Life Sciences, or Business Administration.

Experience

• 3+ years of experience in software product management required.
• Familiarity with genomics, Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) analysis & reporting software.
• Experience with Lab and Hospital IT systems – LIMS, EMR, EHR systems.
• Experience with command-line Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and Software Development Kits (SDKs).
• Knowledgeable about software development with a focus on scientific and diagnostic software development.
• Commercial / customer-facing experience desired, including technical sales, product support, product specialist, or product management.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to effectively communicate value proposition and technical information to a range of customer and internal audiences.
• Self-directed, persistent, and goal-oriented
• Ability to work collaboratively with global cross-functional teams
• Up to 20% Travel (international and domestic) is required.

Benefits:

We offer competitive remuneration, an annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization and outstanding career and development prospec