Senior Product Manager, Autonomous Scientific Instrumentation

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a strategic Senior Product Manager to lead the development and commercialization of Autonomous Scientific Instrumentation designed to operate seamlessly within next-generation autonomous laboratory workflows. This role will define how core analytical and life sciences instruments evolve to become intelligent, self-optimizing, and interoperable components of integrated scientific ecosystems.

The Senior Product Manager will drive product strategy in close collaboration with strategic customers and Thermo Fisher business units to ensure instruments are architected with standardized interfaces, real-time data exchange capabilities, and embedded intelligence that enable scalable integration across workflows.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Product Vision & Portfolio Leadership

• Define long-term platform strategy for autonomous-ready scientific instrumentation aligned to corporate and business unit priorities.
• Develop structured market analyses, competitive landscapes, and investment theses to support portfolio decisions.
• Build multi-year roadmaps supported by data-driven prioritization and clear financial business cases.

Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem Development

• Collaborate with technology partners to align instrument architectures with advanced computing and acceleration platforms.
• Engage strategic external customers as co-innovation partners to validate autonomous instrument capabilities in real-world workflows.
• Represent Thermo Fisher in ecosystem discussions shaping future standards for intelligent laboratory systems.

Customer Insight & Prioritization

• Lead structured voice-of-customer initiatives to identify high-impact workflow pain points and autonomy use cases.
• Translate customer insights into prioritized product requirements and differentiated value propositions.
• Balance near-term commercial opportunities with long-term autonomous platform strategy.

Go-to-Market Strategy

• Define new go to market models for autonomous instrumentation, including hardware, software, analytics, and service.
• Develop compelling customer value creation and workflow performance improvements.
• Drive adoption strategies that accelerate broad ecosystem development.

Cross-Business Alignment & Execution

• Align business units on common architectural standards and shared development priorities.
• Partner with R&D, engineering, regulatory, and operations teams to execute stage-gate development programs.
• Define KPIs including interoperability adoption, workflow integration success, instrument intelligence utilization, and revenue growth.

How Will You Get Here

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or related field with 10+ years of experience; advanced degree (MBA, MS, or PhD) preferred.
• Demonstrated experience driving cross-functional product strategies for life sciences

Technical & Business Expertise

• Strong understanding of analytical and life sciences instrumentation architectures.
• Proven ability to develop business cases, financial models, and commercialization strategies for advanced technology platforms.

Leadership Competencies

• Executive presence and ability to influence across global business units and external partners.
• Strategic systems thinker with disciplined execution capability.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder alignment skills in matrixed organizations.

Impact

In this role, you will define how Thermo Fisher Scientific’s core instrumentation portfolio evolves to become foundational building blocks of autonomous scientific workflows. You will help shape the go to market strategy for intelligent scientific platforms across a global ecosystem.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will encounter a dynamic, forward-looking organization with remarkable career and advancement possibilities. We uphold a culture grounded in integrity, passion, participation, and inventive thinking. Join us to contribute meaningfully!

Apply today: http://jobs.thermofisher.com

• 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 screening.

Benefits
We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonuses, healthcare coverage, and a comprehensive range of employee be