Job Title:  Product Manager

THE ROLE

Would your ideal job allow you to collaborate alongside smart and driven people, with opportunities to grow your many skills? Do you have an education in engineering or physical sciences with interest in business or commercial side of business? If you can answer yes to both, then you may be our ideal candidate. STERIS is seeking a Product Manager to support our Sterility Assurance and DET portfolios.  In this role, you would be responsible for new product development, market development, market research, product marketing and promotions and sales support to achieve global revenue, gross margin and marketing objectives.   

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Marketing Strategy Development, Execution & Program Management
⦁    Work closely with commercial team to increase product penetration & utilization through development of tools and programs that provide a seamless approach to selling value.
⦁    Collaboratively identify issues, opportunities and associated strategies within assigned procedural areas through frequent conversations and interactions with 
⦁    Customers, sales leadership and account managers. Communicate to assure awareness of product changes, pricing changes, new sales tools, corrective measures, etc.      
 
Leadership & Team Building

⦁    Create and drive short and long-term product /procedural planning process within assigned product areas to achieve defined goals
⦁    Use a collaborative approach with cross functional team members to identify solutions based on data, building excitement and consensus to drive projects forward
 
Procedural & Product Planning
⦁    Collaborate with sales and marketing leadership on the development/execution of Plans of Action (POAs) and new product launches. including: forecasting and financial planning, market potential and target share by product line, value proposition creation include product training, competitive analysis and pricing strategy stewardship
⦁    Identify, establish and maintain productive relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and Key Accounts (KAs) for product areas of focus in the Life Sciences community
 
Market Research & New Product Development
⦁    Provide strong commercial Voice of Customer supporting recommendations 
⦁    Support cross-functional new product development teams with market objectives when completing documentation, feasibility testing, and risk analysis for new products and line extensions
⦁    Actively participate in product testing with Customers to determine if product meets market needs
⦁    Drive planning for new product launches including forecasting, sales collateral, equipment evaluation requirements, pricing guidelines, and product training.
 

WHAT IS NEEDED

• BA or BS degree preferably in scientific related discipline - prefer Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry. Engineering degree accept able.  MBA strongly preferred
• Minimum five (5) years of relevant marketing/product management experience; prefer experience in Life Sciences manufacturing industry preferably pharmaceutical, bio-pharma or med device industry
• Strong interpersonal skills, with track record of successfully motivating cross functional teams.
• Problem-solving, negotiation, analytical and project management skills
• Flexibility to travel domestically and internationally (15%)

WHAT WE OFFER

The opportunity to join a company that will invest in you for the long-term. STERIS couldn’t be where it is today without our incredible people. That’s why we share in our success together by rewarding you for your hard work. Hiring people who are in it for the long run with STERIS is our ultimate goal. We do this by providing competitive salaries, healthcare benefits, tuition assistance, paid-time off, holidays, matching 401(k), annual merit, and incentive plans.  Join us and help write our next chapter.