Global Product Manager – Consumables & Applications

Winning the race to bring new healthcare products safely to a waiting world drives Rapid Micro Biosystems (RMB) to combine today’s innovative technologies as never before. Your career at RMB puts you at the center of diverse global teams that span robotics, AI, Machine Learning, imaging, microbiology, and more, re-shaping how urgently needed pharmaceuticals are made, tested, and released for decades to come. The sky’s the limit.

Careers at RMB are fast-moving, with the high growth you’d expect from a world leader in microbiology automation. Advancement at RMB affords an opportunity to achieve your personal goals and develop your passions, in an inclusive environment where every employee has the resources and opportunities to hone their skills. You’ll do more, learn more, and have the ability to make a profound impact on our business.

Position Overview The Global Product Manager position at Rapid Micro Biosystems oversees the global strategic initiatives (marketing, customer, and internal activities) related to our flagship Growth Direct® platform’s Consumables & Applications. This person will be the voice for the consumables and applications – Environmental Monitoring, Water, Product Bioburden, Sterility and new markets, driving and managing key activities to ensure product success. This person will lead the profit and loss (P&L) for RMB’s consumables offerings and serve as a key interface between the Commercial, Quality, and Operations groups to deliver high-quality products to our customers.
The position combines technical expertise and tactical execution with strategic planning in areas such as market strategy, new product development and launches, customer applications initiatives, brand positioning and messaging, and operational excellence.

This is a hybrid position requiring three days per week onsite at either our Lowell or Lexington location.

Achieve & exceed revenue, growth, and profitability targets for Growth Direct® consumables

Drive balance across application areas (Environmental Monitoring, Water Testing, Product Bioburden Testing, and Sterility Testing)

Expand revenue via volume and mix with existing customers

Manage pricing and pricing agreement with key customers

Provide commercial and operational leadership to ensure successful execution

Manage activities supporting the 4P’s (product, price, placement, promotion) for consumable portfolio

Drive strategic planning for existing and new applications and markets

Market & Application assessment including sizing and segmentation

Competitor analysis

Market research including application assessment, VOC and consultant engagements

Direct and contribute to marketing campaigns with cross-functional teams

Develop new consumable products from initiation, through launch, and manage product lifecycle

Develop a deep understanding of customer workflows, applications and unmet needs through direct customer engagement and VOC; translate insights into new product, application and market opportunities

Includes leadership through the product commercialization process to create strategy, business case, user Requirements, applications planning and review, go-to-market plans, and post-launch metrics review

Establish, manage, and drive key external relationships and partnerships

Establish customer- and commercial- facing communication related to the consumable families

Advance internal projects for continued enhancement of our consumable’s offerings

Manage P&L for the Growth Direct® consumables

Other duties as assigned by manager

Bachelor’s degree in science/engineering, life sciences preferred. Or equivalent experience.

5+ years’ Product Management experience in life science industry. Preferably biopharma, microbiology, GMP related.

High-volume life science consumable product management experience strongly preferred

Working knowledge of microbiology QC applications and GMP laboratory environments perferred, with the ability to understand customer workflows and translate application needs into product requirements and new product opportunities.

Understanding in developing business cases and leading new product development

Demonstrated ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams across Sales, Marketing, R&D, Operations/Manufacturing, Quality and Finance.

Hands-on success in driving the stage-gate commercialization of new product development & launches

High level of intensity and success in driving actions to completion, with view to metrics including timeline and budget

Strong planning, project management, and leadership skills

Robust data management and excel modeling experience preferred

Ability to work effectively and influence others

Demonstrated oral & written communications and interpersonal skills – strong customer orientation

Highly motivated and proactive with a proven ability to identify opportunities, take initiative, and drive projects forward independently

Ability to travel globally with approximately 10-20% travel

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