Product Strategy, Autonomous Laboratories

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Product Strategy, Autonomous Laboratories based in Canada. The Product Strategy leader will shape the future of autonomous laboratories by defining long-term strategies that transform scientific research, laboratory operations, and technological innovation. This senior individual contributor role sits at the intersection of science, customer insights, business strategy, and emerging technologies. You will explore how artificial intelligence, robotics, automation, connected instruments, and digital workflows can improve scientific productivity and laboratory efficiency. Working closely with scientists, engineers, product teams, and senior executives, you will translate complex market trends into actionable product strategies and investment opportunities. You will influence decisions across multiple business areas, helping develop integrated solutions that address evolving customer needs. This is an opportunity to drive meaningful innovation in life sciences and laboratory technology while contributing to the next generation of scientific discovery. The position offers a remote work option in Canada, with approximately 25% travel.

Define the future of autonomous laboratories: Develop and continuously refine a long-term strategic vision for autonomous laboratories, assessing scientific, technological, economic, and operational trends over a five-to-ten-year horizon. Evaluate emerging technologies: Analyze the potential impact of AI, robotics, laboratory automation, connected instruments, digital workflows, data platforms, and autonomous experimentation on scientific productivity and laboratory operations. Drive strategic product decisions: Evaluate new products, solutions, partnerships, and business models, developing business cases that assess customer value, competitive differentiation, technical feasibility, and financial potential. Translate customer insights into opportunities: Engage with scientists, laboratory leaders, executives, key opinion leaders, and strategic customers to identify workflow inefficiencies, data fragmentation, automation gaps, and unmet needs. Develop actionable recommendations: Convert market intelligence, customer feedback, competitive analysis, and laboratory economics into clear product requirements, strategic priorities, investment recommendations, and portfolio opportunities. Influence product roadmaps: Partner with business and product teams to determine which solutions to develop, accelerate, integrate, redesign, pursue through partnerships, or discontinue. Lead cross-functional initiatives: Collaborate with product management, research and development, commercial, digital, service, and business leadership teams to advance strategic initiatives across organizational boundaries. Build integrated solutions: Identify opportunities to combine instruments, software, consumables, automation, services, and data into comprehensive solutions that improve laboratory performance and customer outcomes. Advise senior leadership: Present strategic insights, long-range scenarios, and investment proposals to senior stakeholders, supporting informed decisions about product development, partnerships, and business growth. Monitor market evolution: Distinguish lasting technological and industry shifts from short-term trends to ensure strategic decisions remain relevant, practical, and aligned with customer needs. Requirements: Education: A bachelor's or master's degree in science, engineering, business, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience. A PhD, MBA, or comparable advanced experience is strongly preferred. Professional experience: Typically 12 or more years of relevant experience across product strategy, product management, scientific research, strategy consulting, operations, technology, business development, or related fields. Industry expertise: Experience in life sciences, analytical instrumentation, diagnostics, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, laboratory technology, or adjacent industries is strongly preferred. Strategic leadership: Demonstrated ability to assess complex markets, anticipate technological developments, and translate industry trends into business strategies, product priorities, and portfolio decisions. Customer-centric thinking: Proven ability to understand customer needs, synthesize qualitative and quantitative insights, and identify opportunities that deliver measurable customer and business value. Scientific and technical fluency: Strong interest in emerging technologies, particularly AI, automation, robotics, connected instruments, and digital laboratory ecosystems, combined with sound product judgment. Analytical capabilities: Excellent structured problem-solving skills, financial and business analysis capabilities, and the ability to transform ambiguous information into clear recommendations and actionable priorities. Cross-functional collaboration: A track record of delivering results across diverse teams and working effectively with scientists, engineers, product managers, and commercial stakeholders. Executive communication: Strong presentation, facilitation, and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and build alignment with senior leadership without relying on direct authority. Strategic execution: The ability to balance long-term vision with practical implementation, maintain stakeholder alignment, and ensure consistent follow-through on strategic initiatives. Personal attributes: Intellectual curiosity, adaptability, sound judgment, a collaborative mindset, and a commitment to scientific innovation and continuous improvement. Benefits: Competitive salary: Annual base salary ranging from CAD 143,220 to CAD 252,656 for the Canadian position, depending on location, relevant skills, experience, education, and training. Performance-based rewards: Eligibility for additional bonuses and stock-based compensation. Comprehensive benefits: Access to employee benefits, with specific coverage and eligibility details provided during the recruitment process. Remote work flexibility: Option to work remotely in Canada, offering flexibility in how and where you work within the role's requirements. Full-time employment: A full-time position with an ongoing duration and a standard daytime schedule. Global collaboration: Opportunities to work with multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders across scientific, technical, and commercial functions. Professional impact: The chance to influence the future of laboratory technology and contribute to innovations that advance scientific research and improve operational outcomes. Inclusive work environment: A commitment to equal employment opportunities, accessibility, diversity, and a workplace where people from all backgrounds are encouraged to contribute. Accessibility support: Assistance and reasonable accommodations are available for candidates who need support during the recruitment or interview process. Travel opportunities: Approximately 25% travel, offering opportunities for collaboration with customers and stakeholders across relevant markets.