[Hiring] Product Manager - Flow Cytometry @Sartorius

Role Description

The Product Manager is accountable for the success of instrument(s), software and related consumables and reagents within the high-throughput flow cytometry portfolio. This strategic role drives business growth, sustains competitive differentiation, and ensures long-term commercial success by addressing customer needs and anticipating future trends.

As the primary expert and advocate for their products, the Product Manager leverages data-driven insights to guide decisions across the entire product lifecycle in close collaboration with cross-functional teams. This role sits within the BioAnalytics group, part of the Lab Products & Services (LPS) business. This remote position is ideally suited for a product management professional with demonstrated strategic leadership and commercial impact in the life sciences industry.

What you will accomplish together with us:

• Lead the success of products within the flow cytometry instrument portfolio, from conception through launch and commercialization.
• Define and execute a clear product vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with company goals and BioAnalytics growth priorities.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration to ensure products meet customer needs and deliver strong business outcomes.
• Leverage deep customer workflow insights, market research, and competitive intelligence to identify unmet needs and growth opportunities—particularly in high-throughput screening applications.
• Develop strong business cases to support investment decisions and stakeholder alignment.
• Serve as the primary advocate for your product portfolio internally and externally, engaging with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and representing Sartorius in the scientific community.
• Partner closely with R&D, Operations, Marketing, and Sales to ensure successful launches, market adoption, and lifecycle management.
• Define value propositions, competitive positioning, and pricing strategies that communicate clear market differentiation.
• Guide Operations on forecast volumes, margin expectations, and regional strategies supported by competitor benchmarking.
• Continuously adapt portfolio strategy to evolving customer needs, workflows, and emerging technologies.
• Monitor product performance and champion continuous improvement to sustain competitive advantage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related field. Master's degree a plus.
• 8+ years of professional experience in the Life Science industry, including at least 2+ years in a customer-facing or commercial role (e.g., sales, field applications, or within a pharma environment).
• Experience in instrument product management, preferably in high-throughput screening or flow cytometry. Experience in strategy and development for software, reagents and consumable is a plus.
• Experience in development or research in high-throughput screening or flow cytometry is highly valued, as a strong technical background will be a key asset for success in this role.
• Understanding of drug discovery and/or clinical research workflows.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% for product development, customer engagement, and market initiatives.

Requirements

• Proven ability to collaborate and lead cross-functional teams to achieve business goals.
• Strong communication, influencing, and presentation skills to engage diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with customers, partners, and internal teams.
• Deep understanding of customer workflows, market dynamics, and competitive trends, with the ability to translate insights into actionable strategies.
• Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen and sound decision-making in dynamic environments.
• Skilled in decision-making under complexity, balancing strategic priorities with operational execution.
• Identification with our core values: Sustainability, Openness, Enjoyment.

Benefits

• Compensation for this position will be a base salary between $150,000 and $180,000 depending upon experience and qualifications.
• Personal and Professional Development: Mentoring, leadership programs, internal seminar offerings.
• Worklife Balance: Paid vacation, sick time, corporate holidays and community service day; as well as flexible work schedules.
• Making an Impact Right from the Start: Comprehensive onboarding, including a virtual online platform.
• Welcoming Culture: Mutual support, team spirit and international collaboration; communities on numerous topics such as “Coaching”, “Agile Working” and a “Businesswomen’s Network”.
• Health & Well Being: Wide selection of health and well-being support such as a variety of medical plans to choose from, dental, vision, EAP, and other wellness programs.
• Intelligent Working Environment: Working in smart buildings with the latest technology and equipment.
• Retirement Savings Plan: 401 k (with generous company match).
• Flexible Spending: HSA, FSA (dependent care & healthcare spending), Transportation Commuter Account.
• Company Paid Benefits: Basic Life Insurance, AD&D, EAP, Family Planning & Women’s Health, Health Advocate.
• Additional/Optional: Supplemental Life Insurance (employee, spouse & dependents), Legal Services, LTD & STD, Critical Illness Insurance, Student Loan Tuition Refinance Service.