Product Manager
Charleston, SC, US, 29425
For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Product Manager for our Microbial business unit. This position is remote.
- This individual will lead the development, commercialization, and launch of instrument control and analytics software across our Microbial portfolio.
- This responsibility includes extensive customer interactions for across the product lifecycle
- This individual needs to have a high level of initiative and be comfortable working in a fast paced environment, taking decisions independently and bringing clarity
- They will collaborate with cross functional teams including R&D, marketing, sales, and customer care as well as external partners
- This position will be responsible for developing and driving the successful strategy, revenue and profitability of a specific product line from ideation to end-of-life.
- This role has deep knowledge of the pharmaceutical and personal care products quality control testing markets including the regulatory and competitive landscape.
- This role requires strategic thinking and excellent tactical execution with strong project management skills.
Job Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree (B.A. /B.S.) or equivalent in life sciences or related discipline. MBA preferred.
Experience: 3-5 years or more experience in pharmaceutical or personal care products QC testing and/orexperience with services, analytical instrumentation, reagents and software.
Other: Exceptional presentation skills required.
- Must be able to influence and manage resources/staff without direct reporting relationships.
- Ability to multi-task, excellent written and verbal communication skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail required.
- Must possess analytical thinking and problem solving skills and be able to prioritize and re-evaluate priorities as situations change.
- Working knowledge of computer software (MS Word, MS Excel and databases) preferred.
- Knowledge and experience of a pharmaceutical QC laboratory setting, including regulatory awareness of e.g. G&P, CSV, data integrity)
- Knowledge and experience of software development or implementation or evaluation
- Knowledge and experience of product management
The pay range for this position is $104k-110k. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, and location.
About Microbial Solutions
Our Microbial Solutions business group has a comprehensive portfolio of endotoxin testing, microbial detection and microbial identification products and services is unlike any other, and has been purposefully designed to meet the complex and ever-changing needs of the industry. We help clients to ensure product safety and quality with easy-to-use yet robust testing solutions that satisfy regulatory requirements, support critical decision making and improve operational efficiencies.
About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.
With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world. And in 2019, revenue increased to $2.62 billion.
At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of 80% of the drugs approved by the FDA in the last five years.
We’re committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, veteran or disability status.
It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
For more information, please visit www.criver.com.
Nearest Major Market: Charleston South Carolina
Nearest Secondary Market: South Carolina
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