Director, Product Innovation Management

The Director, Product Innovation Management is responsible for bringing Cepheid’s product vision to life for new product development by translating customer needs into prioritized innovation and technology roadmaps.   

This position reports to the Sr. Director of Product Innovation Management and is part of Global Product Management located in Sunnyvale, CA, and will be an on-site role. At Cepheid, our vision is to be the leading provider of seamlessly connected diagnostic solutions.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Develop and present business cases for new products under development; define market requirements and write product definitions.

• Gather and represent the voice of the customer and voice of the business on NPD core teams and lead market and customer discussions at monthly Product Planning Group (PPG) meetings to assess and manage risk and tradeoffs.

• Lead cross-functional NPD core teams and ensure adherence to market and product requirements from the pre-concept tollgate through the product development cycle.

• Build strong cross-functional relationships with core team stakeholders, including Project Management, Portfolio Management, R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and Clinical Affairs.

The essential requirements of the job include:  

• Bachelor’s degree (business or life sciences) with 12+ years of experience in Sales, Marketing, or Operations in the medical or diagnostic industries OR Master’s degree with 8+ years of experience OR Doctoral degree with 5+ years of experience.

• Demonstrated experience of translating clinical value into marketing messages across lab, clinical/healthcare provider, health system, and patient segments.

• Excellent presentation skills; able to multitask across a broad number of products and disease states.

Travel Requirements:

• Role requires travel of up to 25% and may include some international travel.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Knowledge of the Infectious Disease testing marketplace is highly desired.

• Knowledge or experience in next-generation sequencing is highly desired.

• Demonstrated experience in Product Management in the Medical Device and Diagnostics industry is highly desired.

Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at danaherbenefitsinfo.com.

The annual salary range for this role is $95,000-$215,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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