Manager, Product Operations (Transplant Diagnostics) - West Hill, CA

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc

West Hills, CA

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$113,500–$170,200 Per Year
SKILLS
Biology, Cadence, Capacity and Performance Management, Change Control, Change Management, Coaching, Communication Skills, Compensation and Benefits, Corporate Policies, Cross-Functional, Dental Insurance, Establish Priorities, FDA (Food and Drug Administration), Finance, ISO (International Organization for Standardization), Incentive Programs, Leadership, Life Insurance, Medical Diagnosis, Medical Equipment, Metrics, Operations Management, People Management, Problem Solving Skills, Product Lifecycle, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Management, Product Planning, Product Strategy, Product/Service Launch, Quality Metrics, Quality System Requirements (QSR), Regulations, Regulatory Requirements, Research & Development (R&D), Stock Purchase Plans, Strategic Planning, Talent Management, Team Lead/Manager, Time Management, Vision Plan
LOCATION
West Hills, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

About the Role

We are seeking a Manager to lead Product Operations team members within a regulated medical device environment. This onsite role in West Hills is focused on hands-on leadership, execution excellence, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams including R&D, Quality, Regulatory Affairs (QARA), Operations, and Finance.

This is primarily a product operations and execution leadership role, responsible for driving product lifecycle execution including launch readiness, design transfer, lifecycle changes, and obsolescence while ensuring alignment with regulatory and quality requirements. You will own portfolio execution cadence (roadmaps, reviews, milestone tracking) and translate product strategy into coordinated, cross-functional execution plans.

Reporting to the Director of Product Management, who owns portfolio strategy and prioritization, this role is responsible for delivering against that strategy through disciplined, predictable execution across the team.

What You'll Do

  • Lead day-to-day execution across the product portfolio, ensuring alignment to product roadmaps, timelines, and quality standards
  • Translate portfolio strategy into clear execution plans, milestones, and cross-functional deliverables
  • Oversee product lifecycle execution, including new product introductions (NPI), design transfer, sustaining changes, and end-of-life activities
  • Ensure execution complies with applicable quality systems, regulatory requirements, and internal processes
  • Proactively identify and resolve execution risks, resource constraints, and cross-functional dependencies
  • Drive operational rigor through standardized processes, governance, and tools to improve delivery predictability
  • Partner closely onsite with R&D, QARA, Operations, and other stakeholders to enable rapid issue resolution and effective decision-making
  • Track success through execution metrics and business outcomes, including on-time product launches, reduced delays, and improved portfolio predictability
  • Manage team capacity and performance to consistently meet delivery commitments
  • Lead and develop team members, including Associate Product Managers responsible for lower-complexity and mature products, ensuring execution within established portfolio strategy and decision-making guardrails

What We're Looking For

  • 5+ years of experience in product management, product operations, or related roles within a regulated industry (medical device, diagnostics, life sciences, or similar)
  • 4+ years of people management experience, with a track record of leading teams, developing talent, and operating independently
  • Strong experience in execution-focused roles, with demonstrated ownership of delivery, cross-functional coordination, and operational rigor
  • Strong understanding of product lifecycle management in a regulated environment (e.g., NPI, design controls, change management)
  • Proven ability to translate strategy into execution across cross-functional teams
  • Excellent communication and coaching skills
  • Ability to work onsite and collaborate closely with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and Operations partners

Nice to Have

  • Experience leading product operations or execution-focused teams
  • Familiarity with FDA, ISO 13485, or similar regulatory frameworks
  • Experience improving execution rigor, delivery predictability, or scaling processes in a regulated environment

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $113,500.00-$170,200.00.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

  • A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

  • Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

  • At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

  • Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

  • Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards

About the Company

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With revenues of nearly $11 billion, we have approximately 37,000 employees and serve customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as in environmental and process control industries. We create value for our key stakeholders through two premier brands, Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific, which offer a unique combination of continuous technology development and the most convenient purchasing options. Our products and services help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, and solve analytical challenges ranging from complex research to routine testing to field applications.

All of our employees share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement. Our ability to grow year after year is driven by our ability to attract, develop and retain world-class people who will thrive in our environment and share in our desire to improve mankind by enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

If you share in our values and if you're looking for an employer who is strongly committed to developing talent and rewarding achievement, come grow with us at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
All
WEBSITE
https://corporate.thermofisher.com/en/home.html