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Danaher Corporation

Sr. Manager, Assay Product Innovation (ON-SITE)

Danaher Corporation, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94087


Danaher Corporation Sr. Manager, Assay Product Innovation (ON-SITE) in Sunnyvale, CaliforniaAt Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate diagnostic testing. Our mission drives us, every moment of every day, as we develop scalable, groundbreaking solutions to solve the world’s most complex health challenges.

The Senior Manager, Assay Product Innovation is responsible for bringing Cepheid’s product vision to life for new product development by translating customer needs into prioritized innovation roadmaps and staffing the core teams bringing the products to market.

This position is part of Global Product Management and will be located in Sunnyvale, California.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

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

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

Perform market and customer insight research to deeply understand customer needs and challenges, and translate these together with a cross-functional team into diagnostic solutions.

Co-develop and present business cases for New Product Development (NPD) by developing the file and driving process, defining market requirements, and writing product definitions.

Contribute to rationalized roadmap creation and maintenance, Incremental Pipeline Value (IPV), and Innovation Growth Equation metrics aligned with Strategic Plan.

The essential requirements of the job include:

Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of related work experience OR Master’s degree in field with 6+ years of related work experience OR Doctoral Degree in field with 3+ years of work experience.

Demonstrated experience of translating customer needs into product requirements and ensuring product designs meet customer needs.

Experience in developing and presenting business cases to top management and leadership.

Role requires frequent travel of up to 30% and may include some international travel.

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

Knowledge of the molecular diagnostic testing and instrumentation marketplace is highly desired.

Strategic marketing and/or product management experience is preferred.

Communicates effectively and is a strong team player/collaborator with various internal constituents, customers, and other stakeholders.

The salary range for this role is $133,000 - $199,333. 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. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

At Danaher we bring together science, technology, and operational capabilities to 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.

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law.

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