Associate Director, Product Management Operations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado.

📋 Description

• Lead, mentor, and nurture the Product Management Operations team.

• Enhance and refine Product Management processes, tools, systems, metrics, and operational practices.

• Direct product and portfolio performance analytics utilizing commercial, operational, financial, and quality data.

• Assist in product and portfolio business reviews and highlight trends in performance, demand, pricing, margin, quality, and overall portfolio health.

• Oversee demand planning and forecasting for both standard and custom products.

• Support pricing strategy through analytics, Average Selling Price (ASP) and margin trends, pricing frameworks, and governance processes.

• Guide operational processes that support product health and Product Care & Quality (PCQ).

• Provide operational leadership for the custom product portfolio, encompassing intake, evaluation, planning, execution, forecasting, pricing inputs, and lifecycle management.

• Coordinate product lifecycle activities, including on-market changes, documentation, stability and regulatory requirements, customer communications, and discontinuation or end-of-life activities.

• Represent Product Management in cross-functional systems, data, and process initiatives.

• Identify areas for standardization, simplification, and automation of recurring operational tasks.

• Collaborate with Core Product Management, Commercial Operations, Finance, Operations, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and IT.

• Report directly to the Vice President of Marketing.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in life sciences, engineering, business, marketing, or a related field is required.

• 12+ years of relevant experience in product management, product operations, portfolio operations, commercial operations, or a related field.

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills are essential.

• Proven experience in product or portfolio operations, including product performance, demand planning, forecasting, pricing analytics, lifecycle management, or business planning.

• A solid understanding of product lifecycle management in a quality-driven environment.

• Proven ability to enhance processes, systems, tools, and operational practices.

• Strong cross-functional leadership and influencing capabilities.

• Familiarity with business systems and analytical tools, including advanced Excel proficiency and knowledge of ERP systems, Power BI, Sales Force, and other supporting tools.

• Strong business judgment and commercial insight.

• Experience in people leadership; 2-4 years of direct management or equivalent functional leadership experience is preferred.

• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, interpersonal, and communication skills.

• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and create structure in ambiguous situations.

• Self-motivated, proactive, and capable of making independent decisions.

• Experience in biotech, life sciences, genomics, molecular diagnostics, or another technically complex product environment is highly desirable/preferred.

• Submit a letter of motivation and resume/CV in PDF format.

• Applications without a Letter of Motivation will not be taken into consideration.

• Three professional references may be requested if selected for an interview.

• Must currently be eligible to work in the United States; disclose any current or future need for U.S. visa sponsorship.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus.

• Equity.

• Flexible Time Off.

• Holidays.

• Employer covers 75% of the base medical plan with buy-up options.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Employer-paid dental.

• Employer-paid vision.

• Employer-paid $25,000 life/AD&D policy.

• Paid parental leave.

• 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% match.