Senior Life Science PM - Hybrid, Global Product Launch

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc; Marnes-la-Coquette; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Premium health insurance

7–9 weeks of time off per year

Job summary

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. in France seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead cross-functional new product development from concept to launch within the Life Science Group PMO.

Reporting to the Director, Group PMO (US-based), and based at our Marnes-la-Coquette campus (92), close to Paris (75) and the Yvelines (78), you will drive schedules, ensure quality and regulatory compliance, and mentor teams while advancing strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in engineering, chemistry, biology, or a related scientific field.
• 12+ years of experience developing life science and/or clinical diagnostics products through the full development cycle.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or PMP certification is a plus.
• Fluent English and French; willingness to travel domestically and internationally 5–10%.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to develop new products from initiation through commercial launch, delivering high-quality outcomes within schedule, resources, budget, and scope.
• Build strong team motivation, alignment, and morale by creating a common purpose.
• Create, implement, and drive project plans and timelines to achieve business goals, manage critical path items, and remove roadblocks.
• Ensure product requirements are clearly defined and grounded in data, customer insights, and market analysis.
• Oversee adherence to a structured design and development process, ensuring compliance with quality management systems and regulatory requirements.
• Bring a continuous-improvement mindset and best practices to contribute to the strategic objectives of the PMO and the Life Science Group.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Life science

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Master's degree in engineering/chemistry/biology

Job description

Do you want to lead innovative projects at the heart of life science and clinical diagnostics? Would you like to help develop products that meet customer needs and make a real difference in patients’ lives?

Join us and become our new Senior Project Manager!

To support our growth ambitions, we are strengthening our teams. Within the Life Science Group, the Program Management Office (PMO) drives the development of new products that bring innovation to researchers and clinicians around the world.

Reporting to the Director, Group PMO (US-based), and based at our Marnes-la-Coquette campus (92), close to Paris (75) and the Yvelines (78), you will lead cross-functional new product development projects from concept through commercial launch. Working across sites, you will report project progress to senior management and ensure that projects meet time, quality, cost, and customer requirements, with the right controls and governance in place. You will also contribute to continuous improvement initiatives for the PMO and the Life Science Group.

Your impact:

• Lead cross-functional teams to develop new products from initiation through commercial launch, delivering high-quality outcomes within schedule, resources, budget, and scope.
• Build strong team motivation, alignment, and morale by creating a common purpose.
• Create, implement, and drive project plans and timelines to achieve business goals, manage critical path items, and remove roadblocks.
• Ensure that product requirements are clearly defined and grounded in data, customer insights, and market analysis.
• Oversee adherence to a structured design and development process, ensuring compliance with quality management systems and regulatory requirements.
• Bring a continuous-improvement mindset and best practices to contribute to the strategic objectives of the PMO and the Life Science Group.

What you bring:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in engineering, chemistry, biology, or a related scientific field. Six Sigma Green Belt or PMP certification is a plus.
• 12+ years of experience developing life science and/or clinical diagnostics products through the full development cycle, from concept to launch.
• Strong technical expertise and a demonstrated ability to collaborate with project teams to launch new products that meet customer needs.
• Proven track record of leading projects to market while meeting schedule, resource, budget, and scope goals.
• Exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to align team members, leaders, and stakeholders around shared objectives, with or without direct authority.
• Ability to create momentum in the face of uncertainty, with a bias for action and a collaborative approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to adjust your level of involvement to remove obstacles, diving into details when needed and stepping back to see the big picture when required.
• Excellent critical thinking, analytical, and communication skills, including executive-level communication.
• Bilingual-level English and fluent French, to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (5–10% of the time).

Please submit your application with a resume in English.

Who we are: For more than 70 years, Bio-Rad has been driving innovation and transforming science and healthcare. As one of the top five life science companies, we are a leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing a broad range of research and clinical diagnostic products. Our purpose is to help people live longer, healthier lives. At Bio-Rad, you will work with teams around the world, managers will support you as you build your career step by step, and you will be encouraged to drive changes that have a real impact.

Benefits: Our people are Bio-Rad’s greatest asset, which is why we strive to offer a wide range of benefits that support and simplify our employees’ daily lives. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, premium health insurance, and an active social and economic committee (CSE). Working at Bio-Rad also means working on a unique campus just 15 minutes from Paris, in a supportive environment that promotes work-life balance through our right-to-disconnect charter and 7 to 9 weeks of time off per year. We also offer a hybrid work model, with up to 2 days of remote work per week.

Equal opportunity: Bio-Rad is committed to preventing discrimination and promoting equal opportunity. All our positions are open to people with disabilities.

Agency non-solicitation: Bio-Rad does not accept agency resumes unless the agency has been authorized by a Bio-Rad recruiting representative. Please do not submit resumes unless authorized by the HR recruiter responsible for this position. Bio-Rad will not pay any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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Legal Entity: (FRA_2018)Bio-Rad