Remote Strategic Product Leader - Analytics Instruments

PerkinElmer; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

PerkinElmer is recruiting a Strategic Product Manager for TEA in High Wycombe with hybrid work arrangement. You will own the product segment's roadmap, pricing, and P&L, while ensuring long-term value through evidence-based strategy.

You will lead cross-functional teams, develop NPI business cases, and collaborate with R&D, marketing, and regional managers to drive growth and differentiation.

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years of experience in product management, product strategy, or commercial leadership in analytical instrumentation or scientific equipment.
• Demonstrated experience owning a product roadmap and leading NPI programmes through full commercialisation.
• Direct technical knowledge of the relevant product segment (e.g., atomic spectroscopy, chromatography, materials characterisation) and its key application markets.
• Strong financial acumen — experience managing product line P&L, building NPI business cases, and setting pricing strategy.
• Proven track record of leading and developing small product management teams.
• Ability to travel 25–30% for customer visits, conferences, and internal reviews.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the 3–5 year product roadmap for the assigned product segment — prioritisation, sequencing, and investment trade-off decisions across instruments, consumables, and software.
• Develop rigorous NPI business cases: market sizing, competitive positioning, financial modelling, and customer value quantification.
• Own gate progression for all NPIs within the segment from concept through commercial launch approval.
• Translate Market Requirements Documents into specific product requirements and R&D briefs.
• Drive the long-term technology roadmap in collaboration with R&D leadership to maintain leadership in priority markets.
• Build and maintain a VOC programme for the product segment with 20+ customer conversations per year.
• Monitor the competitive landscape and translate intelligence into roadmap responses.
• Own global base pricing strategy and manage P&L contribution with VP alignment.

Skills

Strategic leadership

P&L management

Product roadmap

NPI experience

Stakeholder management

Travel 25-30%

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry/Engineering

Advanced degree (MSc/PhD)

Job description

PerkinElmer is recruiting a Strategic Product Manager for TEA in High Wycombe with hybrid work arrangement. You will own the product segment's roadmap, pricing, and P&L, while ensuring long-term value through evidence-based strategy.

You will lead cross-functional teams, develop NPI business cases, and collaborate with R&D, marketing, and regional managers to drive growth and differentiation.