Director, Diagnostic Product Innovation

Cepheid; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, is seeking a Director of Product Innovation Management in Sunnyvale, CA for an on-site role. You will translate customer needs into prioritized innovation and technology roadmaps, and lead cross-functional teams from pre-concept tollgate through development.

The essential requirements include advanced degrees with 5–12+ years in medical/diagnostic sales, marketing, or operations, and strong presentation skills. Travel up to 25% is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (business or life sciences) with 12+ years of experience OR Master’s with 8+ years OR Doctoral with 5+ years.
• Experience translating clinical value into marketing messages across lab, clinical/healthcare provider, health system, and patient segments.
• Excellent presentation skills; able to multitask across many products and disease states.

Responsibilities

• Develop and present business cases for new products under development; define market requirements and write product definitions.
• Gather and represent the voice of the customer and voice of the business on NPD core teams and lead market and customer discussions at monthly Product Planning Group meetings.
• Lead cross-functional NPD core teams and ensure adherence to market and product requirements from pre-concept tollgate through product development.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships with core team stakeholders including Project Management, Portfolio Management, R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and Clinical Affairs.

Skills

Marketing messaging

Presentation skills

Cross-functional leadership

NPD leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or life sciences

Master's degree

Doctoral degree

Job description

Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, is seeking a Director of Product Innovation Management in Sunnyvale, CA for an on-site role. You will translate customer needs into prioritized innovation and technology roadmaps, and lead cross-functional teams from pre-concept tollgate through development.

The essential requirements include advanced degrees with 5–12+ years in medical/diagnostic sales, marketing, or operations, and strong presentation skills. Travel up to 25% is required.