Lead Product Manager, Microbial Solutions (Regulated)

Charles River Laboratories; South Carolina; Sur place; USD 145 000 - 165 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Bonus incentives

401K

Health and wellness coverage

Stock purchase program

Work-life balance flexibility

Résumé du poste

Charles River Laboratories is seeking an Associate Director of Product Management to lead a team within Microbial Solutions, translating portfolio direction into executable strategies and driving lifecycle management in regulated environments.

You will partner with QA/RA, R&D, Operations and Supply Chain to ensure product quality, manage KPIs, and deliver growth with a customer-led focus. This is a senior, customer-facing leadership role in the US.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 7–10+ years in product management or related roles in life sciences/pharma; leadership experience.
• At least 2 years leading product managers or teams.
• Proven track record with scientific/technical products in regulated environments.
• Strong familiarity with GxP and QA/RA partnership.
• Strategic thinking with pricing inputs, investment cases, and analytics.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management with senior leaders.

Responsabilités

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of product managers and associates; set objectives, coach performance, and build capability and succession plans.
• Own strategy, roadmap coherence, and execution for an assigned sub-portfolio/segment, aligned to the broader contamination control vision and business objectives specifically for Software, Automation and Digital Ecosystem.
• Set investment priorities within the sub-portfolio by shaping and reviewing business cases, tradeoffs, and resource requests; ensure decisions are data-driven and customer-led.
• Ensure high-quality execution of roadmaps, product launches, and lifecycle management with strong cross-functional alignment.
• Partner with QA/RA, R&D, Operations, and Supply Chain to ensure product quality, compliance, and continuity of supply; sponsor risk management and continuous improvement for the sub-portfolio.
• Serve as a senior customer-facing leader for key accounts and strategic projects; represent product direction in technical meetings and regulated/audit contexts as needed.
• Drive VOC discipline across the team and ensure insights translate into measurable product outcomes.
• Track and report sub-portfolio KPIs and lead quarterly reviews and corrective actions.
• Contribute to Microbial Solutions portfolio planning activities and to maturing PM processes and governance.

Connaissances

Leadership

Product Mgmt

Strategy

Cross-functional

Data-driven

Stakeholder mgmt

VOC insights

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Description du poste

Charles River Laboratories is seeking an Associate Director of Product Management to lead a team within Microbial Solutions, translating portfolio direction into executable strategies and driving lifecycle management in regulated environments.

You will partner with QA/RA, R&D, Operations and Supply Chain to ensure product quality, manage KPIs, and deliver growth with a customer-led focus. This is a senior, customer-facing leadership role in the US.