Strategic Growth Manager, Biologics

Waters Corporation; Milford (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Waters Corporation is seeking a Strategy Manager to guide annual planning and market assessments for biologics and related technologies. You will work with senior leaders across Product, R&D, Marketing, and Sales, providing expert analyses and robust business cases for new products and partnerships.

Ideal candidates bring 4–7 years in strategic roles within life sciences, with strong financial modeling, problem-solving, and executive communication skills to influence decisions and drive growth.

Qualifications

• An advanced degree (PhD, MS, MBA) preferred; strong experience can substitute
• 4–7 years in consulting, or a strategic business role in life science tools or biopharma industry, or biopharma R&D
• Familiarity with biopharma R&D and manufacturing preferred; hands-on biologics R&D experience is not required but a plus
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial modeling skills
• Clear writing and presentation skills for executive leadership audiences
• Ability to build relationships across teams and work independently
• Strong intellectual curiosity about markets, biologics R&D, manufacturing process and enabling technologies

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the business's annual strategic planning process, including market analysis, planning materials, and leadership reviews
• Assess markets, technologies, and the competitive landscape through deep-dive analyses
• Serve as the market and technology subject matter expert and provide advisory to internal stakeholders
• Lead customer and expert research to understand unmet needs
• Build business cases and financial models for new products, modalities, and partnerships
• Perform cross-portfolio analysis to support prioritization and investment decisions
• Facilitate workshops, prepare and present recommendations to leadership, and influence strategic directions
• Lead critical strategic initiatives as business needs arise and generate measurable outcomes

Skills

Analytical thinking

Financial modeling

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Relationship building

Education

Advanced degree (PhD, MS, MBA) preferred

Job description

Waters Corporation is seeking a Strategy Manager to guide annual planning and market assessments for biologics and related technologies. You will work with senior leaders across Product, R&D, Marketing, and Sales, providing expert analyses and robust business cases for new products and partnerships.

Ideal candidates bring 4–7 years in strategic roles within life sciences, with strong financial modeling, problem-solving, and executive communication skills to influence decisions and drive growth.