Product Manager PAT Advanced Process Control (x|f|m)

For the team Product Management PAT we are looking for a Product Manager PAT Advanced Process Control (x|f|m). In this role, you will take ownership to continue building a compelling portfolio that combines hardware, software & professional service offerings with the key objective to enable successful implementation of PAT & Advanced Process Control at our customers. This is a strategic customer-facing role who interacts on eye level with key customers and stakeholders.
It is a hybrid role requiring some days on site at our headquarters in Göttingen with the opportunity to work some days remotely.

Grow With Us – Your Responsibilities

• Develop business models, value propositions, unique selling points and price positioning for the product portfolio, and ensure that they are properly communicated to the market

• Derive from customer needs & markets trends sound business cases to drive critical decisions and align key stakeholders around them, also validating important reviews with them whenever appropriate

• Leverage intel on customer workflows & applications, market research, competitive landscape, industry trends and emerging technologies, validate such intel with first-hand interactions with key customers to identify unmet needs and market opportunities

• Manage product lifecycle from cradle to grave, closely monitoring product performance, leveraging customers' feedback and data to identify areas for improvement and optimization in each stage

• Guide product from concept to market, leading cross-functional teams and ensuring it meets customer needs and achieves business objectives

• Influence the decision-making process for all product-related decisions, proactively anticipating and addressing critical issues

• Embrace change and drive organizational agility by adapting to evolving market dynamics, customer needs, and competitive pressures

• Champion own product portfolio both internally and externally, interacting with key customers and acting upon their feedback, building relationships with KOLs in the most appropriate forums to enhance Sartorius' reputation and credibility

• Lead product development to prioritize and develop new product offerings for product portfolio without direct authority, balancing multiple priorities to meet requirements and deadlines between short-term urgencies and long-term market evolution

• Provide deep understanding of the product and essential requirements for the connectivity required to integrate into relevant unit operations and IT architectures within the customers workflows & environments. In case of complex customers' questions from the sales team the PM cannot personally answer, act as entry point for PD to provide technical clarification

• Leverage own deep understanding of the technology behind the product and of its applications to develop solutions, adapting them to changing circumstances based on customer needs and market dynamics to maintain a competitive advantage

What Will Convince Us

• Master's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Life Science or a related field

• Seasoned professional, several years of professional experience in Life Science, of which at least first years in a complex customer-facing role, ideally in sales or within a customer in the pharma industry; a major plus is having meaningful experiences across different functions (PD, Ops, Sales, Marketing etc.)

• Role-model leader and team player able to rally all relevant parties to focus on key priorities, bringing diverse teams on the same page and facilitating cross-functional collaboration

• Outstanding presence, influencing and presentation skills to engage with key stakeholders on eye level in a compelling way

• Excellent communication skills across and within large, diverse groups and audiences

• Outstanding relationship builder, able to initiate, maintain, strengthen and leverage trusting relationships across teams, across functions and with third parties, at all levels, internally and externally

• Good understanding of customer workflows, needs and related market dynamics, coupled with the strong ability to translate such understanding into customer centric solutions and to orchestrate their launch and implementation

• Exceptional strategic thinking combined with commercial ability to translate business ambitions into winning products

• Outstanding decision-making skills, able to make complex and timely decisions in line with available data, strategic context and professional values when there are unknowns

• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, flexible environment

• Fluent in English

• Willing to travel up to 50% as this role is heavily focused on external customers

What We Offer

As a growing global life science company, stock listed on the MDAX and TecDAX, Sartorius offers a wide range of Benefits:

• Personal and Professional Development: Mentoring, leadership programs, Talent Talks, internal seminar offerings , coaching for managers

• Large, Modern Campus: Open office spaces, terraces, company restaurant with vegetarian and vegan options, cozy Italian bistro with ice cream sales, fitness studio and daycare center

• Making An Impact Right From The Start: Comprehensive onboarding, including a virtual online platform even before joining, Welcome Workshops, "buddy" as point of contact

• Welcoming Culture: Mutual support, teamspirit and international collaboration; communities on numerous topics, such as coaching, agile working and business women network

• This position is filled within the Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH

We promote diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from people of all nationalities, genders, sexual orientations, religions, age groups, disabilities, and cultural backgrounds.

About Sartorius 

Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide. 

We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment.

Join our global team and become part of the solution. We are looking forward to receiving your application. 
www.sartorius.com/careers