Senior Global Product Manager

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Leica Biosystems, one of Danaher's 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

At Leica Biosystems, we're not just shaping the future of cancer diagnostics — we're transforming lives. Our mission of "Advancing Cancer Diagnostics, Improving Lives" is the driving force behind everything we do. As a global leader with the most comprehensive portfolio spanning from biopsy to diagnosis, we empower clinicians with innovative, reliable solutions so they can give patients timely, accurate answers when they need them most. When you join Leica Biosystems, you're not just taking a job; you're becoming part of a passionate team that knows every moment matters when it comes to cancer. You'll help develop diagnostic solutions that turn anxiety into answers, and aid the acceleration of next-generation, life-changing therapies. Surrounded by a diverse and collaborative global community, you'll be inspired each day to stretch, grow, and make an impact.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

In this role you will effectively be the business leader for our Premium Tissue Processor product line – not just responsible for setting a winning strategy and product vision but everything else that defines a successful business such as high impact global commercial product launches, product lifecycle management including quality and margin improvements, driving on-going portfolio growth initiatives, vitality and sustainment of Leica's Staining Systems Tissue Processing product vertical in the Anatomic Pathology; specifically, the PELORIS Premium Tissue Processor.

This is an 'Individual Contributor' role with no direct reports but requires a high level of leadership and coloration across many groups, disciplines, and geographies. Working closely with R&D teams, Global Support, Global & Region Commercial Sales, Marketing, Service and Support, this role interacts with almost all facets of the business needed to create and execute a winning strategy.

Location: This role is based in Melbourne, Australia, and is an 'on-site' role in Mount Waverley with international travel. This position reports to the Director of Product Management and is part of the ASI Product Management team located in Melbourne, Australia.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Own and articulate the product vision anchored around strong value propositions and differentiation that will drive revenue, margin expansion, and customer adoption.
• Take a leadership role amongst Program Management, R&D and Business Analysts to drive delivery of product updates on time, on budget as agreed.
• Through strong opportunity analysis, prioritise the projects and initiatives for your product that provide the best ROI to the business
• Execute the development and launch of complex New Product Development initiatives (eg - cross-BU projects or multi-year projects) in accordance with standard Danaher Business System (DBS) tools, with minimal supervision and potentially supervise others with a wide range of project complexity
• Either directly, or with assistance from Technical PMs or Business Analysts, work with stakeholders in the development of Product Requirements and concepts including defining Minimal Marketable Product (MMP) for each product or release.

The essential requirements of the job include

• Minimum of undergraduate Bachelor's Degree in biomedical science, engineering, natural sciences, business, or medical fields.
• Master's or PhD highly desirable
• Whilst not essential, an MBA is desirable if the criteria below are met
• At least two of:
• Minimum 5 years sales experience in Anatomical Pathology domain
• Minimum 5 years' experience working in Anatomical Pathology laboratories
• Minimum 5 years' experience working as Product Manager, preferably as Global Product Manager
• Minimum 5 years' experience working within R&D Product Development in Medical Devices field
• Proven track record of sustained success in the above fields

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Approx. 25% travel, predominantly overseas (NA & EU specifically)
• Must have a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Marketing campaign creation and execution experience highly desired
• Competency in JIRA, or similar project management tools
• Experience in communication and presentation to a broad audience of stakeholders in a clear, concise, and compelling manner

Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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