Vice President, Global Portfolio Management

Nova Biomedical
Waltham, MA
Job Description
Role Overview

Lead the global product management organization for the Biopharma business, defining and executing the global portfolio strategy across a broad portfolio of life science tools and workflow solutions.

What You Will Do

Define and own the global Biopharma portfolio strategy, build and maintain a 3–5 year portfolio roadmap, and translate market dynamics into clear portfolio priorities.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate is a commercially minded, technically credible product leader with strong life sciences or bioprocessing market experience, deep product management discipline, and strong commercial acumen.

Requirements

  • 12–15+ years of progressive experience in product management, portfolio management, strategic marketing, commercial leadership, or general management in life sciences tools, bioprocessing, analytical instrumentation, diagnostics, biotechnology, or adjacent scientific technology markets.
  • Demonstrated experience leading product managers, portfolio leaders, or cross-functional product teams.
  • Proven ownership of a complex global product portfolio with accountability for strategy, roadmap, lifecycle, pricing, launch, and commercial outcomes.
  • Strong understanding of life science customer workflows and the ability to translate customer needs into differentiated product strategy.
  • Experience working closely with R&D, Commercial, Marketing, Applications, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, and Finance teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to build business cases, evaluate investment tradeoffs, and connect product strategy to revenue, margin, and market share outcomes.
  • Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to present complex technical and business topics clearly to senior leadership.
  • Experience operating in a global, matrixed organization with regional commercial teams and distributed stakeholders.
  • Strong customer orientation with experience engaging strategic accounts, key opinion leaders, and technical decision makers.
  • Experience in bioprocessing, biologics manufacturing, cell line development, process analytics, upstream bioprocessing, formulation, quality control, or cell and gene therapy workflows preferred.
  • Experience with instrument, consumable, and software portfolios preferred.
  • Experience building workflow or platform strategies across multiple product lines preferred.
  • Experience with global product launches and stage-gate product development preferred.
  • Experience with portfolio rationalization, lifecycle management, and pricing strategy preferred.
  • Experience supporting M&A diligence, partnership evaluation, OEM relationships, or acquisition integration preferred.
  • Advanced degree in life sciences, engineering, biotechnology, chemistry, or related scientific field preferred; MBA or equivalent business experience strongly valued.

Benefits

  • Flexible Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage
  • Competitive 401k company match
  • Bonus Program, Generous PTO and paid holidays
  • Generous Tuition reimbursement
  • Hybrid and flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development, engagement and events
  • Company marketplace for lunch and snacks in our Norwood, MA, Billerica, MA and Westbrook, ME offices
  • Company subsidized cafeteria in our Waltham, MA office
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