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Product Line Manager – Bioprocessing & Plastic Manufacturing
Summary
We’re seeking an innovative and market-driven Product Line Manager to lead growth within the U.S. Bioprocessing market. In this high-impact role, you’ll serve as the subject matter expert on bioprocessing applications with a strong focus on plastic manufacturing, injection molding, and assembly technologies. You’ll help shape product strategy, guide development, and solve complex customer challenges while driving competitive product launches and market expansion.
If you thrive at the intersection of materials, manufacturing, and bioprocessing technology, this opportunity is built for you.
What You’ll Do
- Accelerate growth for a key product family and partner closely with sales to win new opportunities.
- Lead pricing strategy, competitive analysis, and full product lifecycle management.
- Build and communicate a compelling product strategy and long-term roadmap grounded in manufacturing feasibility, injection-molding processes, and scalable assembly methods.
- Gather and translate Voice of Customer insights into product requirements, improvements, and new innovations.
- Monitor industry trends and competitor activity to uncover risks, gaps, and opportunities.
- Lead product launches in partnership with marketing—creating targeted campaigns, messaging, and technical collateral.
- Serve as the internal expert on Rigid Containers, Caps, Tubing, Components, and the plastic manufacturing processes used to produce them.
- Train and support the sales team with technical, market, and manufacturing insights—enabling them to win more complex applications.
- Identify and engage target bioprocessing customers, establishing strong relationships with engineers, buyers, and operational leaders.
- Develop strategies to meet revenue goals and expand market share.
- Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities across the portfolio.
- Collaborate with R&D and operations to ensure new product development aligns with customer needs and is optimized for injection molding, tooling, material selection, and assembly efficiency.
- Support long-term planning and roadmap development across assigned product lines.
- Perform additional duties as needed in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.
What You Bring
- Proven success achieving sales or growth targets in the Bioprocessing industry.
- Deep understanding of bioprocessing workflows, regulatory needs, and industry trends.
- Working knowledge of plastic manufacturing, injection molding processes, tooling, materials, and assembly methods—or direct experience collaborating with manufacturing/engineering teams on these.
- Ability to evaluate manufacturability, cost drivers, and design-for-manufacturing considerations.
- Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across all organizational levels.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of simplifying complex technical concepts for diverse audiences.
- Analytical, data-driven decision-maker with strong problem-solving capabilities.
- Comfortable working independently while contributing effectively in cross-functional teams.
- Passion for innovation and emerging technologies in Bioprocessing and plastic component manufacturing.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry, business, or a related field; advanced degrees (Master’s, PhD) preferred. Equivalent experience in the life sciences or manufacturing industry will also be considered.
Salary : $125,000 - $145,000