Product Manager

Company: VMRD, Inc.

Job Title: Product Manager

Type: FT, Exempt

Department: Sales & Marketing

 

Job Summary:

The Product Manager plays a key role in the commercialization and sale of veterinary diagnostics in both domestic and international markets. This position manages product lifecycle responsibilities from development of product, marketing and sales strategy through implementation to evaluation of product performance in the market.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages an assigned subset of company portfolio products and their product lifecycle
• Meets with clients to build and maintain professional relationships.
• Provides data-based insights and informs stakeholders of key business decisions
• Develops product strategy, including marketing opportunities, positioning, training content and messaging
• Creates marketing/sales plans to drive product adoption in target markets
• Executes new product launch sales activities
• Performs post launch and in-market evaluation; reports monthly metrics and provides data analytics
• Delivers technical training to partners or distributors while supporting these relationships with information, education, and troubleshooting; Provides customer training for relevant products
• Represents VMRD Inc. at seminars, business meetings and conferences to enhance company image and advance product acceptance
• Leads relevant new product processes; works across departments to develop, test, launch, and evaluate in market; collaborates with scientists for product improvement and troubleshooting
• Assesses new products for domestic and international markets; identifies opportunities for growth
• Identifies, develops, and nurtures vendor partner relationships when required
• Coordinates international product registrations of assigned products
• Other duties as assigned

 

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent organizational, marketing, and scientific skills

• Treats others with mutual respect and regard; Collaborates well with others in the organization
• Completes work with accuracy, thoroughness, and attention to detail.
• Exhibits constancy and reliability. Produces dependable work results
• Excellent oral and written communication; comfortable with public speaking and MS software

 

Desired Qualifications and Experiences:

• Experience in biologics industry, veterinary preferred, diagnostics preferred; Equine related experience a plus
• Demonstrated competence in problem solving, analytics and project management
• Aptitude in building relationships

 

Education, Licenses and Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in biological sciences or business-related field
• 2+ years in laboratory diagnostics or related field

 

Physical Requirements for the Job:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Travel 25% nationally and internationally

 

Full-Time Benefits

• Paid Vacation: Starting at 12 days accrued/year based on length of service
• Paid Holidays: 8 regular holidays
• Paid Sick Leave
• Health insurance: Medical, Dental, Rx & Vision
• HealthiestYou Teladoc with access to free medical and mental health services
• Health Savings Account with employer contributions
• 401k: A 100% match of employee contribution up to 6% of salary
• Paid Life Insurance Policy, AD&D and LTD

 

About Us:

VMRD (Veterinary Medical Research and Development) researches, develops and manufactures veterinary diagnostic test kits and related reagents for distribution in nearly eighty countries. VMRD's services division performs specialized testing of raw materials, cells and seeds for the presence of adventitious agents according to regulatory guidelines for the global veterinary and pharmaceutical industries. VMRD delivers best in class products and services, making a positive impact on animal welfare through diagnostic laboratories, animal producers, veterinary vaccine manufacturers, government agencies, pharmaceutical companies and veterinarians globally.

 

VMRD's mission is to provide high-quality products, services and support to our customers, and to provide a harmonious and rewarding work environment for our employees. As a family centric company, we appreciate work life balance and strive to follow the Golden Rule.

 

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

VMRD, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or protected veteran status. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application or hiring process should contact Human Resources by email at [email protected] or phone at Human Resources at 509.336.4406. For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please see this government poster: Know Your Rights - Workplace Discrimination is Illegal, available at https://www.eeoc.gov/poster.

 

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