Program Manager & Portfolio Specialist

Do you want to make a significant difference in how the world is looking tomorrow and contribute to the innovation of state-of-the-art, cutting-edge technology products?

Then look no further and join our Life Science Business (LSB) team in Männedorf, Zürich as

Program Manager & Portfolio Specialist

What you will do

In this challenging and important role, you are responsible for the Laboratory Automation Program Management, LSB Portfolio Analysis and LSB Process Owner. You will manage large multi-stream development programs and will be responsible for overall project roadmap in cooperation with Product Managers as well as internal and external stakeholders. In addition, you will be coordinate the mid-term and multi-year plan spend and resource planning.

Responsibilities will include

Program Management:

• Ensure that complex, critical strategic development programs are developed according to plan
• Coordinate the interfaces between multiple project streams and maintain high level overview
• Mitigate risks of external impacts, especially regarding go to market planning, including coordination with Production, Tax, Legal, Regulatory, etc.

LSB Portfolio Analysis:

• Ensure that current year and multi-year plans and project scopes are defined and on track
• Analyze impacts of deviations and recommend executive decision when necessary
• Represent LSB in R&D budget and midterm planning processes

LSB Process Ownership:

• Assure an effective and efficient execution of the product portfolio management and the idea management process by constantly monitoring and optimizing the processes and methods utilized and by facilitating the interfaces to other organizational units
• Systematically identify, define and evaluate innovative products and solutions and manage them in the product portfolio to maximize the economic value of the product pipeline
• Assure a well-stocked product pipeline and systematically gather and evaluate promising product and solutions ideas

What you bring along

• University degree in Business or equivalent
• At least 2 years sales experience in product development with multi-project streams and/or pre-sales within a matrix environment in the life science industry
• Solid experience in strategic planning and execution
• Knowledge of change management and experience in selling solutions (hardware, consumable, reagents, service)
• Ability to work within tight timeframes and communicate with executive stakeholders
• Passionate, enthusiastic and results-driven
• Fluent English language skills, German would be a plus

What you will get

• Comprehensive Compensation and Benefits package
• Progressive employment conditions
• Exciting career opportunities
• Wide range of training courses
• International and diverse environment (30+ different nationalities)
• Strong company culture with rich history
• Global mindset with “Swissness” at heart

Look no further and apply now!

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We are looking forward to receiving your application online. Please submit your resume (w/o picture and w/o cover letter, reference letters and diplomas are optional).

We will only consider applications that fully meet our requirements.

We care about people - Join the market leader.

People every day all around the world will benefit from more personalized healthcare. The promise of better, faster, more cost efficient solutions is now within our grasp. And that’s the world in which Tecan plays a vital role – helping advance healthcare – through advanced life science research and diagnostic solutions. We constantly seek new ways to steer innovation.

Every lab. Every day. Empowered.

Our vision is to empower every laboratory, every day, around the world with Tecan technology, products and support. We will help to shape the future of automated workflows in life sciences and clinical diagnostics through unrivaled expertise, products and customer support.

We care about our culture.

Our vision - trust, highest standards and ambition - are the cornerstones of our business, and give us the framework for the Tecan culture. We foster a positive and empowering environment, which allows us to bring our passion and energy to work. This helps us to deliver on our customer promise - ’Always there for you’.