Responsibilities

• Define and lead the product commercialization strategy across Zymo's portfolios, aligned with corporate priorities, revenue targets, and profitability goals.
• Set portfolio priorities, annual objectives, resource allocation, and performance expectations for the Product Commercialization team.
• Ensure each portfolio has clear target customers, differentiated positioning, value propositions, go-to-market plans, and lifecycle priorities.
• Synthesize insights across portfolios to identify whitespace opportunities, cross-portfolio solutions, investment needs, and opportunities for portfolio rationalization.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Portfolio Commercialization Managers, fostering ownership, accountability, scientific rigor, and commercial judgment.
• Assign portfolio ownership and balance workloads to provide effective coverage across the business while building succession and organizational capability.
• Establish repeatable standards, stage gates, templates, and decision cadences for VOC, market assessments, business cases, launch readiness, pricing, and lifecycle reviews.
• Set measurable objectives and KPIs for the team; review performance regularly and hold team members accountable for the quality, timeliness, and business impact of their work.
• Hold the team accountable for revenue growth, market adoption, profitability, and competitive performance across assigned product portfolios.
• Oversee the complete commercial lifecycle of products, from early market validation and launch through growth, maturity, optimization, and discontinuation.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in life sciences (MS or PhD strongly preferred); a bachelor's degree with significant relevant experience will be considered.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in product management, product marketing, or commercialization within the life sciences tools, molecular diagnostics, or biotechnology industry.
• Demonstrated people-leadership experience, including building teams, developing talent, setting priorities, and holding teams accountable to measurable business results.
• Proven success managing multi-product portfolios, launching scientific products, and driving sustained revenue growth and market adoption.
• Strong technical foundation in molecular biology, genomics, sample preparation, or adjacent research workflows, with the ability to translate complex science into customer value.
• Strong commercial and analytical capabilities, including market analysis, competitive intelligence, pricing, forecasting, financial modeling, and business-case development.
• Experience operating in a matrixed, global organization and influencing R&D, Marketing, Sales, Business Development, Operations, and executive stakeholders.
• Experience supporting global distributors, channel partners, or regional commercialization teams strongly preferred.
• Excellent communication and executive-presentation skills, with the judgment and credibility to make clear recommendations and resolve competing priorities.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% for customer meetings, conferences, team engagement, and global commercial activities.

Preferred

• MBA or formal business training is valued.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance Coverages
• EAP Sessions
• Vacation Time plus Company Holidays
• Paid Sick Leave
• Generous 401(K) with matching
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Complimentary fruit, snacks, and beverages
• Complimentary catered lunches on Thursdays
• Complimentary EV Charging
• Cell phone stipend