Manufacturing product manager job description
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Manufacturing product manager requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in manufacturing product manager job postings.
Sample manufacturing product manager requirements
- 3+ years of experience in product management in a manufacturing environment
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or a related field
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience with project management tools and methodologies
- Understanding of manufacturing processes and supply chain management
Sample required manufacturing product manager soft skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
- Strong leadership and decision-making abilities
- Passionate about delivering high-quality products that meet customer needs
- Adaptability and flexibility in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
Manufacturing product manager job description example 1
Pfizer manufacturing product manager job description
**ROLE SUMMARY**
**The Manager, Drug Product Manufacturing Technical Services Lead (TSL) is responsible for the management of sterile clinical drug product manufacturing technology transfer for internal Pfizer clinical and commercial sites and external Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs). The position may be located in Andover, MA, Chesterfield, MO, Durham, NC or Cambridge, UK and will directly interface with manufacturing sites, Drug Product Design and Development (DPDD) groups within Pharmaceutical R&D, QA, Analytical, Project Teams and Global Clinical Supplies (GCS).**
**ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES**
+ The Tech Services Leads (TSL) manage technology transfer for BioTherapeutics clinical sterile drug product manufacturing.
+ Manage Phase I and II sterile vial and pre-filled syringe drug product clinical manufacturing at internal clinical manufacturing sites and Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs).
+ Manage and support Phase III and commercial launch sterile drug product manufacturing at Pfizer commercial sites in the US and Europe.
+ Develop, review, and approve technology transfer documents for manufacturing of clinical and commercial supplies.
+ Oversee efforts and closely work with CMOs, QA, Analytical, Development and Supply Chain organizations to ensure timely manufacture and delivery of clinical supplies for parenteral drug products.
+ Lead quality investigations and develop and implement agreed upon corrective and preventative actions.
+ Represent Tech Services group on site during engineering trials and clinical manufacturing of drug product supplies at CMOs and Pfizer PGS sites.
+ Liaise with formulation and process development groups to manage development of new drug product manufacturing processes for internal and external manufacturing sites.
+ Lead manufacturing team discussions to ensure manufacturing readiness to meet clinical supply needs based on agreed schedules. Review and approve manufacturing batch records to ensure compliance with cGMP requirements.
**BASIC QUALIFICATIONS**
+ Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline, Life Science or Engineering.
+ Minimum of 5 years of direct experience in GMP manufacture or drug product development or manufacturing.
**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS**
+ Training in cGMP compliance, parenteral process technology and knowledge of regulatory requirements for sterile drug product manufacturing is preferred.
**NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS**
This position will require 10% of domestic and international travel in support of manufacturing activities at CMOs or Pfizer Global Supply sites.
**OTHER JOB DETAILS**
Work Location Assignment:Flexible
Flexible colleagues are assigned a Pfizer site within a commutable distance where they work about 2-3 days weekly to connect and innovate with their team face-to-face. However, they also benefit from being able to work offsite regularly when it makes business sense to do so.
Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.
**Pfizer requires all U.S. new hires to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to the first date of employment. As required by applicable law, Pfizer will consider requests for Reasonable Accommodations.**
**Sunshine Act**
Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider's name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.
**EEO & Employment Eligibility**
Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer.
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**The Manager, Drug Product Manufacturing Technical Services Lead (TSL) is responsible for the management of sterile clinical drug product manufacturing technology transfer for internal Pfizer clinical and commercial sites and external Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs). The position may be located in Andover, MA, Chesterfield, MO, Durham, NC or Cambridge, UK and will directly interface with manufacturing sites, Drug Product Design and Development (DPDD) groups within Pharmaceutical R&D, QA, Analytical, Project Teams and Global Clinical Supplies (GCS).**
**ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES**
+ The Tech Services Leads (TSL) manage technology transfer for BioTherapeutics clinical sterile drug product manufacturing.
+ Manage Phase I and II sterile vial and pre-filled syringe drug product clinical manufacturing at internal clinical manufacturing sites and Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs).
+ Manage and support Phase III and commercial launch sterile drug product manufacturing at Pfizer commercial sites in the US and Europe.
+ Develop, review, and approve technology transfer documents for manufacturing of clinical and commercial supplies.
+ Oversee efforts and closely work with CMOs, QA, Analytical, Development and Supply Chain organizations to ensure timely manufacture and delivery of clinical supplies for parenteral drug products.
+ Lead quality investigations and develop and implement agreed upon corrective and preventative actions.
+ Represent Tech Services group on site during engineering trials and clinical manufacturing of drug product supplies at CMOs and Pfizer PGS sites.
+ Liaise with formulation and process development groups to manage development of new drug product manufacturing processes for internal and external manufacturing sites.
+ Lead manufacturing team discussions to ensure manufacturing readiness to meet clinical supply needs based on agreed schedules. Review and approve manufacturing batch records to ensure compliance with cGMP requirements.
**BASIC QUALIFICATIONS**
+ Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline, Life Science or Engineering.
+ Minimum of 5 years of direct experience in GMP manufacture or drug product development or manufacturing.
**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS**
+ Training in cGMP compliance, parenteral process technology and knowledge of regulatory requirements for sterile drug product manufacturing is preferred.
**NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS**
This position will require 10% of domestic and international travel in support of manufacturing activities at CMOs or Pfizer Global Supply sites.
**OTHER JOB DETAILS**
Work Location Assignment:Flexible
Flexible colleagues are assigned a Pfizer site within a commutable distance where they work about 2-3 days weekly to connect and innovate with their team face-to-face. However, they also benefit from being able to work offsite regularly when it makes business sense to do so.
Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.
**Pfizer requires all U.S. new hires to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to the first date of employment. As required by applicable law, Pfizer will consider requests for Reasonable Accommodations.**
**Sunshine Act**
Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider's name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.
**EEO & Employment Eligibility**
Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer.
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Manufacturing product manager job description example 2
Visa manufacturing product manager job description
Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive.
When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging - where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world - helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.
Join Visa: A Network Working for Everyone.
About Us
The Innovation Team is Visa's experimentation lab. We evangelize Visa's global point of view on the future of commerce, and we develop and launch new product solutions to drive industry innovation. We are a team of product managers, designers, engineers, and thought leaders who are passionate champions for bringing the future of payments and commerce to life.
The Partner Co-Creation team validates "Horizon 2" product concepts through co-creation with Visa's most strategic, innovative Partners. Partner Co-Creation comes in three flavors:
* We jointly build and launch entirely net new products with our Partners
* We accelerate the rate of new product pilots between Visa and Partner teams
* We forge alliances between our Partners to integrate with new platform players
Our Partners include new ecosystem and platform players, FinTech, BigTech, Merchants, forward-looking Financial Institutions and Processors.
About You
We're looking for a Product Manager to join the Partner Co-creation team and run Co-Creation projects which include exploratory research, ideation, prototyping, testing, go to market, and supporting POCs / pilots. Successful candidates will have 3-4 years of Product Management experience, working in highly collaborative environments, building world class products. Extra bonus points for prior Fintech/Payments experience and experience working on 0-1 products.
Position is based in New York or San Francisco and will focus on North American Partners and products. This role reports to the Product Director, NA Innovation & Design.
What You'll Be Doing
* You'll need to understand Visa's strategic product objectives, place in the ecosystem and business strategy to partner effectively with internal teams and Partner teams to drive Visa's product and innovation agenda
* You'll work closely with teammates and external partners across design, engineering, data science, and research to define, develop, and deliver new, value-additive product concepts
* You'll guide research, synthesis, hypothesis prioritization, solutioning, and testing - from early exploration all the way through to piloting products in market
* You'll skillfully balance the needs of the end users, business priorities of Visa, and the goals of our Partner(s) throughout the Co-Creation
* You'll develop business cases and model out revenue impact to articulate the size of opportunity as part of Partner Co-creation projects
* You'll keep everyone on the team clear on key project priorities and associated metrics - you'll design and run co-creation workshops, you'll run daily / weekly standups, you'll communicate early and often to keep everyone aligned
* You'll be an advocate of scrappiness and testing "in the wild" - you'll guide the team to reach specific outcomes rapidly through continuous testing of concepts or prototypes with end users
* You'll need to be a SWAN - someone who is smart and works hard, shows up ambitious and nice
* You'll help uplift millions of people all over North America by building a more open and inclusive economy, enabling businesses, individuals, and economies to thrive, by making Visa the best way to pay and get paid for everyone
Basic Qualifications
* Bachelor's Degree
* Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience
* Minimum 1 year in an Associate Product Manager or Product Manager role
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience supporting multidisciplinary teams through a product development process - supporting and owning specific parts of research activities, insights synthesis, hypothesis formulation, prototyping, testing, iterating, GTM strategy, and pilot / product launch
* Comfortable working with and as part of multidisciplinary teams - low on ego, high on curiosity, over-indexed on collaboration, with proven experience working on complex problems and driving results despite ambiguity
* Experience finding smart, scrappy, and effective ways to experiment and learn through an iterative process
* Experience in supporting product decision making processes by leveraging quantitative & qualitative data to drive recommendations
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Excellent project management and organization skills
* Experience working in Agile (Scrum)
* Experience working with design thinking/human-centered design methodologies
* Experience (or demonstrated, strong interest) in Payments, FinTech or Platform products
Additional Information
Visa has adopted a COVID-19 vaccination policy to safeguard the health and well-being of our employees and visitors. As a condition of employment, all employees based in the U.S. are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, unless a reasonable accommodation is approved or as otherwise required by law.
Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.
Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.
Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.
Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.
Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.
When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging - where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world - helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.
Join Visa: A Network Working for Everyone.
About Us
The Innovation Team is Visa's experimentation lab. We evangelize Visa's global point of view on the future of commerce, and we develop and launch new product solutions to drive industry innovation. We are a team of product managers, designers, engineers, and thought leaders who are passionate champions for bringing the future of payments and commerce to life.
The Partner Co-Creation team validates "Horizon 2" product concepts through co-creation with Visa's most strategic, innovative Partners. Partner Co-Creation comes in three flavors:
* We jointly build and launch entirely net new products with our Partners
* We accelerate the rate of new product pilots between Visa and Partner teams
* We forge alliances between our Partners to integrate with new platform players
Our Partners include new ecosystem and platform players, FinTech, BigTech, Merchants, forward-looking Financial Institutions and Processors.
About You
We're looking for a Product Manager to join the Partner Co-creation team and run Co-Creation projects which include exploratory research, ideation, prototyping, testing, go to market, and supporting POCs / pilots. Successful candidates will have 3-4 years of Product Management experience, working in highly collaborative environments, building world class products. Extra bonus points for prior Fintech/Payments experience and experience working on 0-1 products.
Position is based in New York or San Francisco and will focus on North American Partners and products. This role reports to the Product Director, NA Innovation & Design.
What You'll Be Doing
* You'll need to understand Visa's strategic product objectives, place in the ecosystem and business strategy to partner effectively with internal teams and Partner teams to drive Visa's product and innovation agenda
* You'll work closely with teammates and external partners across design, engineering, data science, and research to define, develop, and deliver new, value-additive product concepts
* You'll guide research, synthesis, hypothesis prioritization, solutioning, and testing - from early exploration all the way through to piloting products in market
* You'll skillfully balance the needs of the end users, business priorities of Visa, and the goals of our Partner(s) throughout the Co-Creation
* You'll develop business cases and model out revenue impact to articulate the size of opportunity as part of Partner Co-creation projects
* You'll keep everyone on the team clear on key project priorities and associated metrics - you'll design and run co-creation workshops, you'll run daily / weekly standups, you'll communicate early and often to keep everyone aligned
* You'll be an advocate of scrappiness and testing "in the wild" - you'll guide the team to reach specific outcomes rapidly through continuous testing of concepts or prototypes with end users
* You'll need to be a SWAN - someone who is smart and works hard, shows up ambitious and nice
* You'll help uplift millions of people all over North America by building a more open and inclusive economy, enabling businesses, individuals, and economies to thrive, by making Visa the best way to pay and get paid for everyone
Basic Qualifications
* Bachelor's Degree
* Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience
* Minimum 1 year in an Associate Product Manager or Product Manager role
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience supporting multidisciplinary teams through a product development process - supporting and owning specific parts of research activities, insights synthesis, hypothesis formulation, prototyping, testing, iterating, GTM strategy, and pilot / product launch
* Comfortable working with and as part of multidisciplinary teams - low on ego, high on curiosity, over-indexed on collaboration, with proven experience working on complex problems and driving results despite ambiguity
* Experience finding smart, scrappy, and effective ways to experiment and learn through an iterative process
* Experience in supporting product decision making processes by leveraging quantitative & qualitative data to drive recommendations
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Excellent project management and organization skills
* Experience working in Agile (Scrum)
* Experience working with design thinking/human-centered design methodologies
* Experience (or demonstrated, strong interest) in Payments, FinTech or Platform products
Additional Information
Visa has adopted a COVID-19 vaccination policy to safeguard the health and well-being of our employees and visitors. As a condition of employment, all employees based in the U.S. are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, unless a reasonable accommodation is approved or as otherwise required by law.
Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.
Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.
Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.
Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.
Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.
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Manufacturing product manager job description example 3
MityLite manufacturing product manager job description
Job Details
Job Location
Mity Lite Inc - Orem, UT
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
4 Year Degree
Job Shift
Day
Job Category
Engineering
Mity Inc. is an award-winning global manufacturer of professionally designed highly durable furniture products. Trusted worldwide, MityLite products are found primarily in banquet, meeting, and event venues in the hospitality, education, government, and worship markets. We've been in business for over 30 years with several locations throughout North America. We are seeking the right individual to join our team as the Director of Product Development.
The ideal candidate would possess an engineering degree, or engineering related management experience, and would be tasked with leading a team of 2 or more engineers providing guidance and technical oversight.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the day-to-day activities of a team of engineering professionals.
- Provide coaching and personal development to team members in areas such as technical engineering, finance, strategy, and leadership.
- Own and improve the product development stage gate process with an emphasis on speed to market and cross functional communication.
- Understand and provide insight on Mity's product strategy across all markets. To include expertise in market outlook, competitive analysis, and product positioning.
- Manage legal, compliance, regulatory, and sustainability initiatives related to new products.
- Drive profitability, market competitiveness, and maximum revenue growth among product opportunities.
- Deliver new products to market within scope, time, and budget constraints.
- Collaborate heavily with marketing, sales, operations, and finance in identifying and prioritizing new product opportunities, evaluating feasibility and manufacturability of new products, and performing financial analysis of new and existing products.
- Prepare and present to senior leadership and large groups regarding project progress and product trainings.
- Perform market and product research including travel to trade shows, customers, suppliers, etc.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Business
- 3+ years of management experience in product development or related role
Additional Desirable
Qualifications:
- Demonstrated expertise in project management
- Experience building, measuring, and evaluating product development related metrics
- Proven ability to analyze & interpret product and customer data
- Strong communication skills (verbal, written). Professional demeanor.
- Refined interpersonal and group leadership skills
- A willingness to travel to sites across North America
Benefits Include
:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental & Vision Insurance
- Company Paid Life Insurance as well as Voluntary policy options
- 401k with Company Match
- Paid Time Off - Day one Accrual
- Paid Sick Time
- Holiday Pay (80 hours per year)
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024