Senior Product Manager

Join our BioScience Commercial team in Walkersville, MD to play a vital role in building business success through proactive lifecycle management, product development, and global expansion of our Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) portfolio.

At Lonza, we know the stakes are high for cell and gene therapy developers, and time-to-market is critical. That’s why greater process efficiency, solid regulatory expertise, and future scale-up are vital. Through our TheraPEAK® product line, we empower customers to plan the development of their therapy from discovery through commercialization.

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.

• An inclusive and ethical workplace.

• Competitive pay rates.

• Product Line & Innovation Strategy: Drive the complete product lifecycle and value chain for assigned portfolios. Lead new product development through stage-gate processes, build business cases, establish product specifications, and manage global pricing strategies.

• S&OP & Performance Insights: Lead product forecasting and inventory management to align sales projections with manufacturing capacity. Monitor portfolio revenue, volume, and customer-level performance trends.

• Marketing & GTM Execution: Collaborate closely with Marketing to develop strategic plans, launch global campaigns, and provide technical input for positioning and PR content.

• Product Sales & Technical Support: Drive technical awareness across global sales and service teams. Provide second-line non-routine technical, business, and regulatory support coordination.

• Safety & Regulatory Compliance: Oversee regulatory requirements (FDA, ISO 9001:2015) for assigned portfolios. Participate in Deviation Review Board (DRB) meetings and support CAPA and Change Control commercial activities.

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Bioengineering, or a related scientific discipline.

• Domain Experience: Proven product management experience within bioprocessing, cell and gene therapy (CGT), or life science reagents and media.

• Regulatory Knowledge: Solid understanding of cGMP standards, FDA regulations, ISO 9001:2015, and Quality System workflows (CAPA, Change Control).

• Business & Supply Chain Skills: Demonstrated success in stage-gate innovation, pricing strategy, demand forecasting, and cross-functional S&OP management.

• Communication: Exceptional cross-functional collaboration and technical communication skills to interface effectively with R&D, Quality, Sales, Operations, and external clients.

Founded in 1897 in the Swiss Alps, our business has embraced innovation and kept pace with a fast-changing world for more than 125 years.

We are the CDMO that opened the door to a new era of medicine – one where breakthroughs could be produced at scale and made available around the world. Our contributions have led the way in drug approvals in our industry.

The therapies we help bring to life reach up to 100 million people each year, and we contribute to around one in every ten medicines that are newly approved by the FDA.

Political, regulatory, or economic disruption in one region doesn’t put the brakes on our business as our global network of 30+ sites across five continents provides resilience against global instability.

We are a community of big thinkers and bold doers. We focus on what matters, and together we make it happen. We are constantly pushing ourselves to make things better, never stopping until we make it right.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

At Lonza, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are valued and respected. We believe that diversity strengthens our teams, drives innovation, and helps us better serve our employees, customers, and communities. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.