Senior Innovation Manager
Core
Strategic bridge between market needs and product development, leading structured assessments of early-stage innovation opportunities in healthcare diagnostics.
Role type
Senior Innovation Manager (Early Product Development & Assessment)
Builds
Evidence-based recommendations for future product, solution, and market expansion choices
Domain
Life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
structured identification and evaluation of innovation opportunities, clinical value assessment, market attractiveness analysis, competitive dynamics evaluation, technical feasibility assessment, financial modeling, sensitivity analysis, Voice of Customer (VoC) synthesis, cross-functional collaboration, risk identification, business case construction
Preferred skills
PhD or MBA in healthcare technology/product management, acute care or point-of-care diagnostics experience, Danaher Business System (DBS) knowledge, IVD regulatory framework knowledge (IVDR, FDA 510(k))
Technologies
financial modeling tools, scenario analysis frameworks
Responsibilities
Shape the future innovation pipeline by leading early-stage evaluation of new product ideas, drive evidence-based decision-making using structured assessment frameworks, lead front-end innovation activities including concept validation, translate customer needs into early concepts, collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, PMO, Regulatory Affairs, and other teams, challenge and refine innovation ideas by stress-testing assumptions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight