Head of Product Management

Company Description

VERDOT, established in 1950 and headquartered in Riom, France, is a leader in downstream bioprocessing technologies for the biopharmaceutical industry. The company designs and manufactures innovative single-use and stainless-steel purification solutions, including chromatography columns, skids, and tangential flow filtration (TFF) systems. Its standard and highly customized systems support purification, separation, and concentration of biomolecules such as monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, viral vectors, and mRNA-based therapeutics. VERDOT serves customers across the full drug development workflow, from research and early-stage biotech to biopharma and CDMOs, helping them accelerate time-to-market for effective and cost-efficient therapies. For more information, visit

Role Description

The Head of Product Management is a full-time, hybrid role based in Saint-Beauzire, with the flexibility to work from home part of the time. This role oversees the product portfolio strategy for VERDOT’s purification and filtration solutions, ensuring alignment with market needs, customer feedback, and company growth objectives. Day-to-day responsibilities include defining product roadmaps, prioritizing development initiatives, and guiding products through the full lifecycle from concept to commercialization and continuous improvement. The Head of Product Management collaborates closely with R&D, engineering, sales, marketing, operations, and quality teams to translate bioprocessing requirements into competitive offerings and to support successful product launches. The role also involves market and competitor analysis, pricing and positioning decisions, customer visits, and representation of the product vision in internal and external meetings.

Qualifications

• Strong Product Strategy and Product Management skills, with a track record of leading complex technical product portfolios.
• Experience in Product Lifecycle Management, including ideation, development, launch, and post-market optimization.
• Excellent Analytical Skills for market research, competitive analysis, and data-driven decision making.
• Sales-oriented mindset with the ability to support commercial teams, understand customer requirements, and contribute to go-to-market plans.
• Background in bioprocessing, biopharmaceutical equipment, or related life sciences industry preferred.
• Proven leadership experience managing cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Strong communication and presentation skills in English; French language skills are an advantage.
• Relevant degree in engineering, life sciences, business, or a related field; advanced degree is beneficial.
• Ability to work effectively in a hybrid environment and travel to customer sites and company locations as needed.