**Description** **Who is USP?** The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the world's top authorities in health and science to develop quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food ingredients. USP's fundamental belief that Equity = Excellence manifests in our core value of Passion for Quality through our more than 1,300 hard-working professionals across twenty global locations to deliver the mission to strengthen the supply of safe, quality medicines and supplements worldwide. At USP, we value inclusivity for all. We recognize the importance of building an organizational culture with meaningful opportunities for mentorship and professional growth. From the standards we create, the partnerships we build, and the conversations we foster, we affirm the value of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in building a world where everyone can be confident of quality in health and healthcare. USP is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and affirmative action employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment in all aspects of our work—an environment where every employee feels fully empowered and valued irrespective of, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, physical and mental abilities, education, religion, gender identity, and expression, life experience, sexual orientation, country of origin, regional differences, work experience, and family status. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. **Brief Job Overview** We are seeking a dynamic and hands-on Product Manager/ Sr. Product Manager to support and lead the Materials program at United States Pharmacopeia (USP). In this role, you will manage USP’s materials portfolio in collaboration with other members of the Product Management team. Key responsibilities include overseeing product development, lifecycle management, pricing strategies, and product marketing initiatives. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to drive the success and growth of the materials portfolio, ensuring alignment with USP's mission and strategic objectives. **How will YOU create impact here at USP?** In this role at USP, you contribute to USP's public health mission of increasing equitable access to high-quality, safe medicine and improving global health through public standards and related programs. In addition, as part of our commitment to our employees, Global, People, and Culture, in partnership with the Equity Office, regularly invests in the professional development of all people managers. This includes training in inclusive management styles and other competencies necessary to ensure engaged and productive work environments. The Sr/Product manager, Materials has the following responsibilities: + **Product Strategy** 1. Support Materials’ product planning and product strategy development & implementation initiatives. 2. Analyze market and product data and help making customer-driven decisions. 3. Communicate product plan internally and externally. + **Product Development:** 1. Identify new products for development along with internal/external teams and act as a point of contact to move products from ideation to launch phases. 2. Collect, compile, and disseminate product data with internal and external stakeholders. 3. Finalize product attributes (CAS, Molecular Formula, Molecular Weight, IUPAC names) for potential new products through working with Chemical Information team. + **Product Life Cycle Management** 1. Analyze existing products from a market attractiveness/sustainability standpoint and recommend changes to product such as pack size and supplier change, etc. 2. Review historic sales performance of individual items and make inventory replenishment recommendations. 3. Support Pricing team with strategic as well as tactical pricing activities. 4. Monitors and reports on overall Materials Program status against goals and milestones. + **Product Marketing** 1. Serve as a Product Management liaison for website/ecommerce/USP NF improvement initiatives. 2. Support downstream marketing/promotional initiatives by providing product value propositions and supporting data. **Who is USP Looking For?** The successful candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of our mission, commitment to excellence through inclusive and equitable behaviors and practices, ability to quickly build credibility with stakeholders, along with the following competencies and experience: + Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree in Science or Business fields/ a MBA Degree. **Experience for Sr. Product Manager:** + Minimum ten (10) years of professional experience in Product Management with biosciences or life science products. Or similar work experience in analytical chemistry field. **Experience for Product Manager:** + Minimum seven (7) years of professional experience in Product Management with biosciences or life science products. Or similar work experience in analytical chemistry field. + Knowledge of standards used for pharmaceutical product testing such as analytical reference material, certified reference material, and reference standards. + Advanced knowledge with excel spreadsheets or similar data management tools is preferred. + Experience in managing large product catalog of chemicals, life science products, is preferred. + A thorough understanding of the production and testing of pharmaceutical materials, including APIs, excipients, and finished dosage forms. + 1-2 years of experience with cross functional team coordination or project management. + Good written & verbal communication skills. + Able to work flexible hours when needed in collaboration with global teams (work hours would be standard, however there could be a few calls beyond standard hours to collaborate with global sites). **Additional Desired Preferences** + Prior knowledge in pharmaceutical product testing, such as a product marketer or as a bench technician/scientist, is preferred. + Experienced at managing and analyzing business and product sales data/similar database tools. **Supervisory Responsibilities** None to begin with **Benefits** USP provides the benefits to protect yourself and your family today and tomorrow. From company-paid time off and comprehensive healthcare options to retirement savings, you can have peace of mind that your personal and financial well-being is protected. Note: USP does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party recruitment agencies and is not responsible for fees from recruiters or other agencies except under specific written agreement with USP. **Job Category** Technical Programs **Job Type** Full-Time