Product Manager – Downstream Bioprocessing Solutions (H/F)

Join a Company at the Heart of Biomanufacturing

VERDOT is a fast-growing, international bioprocessing equipment and solutions company specializing in downstream purification for biologics manufacturing, including monoclonal antibodies, recombinant proteins, plasmids, viral vectors, and advanced therapies.

With more than 30 years of expertise, VERDOT designs and manufactures industrial-scale chromatography columns, single-use and stainless-steel purification skids, TFF systems, process filtration solutions, and fully engineered custom GMP-compliant downstream purification systems.

Based in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and operating globally, VERDOT is a trusted partner for biopharma, biotech, and CDMO customers.

Verdot is committed to promoting diversity, equal opportunities in the workplace, and the employment of people with disabilities through its recruitment practices.

Description du poste

As Product Manager – Downstream Bioprocessing Solutions, you are responsible for the market-driven definition, development, and lifecycle management of VERDOT’s product portfolio.

The role covers both established product lines—such as chromatography columns and single-use purification systems—and the development of novel downstream purification solutions addressing emerging biologic modalities and evolving manufacturing requirements.

Based in France, ideally in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, at the heart of R&D and manufacturing, you act as a key interface between customers, commercial teams, and technical functions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Product Strategy & Portfolio Management

• Define and maintain the product vision, value proposition, and multi-year roadmap covering existing products, their evolutions (including consumables), and services, as well as new products in development.
• Contribute to the identification, structuring, and maturation of novel downstream purification solutions.
• Ensure alignment between standard product strategy, platform scalability, and custom project execution.

2. Product Lifecycle Management (LCM)

• Own full lifecycle management of existing products, including upgrades, industrialization, cost optimization, and phase-out.
• Drive structured evolution of products to improve performance, robustness, and manufacturability.
• Manage change control impacts on product portfolio in close collaboration with Quality and Operations.

3. Market & Voice of Customer (VoC)

• Collect, structure, and analyze Voice of Customer from Sales, Applications, Service, and key strategic accounts.
• Monitor market trends including biologic modalities, scale-up constraints, automation, and regulatory expectations.
• Translate customer needs and market signals into clear product opportunities and requirements.

4. Product Definition & Development

• Define market-driven product requirements (PRD / URS-level) ensuring clear traceability to customer needs.
• Work closely with R&D, Engineering, Automation, and Quality to ensure feasibility, GMP compliance, and robustness.
• Support prioritization and arbitration of technical trade-offs (cost, timing, performance).

5. Go-To-Market & Commercial Support

• Support Strategic Marketing for product positioning, differentiation, and launch preparation.
• Contribute to sales tools, technical content, and internal product training.
• Drive continuous updates and consistency of product collateral (datasheets, brochures, presentations, value propositions, digital content) in coordination with R&D, Quality, Operations, and Sales.
• Support complex pre-sales discussions and strategic customer engagements.

6. Cross-Functional Coordination

• Act as a central coordination point between Product, R&D, Operations, Quality, and Commercial teams.
• Ensure that systematic feedback loops from the installed base and project execution feed product evolution.

Location: France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes preferred) – Hybrid

WHY JOIN US?

• A high-impact, cross-functional role working closely with multidisciplinary teams developing and manufacturing advanced biotechnologies.
• A portfolio of innovative technologies supporting the evolving needs of the global biopharmaceutical industry.
• An opportunity to shape the future of biotechnology by contributing to the development of next-generation purification technologies and innovative bioprocessing solutions.

Join us at the forefront of biotechnology, where science drives the future of biomanufacturing.

Apply now: Send your CV and cover letter to the attention of the R&D Director.

Profil recherché

Requirements

• Engineering or Life Sciences background (bioprocess, biotechnology, chemical engineering, or equivalent).
• 3–7 years of experience in bioprocessing equipment, downstream technologies, or GMP systems.
• Strong technical understanding of chromatography, filtration, and GMP manufacturing of biopharmaceutical API.
• Ability to operate at the interface between technical, operational, and commercial teams.
• Structured, analytical, and customer-oriented mindset with strong communication skills.
• Fluent English; French is a plus.

> 7 ans