Product Manager, Laboratory Integration

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Product Manager, Product Owner or Business Product Lead in life sciences, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, chemical manufacturing or laboratory-based environments.
• Strong experience managing complex stakeholder groups across scientific and technical functions.
• Track record of owning product backlogs, gathering requirements and managing delivery.
• Experience with laboratory informatics platforms and laboratory digitalisation initiatives.
• Demonstrable experience integrating laboratory instruments with Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELN).
• Understanding of laboratory data flows, scientific workflows and instrument-generated data.
• Experience working with Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery frameworks.
• Ability to translate scientific business requirements into technical solutions.
• Commercial mindset and strong understanding of laboratory operations and scientific workflows.
• Experience delivering instrument integration programmes and connecting diverse laboratory technologies into a digital laboratory ecosystem.
• Ability to work effectively with scientists, business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Desirable experience with ELN platforms such as IDBS E-WorkBook, Signals Notebook, Benchling or LabArchives; LIMS; SDMS; LES; instrument integration platforms and middleware; data standards such as Allotrope, SiLA or OPC-UA; integration technologies and APIs; and pharmaceutical, biotech or regulated laboratory environments.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver the product roadmap for laboratory instrument integration initiatives.
• Engage and manage stakeholders across R&D, Process Development, MSAT, Quality, Manufacturing and IT.
• Capture, analyse and prioritise business and technical requirements.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of laboratory integration projects from concept through deployment.
• Work with laboratory scientists, instrument vendors, software providers and technical delivery teams.
• Define product vision, strategy and success metrics for laboratory connectivity solutions.
• Coordinate integration of laboratory instruments and analytical platforms.
• Ensure data generated by laboratory equipment is captured, standardised and integrated into digital laboratory ecosystems.
• Manage vendor relationships and third-party partners involved in laboratory systems and instrumentation.
• Facilitate governance, risk management and change control activities.
• Support adoption of digital laboratory capabilities through training, communication and stakeholder engagement.

Technologies:

• Support
• Product Manager
• Product Owner

More:

We are seeking an experienced Product Manager for a highly visible role leading the integration of laboratory instruments across Research & Development and Manufacturing Science & Technology environments. The role focuses on connectivity between laboratory equipment, digital laboratory platforms and enterprise systems, including laboratory digital transformation involving ELN, laboratory informatics platforms and instrument integration. This is a six-month contract with a very likely extension, based in a hybrid location, inside IR35, with a rate of £400–£600. We are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

last updated 41 week of 2026