Associate Product Manager (Loveland, CO)

Antech is a veterinary diagnostics company focused on innovation and improved animal health outcomes. The Associate Product Manager manages a portfolio of strategic innovation and product initiatives, prioritizing backlogs, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring timely delivery. The role also uses data, customer feedback, and performance metrics to improve project outcomes and support technical product management leadership.

What you'll do:

• Manage multiple innovation and on-market support special projects simultaneously, ensuring alignment with company strategy and objectives
• Define and refine project scopes, user stories, and backlog items
• Analyze stakeholder needs and translate them into actionable requirements
• Set goals, monitor progress, and resolve issues during execution
• Collaborate with stakeholders including executive leadership, commercial teams, and engineering to ensure successful project outcomes
• Manage expectations and negotiate priorities with internal and external stakeholders
• Work closely with PMO, Technical Leads, and Product Managers to ensure governance, prioritization, and milestone accountability
• Foster a collaborative environment that encourages innovation, open communication, and continuous improvement
• Participate in stand-ups, refinement sessions, demos, and usability testing
• Gather and incorporate voice of customer feedback to drive project improvements
• Maintain a strong understanding of emerging technologies and industry trends relevant to Antech’s business
• Manage project backlogs and prioritize items based on changing requirements and business needs

What they're looking for:

• Bachelor's Degree or relevant experience required
• Typically, 1-2 years of experience in technical program management or product management
• Proficient in project management and collaboration tools
• Strong strategic, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience of creating executive communications
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally (up to 20%)
• The associate is regularly required to apply manual dexterity, including hand/wrist flexibility, for computer keyboarding
• The associate frequently is required to sit for extended periods, stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms
• The associate is frequently required to hear and speak in order to use the telephone, make presentations, and communicate with people in an office environment
• The associate is occasionally required to sit and stoop, bend, kneel, or crouch

Benefits:

• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision (Multiple Plans Available)
• Basic Life (Company Paid) & Supplemental Life
• Short and Long Term Disability (Company Paid)
• Flexible Spending Accounts/Health Savings Accounts
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) with company match
• Tuition/Continuing Education Reimbursement
• Life Assistance Program
• Pet Care Discounts