David Kerry

About David Kerry

Senior Product Management leader with extensive experience driving global strategy, portfolio expansion, and commercial success across diagnostics, genomics, and life science tools. Proven track record leading cross-functional teams, executing high-impact product launches—including pandemic-scale POC diagnostic rollouts—and shaping long-term product roadmaps through deep market insight, VOC programs, and financial analysis. Recognized for transforming complex technical offerings into scalable, customer-centric solutions while improving operational efficiency, lifecycle performance, and organizational alignment. Strong scientific foundation (Ph.D. Biochemistry) combined with broad business leadership across BD, Illumina, Thermo-Fisher and Agilent.

Experience

1. Snr Global Product Manager

   BD

   Feb 2022 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

   Snr Global Product Manager- Becton Dickinson Point of CareGlobal Product responsibility for Becton Dickinson’s Point of Care product portfolio. With a particular focus on developing and expanding the use of rapid respiratory disease testing across in both acute and non-acute testing environments with the BD Veritor™ Plus System.Responsibilities include engaging with across BD’s functional teams including Regulatory, Quality, Manufacturing and R&D on all aspects of the Point of Care portfolio. Including identifying and developing new assays for the Veritor platform through implementation of customer VOC, financial analysis and development of sales and customer facing communications,

Education

• University of Adelaide

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biochemistry

  1990 — 1997

Skills

• Biochemistry
• Life Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Qpcr
• Management
• Genomics
• Molecular Diagnostics
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Dna
• Assay Development
• Product Management
• Strategic Planning
• Product Development
• Commercialization
• Molecular Biology
• Product Launch
• Lifesciences
• Immunoassays
• Dna Sequencing