Product Manager, RNA NGS – open to Sr. Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado.

📋 Description

• Act as the organizational authority and advocate for the RNA NGS portfolio.

• Formulate and implement product and application strategies, encompassing market opportunity evaluations, customer segmentation, competitive analyses, business case development, roadmap prioritization, and lifecycle investment decisions.

• Convert market and customer needs into prioritized product specifications and collaborate with R&D on technical feasibility and trade-offs.

• Collaborate with Sales to engage key clients, comprehend application requirements, and drive product solutions, market expansion, and adoption.

• Craft distinct value propositions alongside Product Marketing, covering positioning, messaging, commercialization, and sales support.

• Oversee commercialization and lifecycle management, including market evaluations, global pricing, product documentation, sales training, and demand forecasting.

• Spearhead cross-functional collaboration with R&D, Applications, Support, Sales, Quality, and Operations throughout the product launch process.

• Broaden the RNA portfolio into new applications, sample types, and automated/high-throughput RNA sequencing workflows.

• Manage lifecycle performance by tracking revenue, adoption rates, customer feedback, competitive positioning, quality trends, and product outcomes.

• Generate competitive assessments, market intelligence, and product performance evaluations.

• Direct portfolio communications, business reviews, leadership updates, risk escalation, stakeholder alignment, and cross-functional accountability.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 8-10 years of experience or a Master's degree with 6+ years of relevant industry experience.

• MSc degree in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Genomics, or a closely related scientific discipline is required.

• At least 6 years of pertinent industry experience, with significant hands-on involvement in RNA sequencing or related transcriptomics workflows.

• Proven technical proficiency in NGS workflows, including library preparation, sequencing, and data analysis.

• Familiarity with core molecular biology techniques.

• Preference for Product Management experience; relevant exposure in R&D, Applications, or customer-facing technical positions will also be taken into account.

• Required experience in participating in or leading cross-functional new product development initiatives.

• Demonstrated success in defining and launching products.

• Experience in documenting customer/product requirements and applying risk-informed decision-making within a quality management framework.

• Ability to influence and build consensus within cross-functional teams.

• Experience in presenting technical information to diverse groups with various scientific backgrounds.

• Strong skills in organization, communication, interpersonal relations, task management, problem-solving, critical thinking, and self-motivation.

• Capacity to multitask, work under pressure and deadlines, and operate independently.

• Approximately 20% domestic and international travel is required.

• Three professional references may be requested during the interview process.

• Must currently be eligible to work in the United States and disclose whether visa sponsorship will be necessary.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus

• Equity

• Flexible Time Off

• Holidays

• Employer covers 75% of base medical plan with buy-up options

• EAP (employee assistance program)

• Employer paid dental

• Employer paid vision

• Employer paid $25,000 life/AD&D policy

• Paid parental leave

• 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% match