[Remote] Product Manager, RNA NGS (open to Sr. Manager)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Watchmaker Genomics is hiring a Product Manager to drive growth of its RNA NGS portfolio through new product development, expanded applications, and lifecycle management. The role develops product strategy and requirements, partners across technical and commercial teams, and leads commercialization and portfolio performance efforts.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the organizational expert and champion for the RNA NGS portfolio, with the flexibility to support and represent adjacent portfolios as needed
• Develop and execute product and application strategies for the RNA portfolio, including market opportunity assessments, customer segmentation, competitive analysis, business case development, roadmap prioritization, and lifecycle investment decisions
• Translate market and customer needs into prioritized product requirements, partnering with R&D to evaluate technical feasibility and make informed tradeoffs across customer value, development effort, commercial potential, and strategic fit
• Partner with Sales to engage key customers, understand evolving application requirements, and cultivate collaborations that drive innovative product solutions, expansion into new markets, and broader product adoption
• Translate customer, market, competitive, and technical insights into differentiated value propositions, partnering with Product Marketing on positioning, messaging, commercialization, and sales enablement
• Manage all product management facets of commercialization and lifecycle management, including market assessments, global pricing strategies, product documentation, sales training, and demand planning
• Lead cross-functional collaborations with R&D, Applications, Support, Sales, Quality, and Operations to ensure successful implementation of product requirements and drive new product development through commercial launch
• Identify and prioritize opportunities to expand the RNA portfolio into new applications, sample types, and workflows, including automated and high-throughput RNA sequencing
• Own lifecycle performance for assigned products, monitoring revenue, adoption, customer feedback, competitive dynamics, quality trends, and product performance to identify growth opportunities and proactively address risks
• Create and maintain competitive assessments, market intelligence, and product performance analyses to inform strategic decisions and portfolio investments
• Lead portfolio communication and stakeholder alignment across the organization, including regular business reviews and leadership updates; proactively surface and escalate risks, opportunities, tradeoffs, and decisions needed, and drive cross-functional accountability and resolution

Skills

• BS and 8-10 years of experience or MS and 6+ years of relevant industry experience
• Demonstrated technical expertise in NGS workflows, including library preparation, sequencing, and data interpretation, with experience in core molecular biology techniques
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Results-oriented, with the ability to multitask, work at a high standard, perform consistently under pressure along with pre-determined deadlines, and work without supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work as an effective member of a team
• Excellent communication and personal task management skills and a high level of self-motivation and initiative
• Demonstrated ability to creatively solve complex problems and develop practical solutions within existing operational infrastructure, processes, and quality standards
• Proven ability to influence & gain consensus in cross-functional teams, and to work effectively with customers, development, and sales teams
• Experience in presenting technical information to groups with various scientific backgrounds
• Creative and critical thinking skills to anticipate customer needs and proactively solve problems
• Track record of success defining and launching products
• Experience in documenting customer/product requirements and applying risk-informed decision-making within a quality management system
• MSc degree in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Genomics, or a related scientific field required
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant industry experience, including substantial hands-on experience with RNA sequencing or related transcriptomics workflows
• Experience participating in or leading cross-functional new product development projects required
• Product Management experience strongly preferred
• Candidates with relevant experience in R&D, Applications, or other customer-facing technical roles will also be considered
• PhD considered a plus
• Additional experience in product strategy, portfolio ownership, commercialization, and cross-functional leadership will be considered for the Senior Product Manager level

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
• Remote work option

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