10x Genomics, Inc.
Director of Product Management, Xenium
10x Genomics, Inc., Pleasanton, California, United States, 94566
About the Role:We are seeking a
Director of Product Management
to lead the product management efforts of our Xenium in situ platform. This position will report to the VP of Spatial Platform and will be responsible for ensuring deep understanding of the customer and market landscape and leading the execution of product management activities, identifying the right target customer and market segment, the right product concept, fit, requirements, and eventual launch of the product. This role will require interfacing with R&D, quality, operations, sales and other cross-functional teams. They will own the platform strategy and focus areas around short and long term growth for the business. They will also be a lead in defining the product and pricing strategy of the platform. This role will require management of multiple product management stakeholders within the Xenium team that will carry out new product introductions, sustaining work, field issues, and continuous improvements and activities to drive revenue.What you will be doing:Internal and external champion for the Xenium in situ portfolioDevelops an integrated strategy and product roadmap that supports the Xenium Product PortfolioDefines and maintains the overall business plan and forecast for in situ, including sustaining projects to drive improvementsAssesses market needs and gaps, opportunities and trends, competitive landscape, and technology landscape for the in situ platformDesigns / implements effective market and forecast models with stakeholders with granularity at the regional, market, and segment levelDefines the customer requirements based on these needs for product development teamsServes as primary customer advocate during product development; drives tradeoff decisionsEnsures efficiencies within the team by balancing out priorities, skill sets, and escalating issues when requiredInterfaces with manufacturing operations, quality and planning on product issues to ensure products meet customer expectationsCollaborates with Regional Marketing, Global Marketing and Business Development to drive development and launch product readinessStrong core team representative for product management on the Xenium platform teamPlayer-coach in all aspects of the jobActively develops and evolve team and organization as business needs changeEducates sales and regional marketing on the in situ product lineSets pricing strategy and sales promotions on a quarterly basisSets and delivers against product profitability goalsRequired Skills:6+ years of experience in product management and/or marketing in the Life Sciences or Clinical field and a Bachelor’s degree in a Life Science fieldExperience in customer interactions in either a Sales, Business Development or Marketing functionExperience creating financial models and business cases; strong Excel skillsExperience conducting market research and developing detailed customer requirementsDemonstrated ability to develop long-term product strategies and go-to-market plansMust have proficient written, communication and presentation skills with the ability to present to diverse audiencesExperience working in cross-functional teams covering various internal organizationsAbility to influence across the organization at all levelsExceptional time and project management skills and ability to prioritize competing requestsSelf-starter willing to work in a fast-paced environmentMust be willing to travel up to 30%Preferred Skills:MBA preferredExperience in histology, imaging, and hardware product management is highly desired.Demonstrated experience in launching sequencing or imaged-based tools is highly desiredPhD in life science field – specifically NGS and/or tissue analysis methodsStrong technical knowledge of genomics, microscopy, in situ technologies, and/or next generation sequencing and molecular biology products
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Director of Product Management
to lead the product management efforts of our Xenium in situ platform. This position will report to the VP of Spatial Platform and will be responsible for ensuring deep understanding of the customer and market landscape and leading the execution of product management activities, identifying the right target customer and market segment, the right product concept, fit, requirements, and eventual launch of the product. This role will require interfacing with R&D, quality, operations, sales and other cross-functional teams. They will own the platform strategy and focus areas around short and long term growth for the business. They will also be a lead in defining the product and pricing strategy of the platform. This role will require management of multiple product management stakeholders within the Xenium team that will carry out new product introductions, sustaining work, field issues, and continuous improvements and activities to drive revenue.What you will be doing:Internal and external champion for the Xenium in situ portfolioDevelops an integrated strategy and product roadmap that supports the Xenium Product PortfolioDefines and maintains the overall business plan and forecast for in situ, including sustaining projects to drive improvementsAssesses market needs and gaps, opportunities and trends, competitive landscape, and technology landscape for the in situ platformDesigns / implements effective market and forecast models with stakeholders with granularity at the regional, market, and segment levelDefines the customer requirements based on these needs for product development teamsServes as primary customer advocate during product development; drives tradeoff decisionsEnsures efficiencies within the team by balancing out priorities, skill sets, and escalating issues when requiredInterfaces with manufacturing operations, quality and planning on product issues to ensure products meet customer expectationsCollaborates with Regional Marketing, Global Marketing and Business Development to drive development and launch product readinessStrong core team representative for product management on the Xenium platform teamPlayer-coach in all aspects of the jobActively develops and evolve team and organization as business needs changeEducates sales and regional marketing on the in situ product lineSets pricing strategy and sales promotions on a quarterly basisSets and delivers against product profitability goalsRequired Skills:6+ years of experience in product management and/or marketing in the Life Sciences or Clinical field and a Bachelor’s degree in a Life Science fieldExperience in customer interactions in either a Sales, Business Development or Marketing functionExperience creating financial models and business cases; strong Excel skillsExperience conducting market research and developing detailed customer requirementsDemonstrated ability to develop long-term product strategies and go-to-market plansMust have proficient written, communication and presentation skills with the ability to present to diverse audiencesExperience working in cross-functional teams covering various internal organizationsAbility to influence across the organization at all levelsExceptional time and project management skills and ability to prioritize competing requestsSelf-starter willing to work in a fast-paced environmentMust be willing to travel up to 30%Preferred Skills:MBA preferredExperience in histology, imaging, and hardware product management is highly desired.Demonstrated experience in launching sequencing or imaged-based tools is highly desiredPhD in life science field – specifically NGS and/or tissue analysis methodsStrong technical knowledge of genomics, microscopy, in situ technologies, and/or next generation sequencing and molecular biology products
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