Director, Platform Core PM – Genomics Data & Workflows

Illumina

San Diego (CA)

On-site

USD 205,000 - 308,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

Illumina is seeking a Director of Software Technical Product Management for BioInsight Platform Core. You will own strategy, roadmap, and delivery, partnering with engineering leadership on architecture, reliability, and data workflows across instrument connectivity, storage, and analytics.

You will lead a team of PMs, define platform metrics, and align with stakeholder groups (Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, Finance, Legal) to drive scalable, compliant solutions in a regulated

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree plus 18 years in a technical field; advanced degree is a plus.
Typically 12+ years in product management for scientific/data platforms.
5+ years leading managers or senior ICs.
Experience shipping platform capabilities at scale.
Experience in life sciences or regulated software preferred.
Comfortable discussing architecture, APIs, data models, SLAs, and security.

Responsibilities

Own BioInsight Platform Core product end‑to‑end: vision, multi‑release roadmap, release readiness.
Lead a team of software technical product managers; hire and coach.
Serve as primary product partner to platform engineering leadership on architecture and reliability.
Define outcome metrics for platform success: availability, data movement, notebook adoption, API usage.
Establish a multi‑year roadmap with clear problem statements and success metrics.
Partner with executives and cross‑functional teams across Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and Legal.
Represent Platform Core in BioInsight leadership forums and escalates tradeoffs with recommendations.