Genomics Platform Tech Lead - High-Throughput Systems

Illumina; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 233,000; Full time

Job summary

Illumina is seeking a Senior Staff High Throughput Product Technical Lead to drive platform health, lifecycle strategy, and cross-functional alignment across R&D, Quality, Operations, Service, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Commercial teams. The role translates customer and field insights into prioritized investments, mitigating platform risks and informing future roadmap decisions.

The ideal candidate leads complex initiatives with strong influence and systems thinking, delivering measurable

Qualifications

• Strong systems-level understanding of product ecosystems.
• Experience driving quality, reliability, lifecycle management.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and align stakeholders.
• Familiarity with quality systems and regulated product development.
• Experience with next-generation sequencing platforms preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical and strategic lead for assigned high-throughput platforms, driving platform health, performance, and lifecycle strategy.
• Develop and maintain an integrated view of platform performance across quality, reliability, serviceability, customer experience, and business outcomes.
• Translate customer feedback, field insights, and product performance trends into prioritized improvement opportunities.
• Lead cross-functional efforts to identify, prioritize, and resolve systemic product issues and emerging platform risks.
• Assess customer, technical, operational, and business impacts of product and process changes, ensuring balanced decision-making.
• Drive lifecycle planning, including product enhancements, service strategies, cost optimization, obsolescence management, and end-of-support planning.
• Partner with Quality and Regulatory teams to support post-market surveillance, risk management, compliance, and field action activities.
• Lead On-Market Core Teams (OMCTs) and platform decision forums to drive alignment, accountability, and execution.
• Communicate platform health assessments, risk profiles, strategic priorities, and investment recommendations to senior leadership.
• Influence cross-functional teams to deliver measurable improvements in product quality, reliability, customer experience, and lifecycle value.
• Partner with development teams to ensure on-market learnings are incorporated into future platform designs and roadmap decisions.

Skills

Systems thinking

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Job description

Illumina is seeking a Senior Staff High Throughput Product Technical Lead to drive platform health, lifecycle strategy, and cross-functional alignment across R&D, Quality, Operations, Service, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Commercial teams. The role translates customer and field insights into prioritized investments, mitigating platform risks and informing future roadmap decisions.

The ideal candidate leads complex initiatives with strong influence and systems thinking, delivering measurable