Head of Product, Healthcare

Caris Life Sciences; Illinois; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision insurance

HSA

FSA

Paid time off

401k match

Employee Assistance Program

Legal Assistance

Inclusive hiring

Job summary

Caris Life Sciences is seeking a Liquid Product Manager to lead the development and commercialization of liquid oncology offerings, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive adoption across geographies.

You will manage the product roadmap from concept to commercial adoption, partner with local commercial teams on go-to-market strategies, identify customer needs, and deliver post-sales support to hospital systems and laboratories.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred.
• ~5-7 years experience in molecular diagnostics or related field.
• Strong knowledge of oncology therapeutics and molecular lab science.
• Willingness to travel 75% of time, locally or day trips.

Responsibilities

• Lead liquid product roadmap from concept to commercial adoption.
• Collaborate with local commercial teams on product development, launch and adoption.
• Develop GTM strategies and ensure end-to-end execution across business units.
• Provide post-sales support to hospitals, GPO/IDN, and labs.
• Maintain knowledge of competitors, reimbursement, and tech solutions.

Skills

Product management

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel readiness

Field sales support

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

That’s why we’re not just transforming cancer care—we’re changing lives. We introduced precision medicine to the world and built an industry around the idea that every patient deserves answers as unique as their DNA. Backed by cutting-edge molecular science and AI, we ask ourselves every day: “What would I do if this patient were my mom?” We're pushing the frontiers of medicine and leading a revolution in healthcare—driven by innovation, compassion, and purpose.

As part of our dynamic team, the Liquid Product Manager will collaborate with colleagues to support all stages of liquid product development and commercialization, ensuring the high adoption and delivery of high-quality commercially available liquid offerings.

Manage a product roadmap with an assigned geography from concept to commercial adoption, partnering with local commercial teams on all stages of product adoption, including product development, launch, and widespread adoption within the geography.

Identify, collaborate, and build a strategy tailored to specific-customer and company needs.

Collaborate across business units on go-to-market strategies for products and services and ensure proper execution and completion of those strategies from end-to-end.

Provides business solutions to large hospital systems, GPO/IDN and/or other relevant business customers.

Provides business solutions to hospital and laboratory professionals.

Develops and maintains "core" knowledge of competitive products, services, technology solutions, and reimbursement/billing issues within the Liquid Oncology Market.

Provides necessary and appropriate post-sales service to accounts, utilizing each opportunity to discover and pursue additional business.

Maintain all assigned company assets including laptop computer, PDA, etc.

Timely submission of all necessary administrative tasking including weekly reports, business plans, expense reports, CRM and various other weekly tasks requested by leader.

Demonstrates "core" level knowledge of technology solutions and competitive strategies using company resources, on the job training, in house literature, marketing material, and sales brochures.

Supports physicians with the complexity of the ordering and interpretation of the Caris Liquid Product Platform.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university

• ~5-7 years of experience within molecular diagnostics or relevant industry.
• ~ Possess strong knowledge of oncology therapeutics, surgical oncology intervention and molecular laboratory science.
• ~ Proficient computer skills, which must include Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Willingness to travel regularly, locally or on day trips, to meet in person with clients and prospects.
• ~ This position requires that you spend 75% of your time in the field meeting with clients and prospects.

MBA

• ~Required Training
• ~ All job specific, safety, and compliance training are assigned based on the job functions associated with this employee

Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level. The pay ratio between base pay and target incentive (if applicable) will be finalized at offer.

Highly competitive and inclusive medical, dental and vision coverage options

• ~ Health Savings Account for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
• ~ Flexible Spending Account to pay for certain out-of-pocket expenses
• ~ Paid time off, including: vacation, sick time and holidays
• ~401k match and Financial Planning tools
• ~ Employee Assistance Program
• ~ Legal Assistance
• ~ All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.