Product Manager, RNA NGS (open to Sr. Manager)

watchmakergenomics; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Holidays

Medical coverage

Dental and vision plans

Parental leave

Employer match retirement plan

Job summary

watchmakergenomics is seeking a product leader to guide strategy and lifecycle growth for an RNA-focused NGS product portfolio. You will connect genomics workflows with market analysis, customer insight, and cross-functional execution from opportunity identification through launch and ongoing performance management.

The role may be considered more senior for candidates with additional experience, and is based in Boulder, Colorado with remote work options.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8–10 years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong knowledge of NGS workflows and lab techniques.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and customers.
• Excellent organization, detail orientation, and communication.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Shape product strategy through market sizing and roadmaps.
• Translate needs into prioritized requirements and assess feasibility.
• Engage customers with sales teams to drive adoption.
• Position product and enable sales with marketing.
• Coordinate pricing, documentation, training, and demand planning.
• Lead cross-functional launches and monitor performance.

Skills

NGS workflows

Cross-functional influence

Project management

Communication

Independent task management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Job description

Role overview

Guide strategy and lifecycle growth for an RNA-focused next-generation sequencing product portfolio. This product management role connects technical understanding of genomics workflows with market analysis, customer insight, and cross-functional execution, from identifying opportunities through product launch and ongoing performance management. The role may be considered at a more senior title level for candidates with additional experience.

Responsibilities

• Shape product and application strategy through market sizing, customer segmentation, competitive research, business cases, roadmap priorities, and lifecycle investment decisions.


• Turn customer and market needs into prioritized requirements, working with research and development to weigh technical feasibility, customer value, effort, and commercial fit.


• Engage customers with sales teams to uncover needs, build collaborations, and support adoption and entry into new application areas.


• Translate technical and commercial insights into product positioning and sales enablement with product marketing.


• Coordinate commercialization and lifecycle work, including pricing, product documentation, sales training, and demand planning.


• Lead cross-functional development and launch efforts, monitor product performance and customer feedback, and communicate risks and decisions to stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 8-10 years of relevant industry experience, or a master’s degree and at least six years.


• Strong technical knowledge of NGS workflows, including library preparation, sequencing, data interpretation, and core molecular biology techniques.


• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and work effectively with customers, research and development, sales, and operational partners.


• Strong organization, attention to detail, communication, and independent task management.


• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-moving environment.

Benefits and work setup

Full-time role based in Boulder, Colorado, with remote work also listed as an option. Compensation is stated as $110,000-130,000 base plus bonus and equity, adjusted for experience. Listed benefits include flexible time off, holidays, medical coverage, dental and vision plans, parental leave, and a retirement plan with employer match.

• flexible time off


• holidays


• medical coverage


• dental and vision plans


• parental leave


• a retirement plan with employer match