Product Manager, RUO

Elephas; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Stock options

Stock options

Job summary

A biotechnology company based in Madison, Wisconsin is seeking a Product Manager, RUO. The role involves driving the product vision and strategy for the Elephas eLive platform, ensuring alignment with research workflows and market needs. The ideal candidate should have 5+ years in product management and a strong understanding of biopharma research. Competitive compensation and benefits include health insurance, a 401(k) plan, and stock options.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in product management independently managing own products.
• Strong understanding of biopharma research and translational workflows.
• Demonstrated expertise translating customer needs into technical requirements.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams (R&D, engineering, marketing, and commercial).

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Elephas RUO platform.
• Ensure alignment between platform strategy and overall business objectives.
• Lead product lifecycle management including feature prioritization and roadmap planning.
• Translate customer, scientific, and market needs into clear requirements and use cases.
• Partner with R&D, engineering, and commercial teams to deliver features.
• Collaborate with marketing on positioning, messaging, and go-to-market.
• Develop business cases and commercialization strategies.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve product development and processes.
• Build deep knowledge of RUO apps and immuno-oncology trends.
• Ensure platform evolution aligns with future research needs.
• Support pipeline strategy and platform expansion.
• Mentor and develop a team of product managers.

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional leadership

Medical diagnostics

Life sciences expertise

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor/master’s degree in business or scientific area

Job description

Elephas is seeking a Product Manager, RUO to drive the pharma and research go-to-market strategy and pipeline approach for the Elephas eLive platform. You’ll work across R&D, operations, data science, sales, and commercial teams to connect experiments, data systems, and our diagnostic platform to ensure alignment on a customer centric approach.

This role will drive product vision, strategy, and execution across the product lifecycle, ensuring alignment with evolving research workflows and market needs. The individual will work cross-functionally with R&D, engineering, and commercial teams to deliver innovative solutions that enable scientific discovery.

The ideal candidate brings a strong understanding of biopharma research and translational workflows, excels in cross-functional leadership, and is comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Elephas RUO platform
• Ensure alignment between platform strategy and overall business objectives
• Lead product lifecycle management, including feature prioritization, roadmap planning, and release execution
• Translate customer, scientific, and market needs into clear product requirements and use cases
• Partner closely with R&D, engineering, and commercial teams to ensure successful product development and delivery
• Collaborate with marketing to support platform positioning, messaging, and go-to-market strategies
• Drive development of business cases, product positioning, and commercialization strategies
• Lead cross-functional initiatives related to product development, enhancements, and process improvements
• Build and maintain deep knowledge of RUO applications, research workflows, and emerging trends in immuno-oncology and related fields
• Work with internal teams to ensure the platform evolves in alignment with future research needs and scientific advancements
• Support strategic planning for pipeline development and platform expansion
• Oversee and mentor a team of product managers, fostering strong product thinking and execution
• Coordinate product-related activities across teams to ensure efficient execution and alignment

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor/master’s degree in business related or applicable scientific area; 5+ years’ experience in product management independently managing own products in medical diagnostic, biotech or digital health
• Knowledge of biopharma discovery and development, expertise in medical devices a plus
• Expertise in life sciences and in vitro diagnostics
• Demonstrated expertise translating customer needs into technical requirements
• Strong business acumen with ability and interest to develop business cases
• Proven expertise leading the product development process and new product initiation
• Demonstrate fluency in tailoring communications to diverse stakeholders: customers, engineering/R&D, finance, and leadership

We offer our employees competitive compensation and benefits, including paid time off, health insurance, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) plan, and stock options.

DISCLAIMER

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.