Senior High-Throughput Platform Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health and retirement benefits

Comprehensive health/dental/vision

Paid time off

Job summary

Illumina, Inc. seeks a Senior Staff High Throughput Product Technical Lead to drive platform health, lifecycle strategy, and cross‑functional alignment across R&D, Quality, Operations, Service, and Commercial teams.

You will translate customer and field insights into prioritized investments, mitigating risks and guiding product roadmaps. The role requires leading complex initiatives, influencing senior stakeholders, and delivering measurable improvements in platform performance and customer

Qualifications

• Strong systems-level understanding of integrated product ecosystems (hardware, consumables, software, service).
• Experience in quality systems, risk management, and regulated product development environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management; ability to influence senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical and strategic lead for assigned high-throughput platforms, driving health and lifecycle strategy.
• Develop integrated view of platform performance across quality, reliability, service, and customer outcomes.
• Translate feedback and field data into prioritized improvement opportunities.
• Lead cross-functional efforts to identify, prioritize, and resolve platform risks.
• Drive lifecycle planning including product enhancements and end-of-support planning.
• Partner with Quality and Regulatory teams to support post-market surveillance and compliance.

Skills

Systems thinking

Leadership

Cross-functional alignment

Quality systems knowledge

Regulatory knowledge (FDA)

Communication skills

Executive presentation

High-throughput sequencing domain

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Illumina, Inc. seeks a Senior Staff High Throughput Product Technical Lead to drive platform health, lifecycle strategy, and cross‑functional alignment across R&D, Quality, Operations, Service, and Commercial teams.

You will translate customer and field insights into prioritized investments, mitigating risks and guiding product roadmaps. The role requires leading complex initiatives, influencing senior stakeholders, and delivering measurable improvements in platform performance and customer