Illumina
Staff Product Manager (HT/NGS)
US - California - Southern - Remote, USA · Staff+
Sponsorship not specified$129k-$194kDetected 96 days ago
Product ManagementFinancial ModelingBioinformaticsNGSResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know?
- Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.
- Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.
Responsibilities
- Design and execute primary market research programs including conjoint analyses, customer interviews, focus groups, and quantitative surveys to define unmet needs and willingness-to-pay.
- Partner with Product Marketing to contribute to the competitive intelligence function for high-throughput NGS, providing upstream market context and helping track competitor capabilities and anticipated future technology and commercial moves.
- Collaborate closely with Sales, Marketing, R&D, and Finance to align on strategic priorities and ensure market insights are embedded throughout the product lifecycle.
- Model total cost of workflow (reagents, instruments, informatics, labor) to support value-based selling and pricing strategy - experience in this area is a strong plus.
- Proven ability to develop commercial go-to-market plans grounded in market evidence.
- Strong competitive analysis skills, including experience anticipating future competitor moves and developing strategic response frameworks.
Requirements
- Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree
- or 6 years and a Master's degree
- or a PhD with 3 years of experience
- Experience working cross-functionally across Sales, Marketing, R&D, and Finance in a matrixed organization.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear strategic narratives for executive audiences
- Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years of experience; or equivalent experience.
Nice to have
- Experience modeling total cost of workflow (TCW) across the NGS value chain, including instruments, reagents, informatics, and labor components.
- Proficiency in financial modeling
- Familiarity with oncology genomics applications, including tumor profiling, minimal residual disease (MRD), and whole genome sequencing in clinical contexts.
- Prior experience with high-throughput sequencing platforms or sequencing-adjacent technologies.
- The range reflects long‑term growth in the role.
- Most candidates are hired between the minimum and middle of the range.
- Built on a strong foundation, Illumina has always prioritized openness, collaboration, and seeking alternative perspectives to propel innovation in genomics.
- Illumina conducts background checks on applicants for whom a conditional offer of employment has been made.
Compensation
- The estimated base salary range for the Staff Product Manager (HT/NGS) role based in the United States of America is: $129,400 - $194,000.
Benefits
- Build and maintain a deep understanding of key customer segments including academic medical centers, clinical laboratories, biopharma, and large-scale genomics service providers.
Company info
- Solid technical understanding of NGS workflows, including library preparation, sequencing chemistry, and bioinformatics - sufficient to engage credibly with R&D and scientific customers.
Visa & Work Authorization
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