Associate Director, NGS Product Management (Genomics)

Location: Boulder, Colorado preferred, or remote; local candidates preferred. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States and disclose whether they require current or future visa sponsorship.

Salary: $160,000–$190,000 base compensation plus bonus and equity.

Company

hirify.global develops life sciences and genomics technologies, including next-generation sequencing workflow solutions.

What you will do

• Lead NGS portfolio planning, business cases, prioritization, pricing, forecasting, profitability, growth, and market penetration strategies.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of NGS Product Managers, setting goals, priorities, accountability, and performance expectations.
• Lead market assessment, competitive intelligence, customer discovery, and product requirements definition.
• Partner with R&D and Applications on new product development, technical and commercial tradeoffs, customer requirements, and development milestones.
• Lead commercialization and lifecycle management with Product Marketing, Sales, and Applications, including launches, adoption, portfolio expansion, improvements, and end-of-life decisions.
• Support strategic accounts, OEM relationships, and collaborative product development initiatives.

Requirements

• MS degree in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, or a related scientific discipline required; PhD or MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant industry experience in life sciences, biotechnology, or genomics.
• 5+ years of product management experience owning product strategy, roadmaps, and commercial performance.
• 3+ years of people management experience leading, coaching, and developing Product Managers or cross-functional teams.
• Strong technical expertise in NGS workflows, including DNA and RNA library preparation, sequencing technologies, and relevant downstream applications.
• Demonstrated success taking innovative life science products from concept through commercialization and lifecycle management.
• Commercial and financial acumen covering business cases, pricing strategies, revenue forecasting, and product profitability.
• Experience leading cross-functional new product development and translating customer needs into product requirements.
• Strong strategic, analytical, communication, presentation, influencing, organizational, and decision-making skills, plus an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally.

Nice to have

• PhD or MBA.
• Experience supporting strategic accounts, OEM relationships, or collaborative product development initiatives.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with Flexible Time Off and holidays.
• Employer covers 75% of the base medical plan, with buy-up options, plus EAP, dental, vision, life/AD&D insurance, and paid parental leave.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% employer match.
• Position is remote or based in Boulder, with up to 30% domestic and international travel.

Hiring process

• Submit a PDF containing a letter of motivation and a resume or curriculum vitae through watchmakergenomics.com. Applications without a letter of motivation will not be considered.
• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled; three professional references may be requested during interviews.
• Only direct applications are accepted; recruitment agencies and third-party submissions are excluded.