Strategic Product Manager, Biotech Reagents Portfolio

GenScript is a biotechnology company that provides building blocks and solutions for life science and healthcare research. The Strategic Product Manager will define long-term product strategy for biotech reagents by identifying unmet customer needs, evaluating emerging technologies, and shaping future portfolios. The role partners with scientific, commercial, and executive teams to develop product roadmaps, strategic recommendations, and innovation programs.

Responsibilities:

• Portfolio Strategy: Build long-term product portfolio strategies across antibodies, recombinant proteins, enzymes, bioassays, protein purification products, Cell & Gene Therapy (GCT) reagents, and emerging technology platforms
• White Space Identification: Pinpoint technology white spaces and unarticulated customer needs to establish a sustainable, high-margin product menu
• Strategic Roadmapping: Formulate and maintain future product roadmaps aligned with global business unit growth objectives
• Deep Workflow Understanding: Transform scientific insights into commercial opportunities by deep-diving into customer workflows, Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD), and Voice of the Customer (VOC)
• Market Intuition: Keep a pulse on emerging research trends, technology evolution, and the global competitive landscape. Your goal is to discover latent opportunities that customers have not yet articulated
• Multidimensional Evaluation: Evaluate future portfolio opportunities by integrating scientific feasibility, customer value, market potential, competitive differentiation, intellectual property (IP), and business economics
• Make vs. Buy Assessment: Conduct thorough "Build vs. Buy vs. Partner" assessments to support annual strategic planning and executive innovation reviews
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner seamlessly with R&D, Marketing, Business Development, Commercial, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and QA/RA to transform raw ideas into high-impact product development programs
• Executive Communication: Develop data-driven strategic recommendations and business cases to guide executive investment decisions

Requirements:

• The ideal candidate will have a strong scientific background and industry experience in biotechnology or life sciences, combined with experience in product management, product strategy, or related roles
• PhD preferred
• Master's degree with exceptional industry experience will also be highly considered
• Biology / Cell Biology
• Immunology
• Protein Engineering / Antibody Engineering
• Biochemistry / Bioengineering or related life science disciplines
• Protein engineering, Antibody discovery & optimization
• Cell & Gene Therapy (GCT) reagent development
• Functional proteins and Bioassays
• Advanced protein purification technologies
• Experience and service in Early Discovery, Platform Development, or CMC within biopharma or top-tier CROs
• Direct experience interacting with biopharma customers, supporting business development, technical marketing, or corporate strategic planning