Director of Product, Lab Execution

Location: Conshohocken

Director of Product, Lab Execution
Location: Hybrid/Remote:
The successful candidate can work on a Hybrid/Remote basis, reporting into one of our offices located in Pennsylvania or North Carolina.
Status: Permanent
Package: Competitive Salary, Remote/Home Working (with one-off allowance), Flexible Working, (2 Days in the office for our Hybrid workers) Development & Opportunity (Personal & Technical), Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Long Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance, Generous 401K (matching) Plan, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, 15 Days' Vacation + Plus Public Holidays + Buy and Sell Scheme.

At Instem, you'll empower pharmaceutical companies, CROs, government agencies, academic institutions, by providing cutting-edge SaaS solutions and consultancy services designed to help researchers make discoveries, and to accelerate and advance their research programs.

You'll work with technology that supports over 50% of global drug discovery and is trusted by leading pharmaceutical, biotech and CRO organisations worldwide.

The Director of Product, Matrix-Gemini, is accountable for driving the commercial success and strategic evolution of the Autoscribe Matrix-Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) product line. This role leads the long-term vision, positioning, and financial performance of the Matrix-Gemini portfolio, ensuring it meets revenue, margin, and customer value objectives across Instem's customer base.

The Director maintains deep awareness of the LIMS market, evolving life sciences regulatory landscape, customer workflows, and competitive pressures, translating these insights into clear priorities to improve revenue durability, profitability, and market relevance. This includes full lifecycle ownership of the Matrix-Gemini product family, from strategy and business case development through execution, adoption, and end-of-life decisions.

Our Culture & Work Environment.

You'll be part of a friendly, solutions-focused environment within a global business of over 400 people. Here, you'll experience a high-performance culture balanced with genuine flexibility - we trust you to take ownership, deliver meaningful results, and work in a way that suits you.

You'll be encouraged to grow, share your ideas, and make a real impact. We're passionate about creating a place where you can develop your skills, contribute confidently, and succeed in your career.

Why join us as a Director of Product?

This is a hands-on, product management role, ideal for someone with deep product management experience in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and the life sciences industry who thrives on solving complex problems, driving innovation, and delivering measurable value.

What You'll Be Doing

Commercial & Financial Leadership

• Partner with the CPO to define and execute strategic and commercial plans to drive recurring revenue growth, margin expansion, and profitability.

• Build rigorous, data-driven business cases with clear cost, revenue, margin, and time-to-profitability projections.

• Develop and maintain deep understanding of cost drivers, revenue levers, and unit economics to support financially grounded decision-making and scenario modeling.

• Partner with Finance and Commercial leadership to validate assumptions, define success metrics, and ensure product choices improve near- and long-term EBITDA.

Product & Portfolio Strategy

• Translate corporate and product strategy into actionable plans for Matrix-Gemini, spanning roadmap prioritization, lifecycle management, and investment allocation.

• Set and govern prioritization of features and initiatives based on business needs, stakeholder input, regulatory drivers, and technical dependencies, ensuring the team's backlog reflects the highest-value work.

• Facilitate alignment between product vision and technical implementation, ensuring that roadmaps are realistic, achievable, and resourced appropriately.

• Oversee the translation of strategic product priorities into clearly defined requirements, ensuring engineering teams have the context, acceptance criteria, and technical, regulatory, and…