Senior Product Manager; Spatial Genomics

Position: Senior Product Manager (Spatial Genomics)
Job Title:

Senior Product Manager (Spatial Genomics)

Reports to:

Director, Market Strategy NGS & Spatial Genomics

FLSA Class:
Exempt

Learn more about our company and how we support you:
Takara Bio USA (TBUSA) empowers life science discovery. We bring innovation and inspiration to every scientist - promoting discoveries that improve health and the environment. We hold values that all employees and prospective candidates should demonstrate:
Innovation, Teamwork, Integrity, Respect, Growth, Diversity and Quality. We value helping employees develop their skills and you will be part of this journey!

At Takara Bio, we know that every experimental decision has an impact. Choices matter, from design to data analysis. We create best-in-class products that get the job done. In your hands, what do those research reagents and kits create? Something powerful: knowledge, understanding, and—often—hope! Together we can improve the human condition through biotechnology…and That's Good Science!

How this role drives the company forward

The Senior Product Manager is a technical expert who manages a portfolio of products through the product life cycle. This includes launching new products, developing launch plans and promotional activities to drive sales, and training our worldwide sales team. The Senior Product Manager is an independent decision maker, capable of providing effective direction, product positioning, and pricing strategy. The Senior Product Manager has experience in drafting new marketing content and using that content across multiple channels to promote the sales of products.

The Senior Product Manager prepares presentations and reports to stakeholders on the progress of new and existing products. The Senior Product Manager must have a passion for learning, a strong technical understanding of the area of responsibility, be a good communicator, and have above average writing skills.

The Senior Product Manager role is office-based. Approximately 15% travel may be required.

How you will make an impact

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Product Manager to join our growing Product Management team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing Takara Bio’s spatial genomics portfolio, which includes the Trekker and Seeker products. The ideal candidate will have extensive technical knowledge and hands‑on experience with next‑generation sequencing workflows and spatial genomics. This includes performing these workflows during graduate and/or post‑doctoral training and having previous product management experience in a spatial genomics life science company.

In this role, you will demonstrate a creative approach to drive results and build relationships with colleagues in operations, R&D, sales, and marketing. Ideally, this candidate will also have experience managing and mentoring junior team members. In summary, this is an ideal role for someone with substantial experience in product management to take ownership of a highly innovative and strategically important product portfolio with immense growth potential and deliver high‑quality results to drive the business's success.

What will you do

• Manage a portfolio of spatial genomics products and ensure their commercial success.

• Develop and implement the annual tactical marketing plan to grow sales.

• Conduct outbound marketing activities to advertise our product portfolio and expertise to target customers using a combination of email, search engine, and social media marketing platforms.

• Plan and run integrated marketing campaigns, analyze their effectiveness, and present conclusions to stakeholders.

• Partner with the R&D and Market Strategy teams on key product life cycle decisions, including new product launches, discontinuations, or product improvements.

• Independently develop a portfolio of sales support tools that includes, but is not limited to, customer‑facing presentations, battle and cue cards, testimonials, and citations.

• Work with Sales to gain voice of customer information from surveys and customer discovery calls.

• Use voice of customer data to develop web content and other tools that communicate the value proposition directly…