What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Product Manager, SynBio position at Twist Bioscience?
The Sr. Product Manager will be responsible for all aspects of their product portfolio serving the SynBio community. They will play a pivotal role in defining and executing the product strategy, assessing and prioritizing customer and market requirements, driving the development of innovative solutions, and collaborating cross-functionally to deliver world-class products that meet the needs of our customers in the synthetic biology space.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- In collaboration with the commercial team, the SynBio Product Manager will own and be responsible for growing their SynBio product portfolio.
- Work closely with customers and strategic partners to gather input to develop disruptive new products.
- Develop detailed product strategy and roadmaps to meet company financial and strategic objectives.
- Build business plans and strategy for application areas that include opportunity assessment, positioning strategy, financial analysis, and required tactical plans to support successful product adoption.
- Deliver on an ongoing basis, SynBio product requirements with associated prioritization, metrics, and supporting analysis.
- Work closely with development teams to ensure successful implementation of product requirements and drive product development to commercial launch.
- Provide input to partnership opportunity assessments.
- Perform competitive and market analysis.
- Train the sales teams and support selling activities as appropriate, including development of sales tools and collateral.
- Create content collateral and product messaging to convey value proposition to target markets in conjunction with the Commercial Marketing team.
- Manage collaborations with key partners and customers to rapidly develop innovative SynBio solutions and support broader product adoption.
What You’ll Bring to the Team
- Track record of success defining and launching products in the SynBio marketplace with a deep knowledge of Oligonucleotide Synthesis and Variant Libraries
- Strong understanding of synthetic biology technologies, applications, and workflows including current and future applications with particular strength in Variant libraries for Protein, Antibody, and Genome Engineering.
- Exceptional analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate insights into actionable product plans.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing skills, with the ability to effectively interact with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
- Entrepreneurial mindset, with a passion for innovation, continuous learning, and driving positive change in the biotech industry.
- Proven experience successfully managing complex product portfolios from conception to commercialization, delivering impactful results in fast-paced environments.
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams, and to work effectively with customers, development, and sales teams
- 3-6 years of relevant work experience in the life sciences or biotechnology field, with >5 years in product management/marketing related positions
- Degree in molecular biology, engineering or associated scientific field required. Ph.D., MBA or other advanced degree desirable, but not required.
- Hands on, high energy, positive attitude with a can-do attitude that gets it done.
- Ability to travel up to 30%
About Twist Bioscience
Twist Bioscience synthesizes genes from scratch, known as “writing” DNA. Just as children learn to both read and write, the next phase of development for the genomics revolution is the ability to write DNA.
At Twist Bioscience, we work in service of people who are changing the world for the better. In fields such as health care, agriculture, industrial chemicals and data storage, our unique silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform provides precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable to our customers.
Twist Bioscience Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Twist Bioscience Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic characteristics, or any other category protected by law.