Strategic Product Manager

at  iXCells Biotechnologies

We are looking for an enthusiastic, ambitious, fast-pace and hard-working business passionate with a background in cell & molecular biology, an excellent knowledge base around neurological and motor neurological diseases who is interested in building a career in the high growth personalized medicine, regenerative medicine and cell & gene therapy market segments of the life science / healthcare market.
If you are intrigued in working in an international, competitive environment that strives to become the go-to company for human disease models, we’d like to get to know you.
This newly generated position is based at iXCells Biotechnologies’ headquarter in San Diego and will directly report to the CEO of the company.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master or PhD in Neuroscience, Neurology or neurological and motor neurological diseases
• Hands-on experience in generating, editing and differentiating iPS cells and characterizing iPSC-derived cell types
• Excellent understanding of the biology and genetics of neurological and motor neurological diseases
• MBA a benefit
• 3+ years of experience in product management in a life science tool, cell biology, drug screening or cell therapy company
• Excellent understanding of the competitive landscape in the iPSC space

PERSONALITY, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Strategic thinker with hands-on attitude and a talent to execute
• Strong customer focus
• Self-motivated with a change-the-world and can-do attitude
• Highest quality, best-in-class mindset and aspiration
• Resilient and able to overcome obstacles
• Delivering on commitments, goal-oriented and data-driven
• Excellent communications and presentation skills
• Collaborative approach embracing teamwork
• Skills to align stakeholders around the vision for the product and service roadmap
  Job Details
  LOCATIONSan Diego
  JOB TYPEFull-time
  CLASSIFICATIONBusiness Development, Product Management

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible spending account (FSA)
• Paid time off
• Bonus (based on performance)
• Incentive Stock Option (ISO)
• Employee professional training program

• Profitably grow and extend the company’s iPSC portfolio of products and services
• Develop product line strategy and roadmap for a portfolio of well characterized disease-specific iPSC-derived cells that meet customer expectations for human cell-based model systems needed in translational research, drug discovery and/or cell therapy
• Leverage iXCells’ business development team to develop efficient licensing & partnership strategies to build the portfolio of products and services.
• Develop business plans for iXCells’ new product and service innovations, including annual financial objectives, forecast, pricing, margin optimizations
• Identify, analyze and articulate market trends and customer needs
• Compile intelligence and competitive landscaping analyses and benchmark iXCells solutions against those of competitors and market contenders
• Evaluate market and customer needs and liaise with iXCells’ science team to define new product and / or services innovation
• Liaise with iXCells’ sales & marketing department on market research activities and go-to-market strategies.