Senior Product Manager

About Us:

Culture’s mission is to make bioprocess development and scale-up as fast and easy as scaling software. Since our founding in 2016, our work has been to enable biotech and biopharma companies to accelerate the development of their therapeutic targets to get to the clinic – and potentially patients - faster and easier. In accomplishing that purpose, the team at Culture is just one step away from impacting patient well-being and positive health outcomes.

Culture’s first offering enabled biopharma, biotechnology, and synthetic biology companies to run their bioprocessing R&D in the cloud and we continue to innovate with both hardware and software into other areas with additional offerings.

The Opportunity:

Culture Biosciences is looking for a Senior Product Manager. This is a critical role responsible for driving the strategy, development, and commercial success of our bioprocessing equipment and services. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of the life sciences industry, particularly in biotechnology.

What you'll do:

• Execute the long-term vision and strategy for your product portfolio, aligning it with company goals and market needs. Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and customer interviews to identify new opportunities.
• Lead the product lifecycle from ideation to launch. Work closely with engineering and scientific teams to translate customer requirements into technical specifications.
• Develop and implement effective go-to-market strategies, including pricing, positioning, and sales enablement. Collaborate with marketing and sales teams to ensure a successful product launch and adoption.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for all product-related inquiries. Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including customers, partners, and key opinion leaders.
• Track and analyze key product metrics to measure success and identify areas for improvement. Use data to inform product decisions and optimize performance.
• Implement proactive strategies and plan product feature releases to strengthen your product line’s competitive edge.
• Develop & present quarterly and annual report to leadership on product sales activity to budget, market and channel trends, key customers, and competition.

About you:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Life Sciences, Engineering, Business, or related field. Formal product management training preferred. 
• 5+ years of product management experience, preferably in biotechnology / biopharma field. 
• Experience with hardware, software, and single use consumables product development. Familiarity with agile methodologies is a plus.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem solving skills. Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment. 
• Knowledge of customer workflow, quality and regulatory requirements.

In return, we offer a supportive environment. Our company values are:

• Collaborate for exceptional results
• Innovate with purpose 
• Earn our customers’ business every day

Location & Schedule: 

• This is an onsite position. We’re looking for someone based in the San Francisco Bay Area who is able to work in person at our office in South San Francisco 3-5 days per week

Base Salary Range:

Culture Biosciences's compensation package includes market competitive salary, equity for all full time roles, and great benefits. Our expected salary range for this role is $175,000 to $200,000. We are hiring for multiple levels and backgrounds so final offers may vary within the range provided based on experience, expertise, and other factors.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and equity compensation
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance
• Medical and Dependent Care FSA (prorated based on start-date)
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Responsible Time Off (non-accrual based) policy, 11 paid company holidays and a week-long winter break
• 12 weeks of parental leave at full salary

Culture Biosciences provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. We seek to build a company that promotes inclusion and expands the diversity of our industry as a whole. We encourage people with identities underrepresented in biotech and technology to apply.