About Us:

Culture’s mission is to make bioprocess development and scale-up as fast and easy as scaling software. Towards this aim, Culture’s first offering enables biopharma, biotechnology, and synthetic biology companies to run their bioprocessing R&D in the cloud. Clients design, manage, and analyze bioprocess experiments in Culture’s Console web application. Our facility is enabled by Culture’s proprietary 250mL and 5L single-use bioreactor technology and software systems.

At Culture, we combine our passions for biomanufacturing, engineering, and operations to build new solutions that make bioprocess development and scale-up faster. We value curiosity, communication, collaboration, customer focus and a drive for results.

The Opportunity: 

Culture Biosciences is looking for an Associate Director of Product. You will own our portfolio of upstream bioprocessing equipment including hardware, software, and single use consumables. You will be responsible for launching products, driving accelerated adoption of our products & services, increasing revenue, market share, and profitability through effective product development, life cycle management, and coordinating marketing & training for the product portfolio.

What you'll do:

Product Planning and New Product Introductions

  • Lead product launches to ensure successful product commercialization.
  • Lead / support cross-functional teams: R&D, operations, marketing, commercial and external partners to execute programs following a stage gate process.
  • Create / evaluate various product offerings and pricing models and build scenarios to enable fast adoption upon launch.
  • Develop a 2 to 4-year product roadmap through market research and voice of customer (VOC) data.

Product Life Cycle Management

  • Develop the positioning strategy of all products and services considering price, volume, market share and profitability.
  • Provide input for regional promotional tools, sales strategy, and product pricing to meet revenue/margin goals.
  • Implement proactive strategies and plan product feature releases to strengthen the product line’s competitive edge.

Product Line Performance

  • Lead and prioritize cross-functional activities to improve overall product line performance supporting financial and customer satisfaction targets. 
  • Develop & present quarterly and annual report to leadership on product sales activity to budget, market and channel trends, key customers, and competition.

Marketing and Training

  • Work collaboratively with the marketing team to develop appropriate marketing collateral support. 
  • Develop materials for the assigned products and lead or support training programs.
  • Specify, plan, and participate in industry conferences and exhibitions.

About you:

  • BS degree in Science or Engineering is required; MBA or MS or PhD degree is preferred.
  • 10+ years of industry experience strongly preferred.
  • Minimum 3+ years, product management, R&D or market development experience preferred.
  • Experience in one or more process development operations for protein therapeutics and/or viral vector production is preferred.
  • Experience with  hardware, software, and consumables products will be valued.
  • Excellent communication and presentation abilities, including strong active listening skills.
  •  Able to develop financial models and interpret P&L statements as they relate to the product portfolio.
  •  Knowledge of customer workflow, quality and regulatory requirements.

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

  • Lift others up. Because we all do better when we help each other succeed.
  • Commitment to reliability. Our teammates and customers are counting on us.
  • Think like an owner. Progress is driven by teams who care.
  • Try new things. Big innovations start with small ideas and actions

Location & Schedule: 

  • This is a hybrid position. We’re looking for someone based in the San Francisco Bay Area who is able to work on-site as needed. There will be about 25% travel for this role.

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 $190,000 - $245,000. 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, 10 paid company holidays and a week-long winter break
  • 12 weeks of parental leave at full salary
  • For onsite employees:
    • Commuter benefits
    • Access to on-site child care facility, subject to availability
    • Free onsite breakfast, lunch, snacks, coffee, and gym (varies based on COVID-19 restrictions)

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.

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