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Product Manager, Genotyping Assays and Kits

Description:
Working in a dynamic and growing environment, this is a hands-on position responsible for new product development and launch for the genotyping market.

Duties will include the following:

Product Development

• Manage product development through R&D genotyping team on concept and feasibility for assay improvements.
• Manage development to product specifications, including QA of assay improvements from R&D.
• Coordinate with manufacturing team for scale-up and kit production.
• Work with assay services team in Operations to perform large product validation studies.
• Work with applications team to perform product applications benchmarking.
• Coordinate availability of C of A's and MSDS's to the marketplace.
• Manage development of genotyping product marketing materials, protocols and user guides with a technical writer.
• Develop and refine key performance metrics for genotyping products.
• Coordinate with Software/Instrumentation Product Manager to manage whole product releases.

Assay and Kit Specifications

• Define specifications for genotyping kits and assay workflow.
• Collaborate with market development manager to incorporate market feedback and competitive intelligence into definition of kit and assay product development requirements.
• Collaborate with Application Support team to define assay workflow/usability improvements.
• Coordinate with Software/Instrumentation Product Manger on whole product specifications.
• Define look and feel for reagent kits.
• Help define product marketing messages for sales force training.
• Collaborate with Market Communications Manager on product/kit messages.

Requirements:

• Ph.D. (or M.S. with 5+ years experience) in Molecular Biology/Biochemistry.
• Extensive experience with assay design & new product development, DNA arrays, and genotyping required. 5+ years in biotech industry strongly preferred.
• Significant experience with product launches involving integrated kit, software and instrumentation components.
• Experience with genotype analysis software to measure assay performance.
• Excellent problem solving and interpersonal skills required.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication and training skills required.