<p>At Element Biosciences, we are passionate about our mission to empower the scientific community with more freedom and flexibility to accelerate our collective impact on humanity. We have built a highly efficient product-driven organization where employees can learn, grow, and thrive in a challenging but encouraging environment. We are committed to scientific integrity, collegiality, honesty, objectivity, and openness.</p> <p>We are seeking an experienced <strong>Associate Director of Product Management</strong> to own our software and bioinformatics products & roadmap and to represent Element in emerging conversations about AI and multiomics data; how we structure partnerships around the data our platforms generate, and where AI creates real product value. <span data-teams="true">This role is ideal for a product manager with deep life-science, therapeutics, and R&D/engineering fluency who is equally comfortable in a partner-facing conversation about data strategy and business models</span>. This position will interface directly with R&D teams building tool and solutions and provide strategic direction to the evolution of software and AI-based products that support Element’s technology. </p> <p>This role will report to the SVP of Product Strategy and will be an onsite role based in San Diego. </p> <p>If you possess the following and want to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to explore this role.</p> <p><strong>Essential Functions and Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Define and evolve the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Element's software and bioinformatics tools</li> <li>Work closely to align internal R&D teams and external users to a shared vision that enables multiomic analysis</li> <li>Translate business goals and customer insights into product initiatives aligned with the company's mission</li> <li>Work closely with researchers, bioinformaticians, and R&D software engineering to deeply understand workflows, pain points, and data needs</li> <li>Prioritize features and requirements based on VOC, usage data, and business impact, using the same process the rest of the PM team runs to maximize feature ROI</li> <li>Represent Element in conversations with pharma, biotech, and AI/technology partners about structuring access to and monetization of multiomics data: data licensing, co-development, and platform/API models</li> <li>Contribute to on pharma alliance conversations where AI implementation or data analysis is key to success. </li> <li>Build and maintain Element's point of view on where AI creates real product value, and evaluate technology/data partners for build-vs-partner decisions</li> <li>Collaborate with software engineers, bioinformaticians, R&D, and commercial/marketing teams to deliver high-impact solutions</li> <li>Define and own detailed product requirements (PRDs, user stories); sit on the PM leadership team, core teams</li> <li>Collaborate with commercial and support teams to drive successful launches, training, and customer adoption</li> <li>Monitor usage metrics and customer satisfaction, and iterate to ensure product-market fit</li> </ul> <p><strong>Education and Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Life Sciences degree with 8+ years of product management experience (or an advanced degree with 6+ years), including end-to-end ownership of a software or bioinformatics/data product at increasing scope</li> <li><span data-teams="true">Demonstrated experience in therapeutics, drug discovery, or a related life-science application, with a strong understanding of how genomics and multiomics data are used to advance research and therapeutic development</span></li> <li>Track record of owning a product area end-to-end and representing it directly to executive leadership; experience mentoring or informally leading other PMs is a plus</li> <li>Demonstrated day-to-day collaboration with R&D/engineering teams on software or bioinformatics products</li> <li>Able to carry partner- and customer-facing conversations about data strategy, business models, and AI largely independently; this role represents Element in the room, not just prepares materials for someone else</li> <li>Prior experience structuring or negotiating a data licensing, co-development, or platform partnership (life sciences, healthcare, or an adjacent data-rich industry) is a plus</li> <li>Familiarity with applied AI/ML in a life-sciences or data-heavy product context is a plus</li> <li>Experience in a company transitioning from a hardware/consumables business model toward a software- or data-inclusive one is a plus </li> </ul> <p><strong>Physical Requirements: </strong></p> <ul> <li>Must be flexible in working hours as this position may require customer support during non-regular business hours</li> </ul> <p><strong>Location: </strong></p> <ul> <li>San Diego</li> </ul> <p><strong>Travel: </strong></p> <ul> <li>20–25% in the US and internationally for partner and customer engagements</li> </ul> <p><strong>Job Type:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Full-time, Exempt</li> </ul> <p><strong>Base Compensation Pay Range:</strong></p> <ul> <li>$180,000 - $226,000</li> </ul> <p><br><br></p> <p><em> </em></p> <p><em>In addition to base compensation noted above, you will be eligi