Associate Director, Product Management (MDx & Enzymes)

<p><strong>Position:</strong> Associate Director, Product Management (MDx & Enzymes)</p> <p><strong>Department:</strong> Marketing</p> <p><strong>Position Type:</strong> Full time </p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Boulder, CO (preferred) </p> <p><strong>Experience:</strong> MS and +12 years of relevant industry experience, including 2–4 years in people management and a proven track record in product strategy and leadership.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Position Summary</strong><strong><br></strong>Watchmaker Genomics is seeking a strategic and collaborative Associate Director, Product Management (MDx & Enzymes) to lead our MDx & Enzymes product management team. This individual will play a critical role in advancing product strategy across core molecular diagnostics application specific reagents —including qPCR, RT-qPCR, PCR, and isothermal amplification—and enzyme technologies supporting both MDx and NGS workflows.</p> <p>This leader will manage a growing team of Product Managers who drive individual portfolio strategies. While each PM leads their respective portfolio strategy team, the Associate Director will act as a strategic sponsor, ensuring alignment, momentum, and cross-functional connectivity. The role also plays a key part in commercialization planning, customer-centric innovation, and early product discovery within Watchmaker’s Product Engine.</p> <p>This is a highly collaborative role with broad influence across Marketing, R&D, Commercial, and Executive teams. The ideal candidate is a domain expert in MDx and enzymology, an empowering team leader, and a strategic thinker who thrives in fast-paced and OEM environments.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <ol> <li><strong> Team Leadership & Development</strong></li> </ol> <ul> <li>Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of Product Managers across the MDx & Enzymes portfolio.</li> <li>Set clear goals, drive accountability, and foster a culture of ownership, innovation, and customer centricity.</li> <li>Support your team in leading their respective portfolio strategy teams, serving as a strategic sponsor to ensure focus, execution, and alignment with business priorities.</li> </ul> <ol> <li><strong> Portfolio Strategy & Market Focus</strong></li> </ol> <ul> <li>Own the overarching MDx & Enzymes product strategy, spanning applications such as qPCR, RT-qPCR, PCR, isothermal amplification, and enzyme use in MDx and NGS workflows.</li> <li>Guide multi-year portfolio planning and investment prioritization in partnership with Commercial, R&D, and Executive teams.</li> <li>Ensure strategies reflect the needs of key market segments (e.g., point-of-care, decentralized testing, centralized labs) and relevant clinical indications (e.g., infectious disease, oncology).</li> </ul> <ol> <li><strong> Product Innovation & Opportunity Development</strong></li> </ol> <ul> <li>Contribute to Watchmaker’s Product Engine by supporting market research, customer segmentation, competitive landscaping, and new product opportunity identification.</li> <li>Sponsor early-stage discovery efforts, helping your team define unmet needs and align scientific feasibility with market demand.</li> <li>Drive clarity and alignment across both MDx and NGS innovation areas.</li> </ul> <ol> <li><strong> Commercial Execution & Lifecycle Support</strong></li> </ol> <ul> <li>Guide your team in planning and executing effective product and commercial launches with differentiated positioning, clear messaging, and commercial alignment.</li> <li>Partner cross-functionally to ensure go-to-market readiness and long-term product success.</li> <li>Support lifecycle management and continuous portfolio optimization to drive sustainable growth.</li> <li>Guidance and execution of processes and products to support our OEM channels.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Education and Experience</strong></p> <ul> <li>MS and +12 years of relevant industry experience, including 2–4 years in people management and a proven track record in product strategy and leadership</li> <li>Minimum of 12 years of relevant industry experience in life sciences, diagnostics, or biotechnology.</li> <li>2–4 years in people management </li> <li>Demonstrated Product Management experience, with a strong preference for roles involving cross-functional product development and commercial launch.</li> <li>Experience participating in or leading NPD core teams is required.</li> <li>Customer-facing experience (e.g., field application, sales, customer discovery) is a plus.</li> <li>Experience dealing with OEM customers and processes </li> <li>Experience in collaboratively developing portfolio strategy.</li> <li>Deep expertise in MDx applications and enzyme technologies </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Skills and Competencies</strong></p> <ul> <li>Strategic mindset with strong analytical, market research, and opportunity prioritization skills.</li> <li>Strong strategic thinker with a demonstrated ability to define and execute long-term growth strategies.</li> <li>Proven leadership and team development capabilities.</li> &