Sr. Staff Product Manager, NovaSeq X Series
What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity?At Illumina , we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.
We are actively seeking an experiencedSeniorStaffProduct Managerto join ourHigh-Throughput Platformsteam. In this key role, you will drive product strategy, definition, and cross-functional execution for a major next-phase platform initiative within Illumina ’s high-throughput sequencing portfolio.
This position is ideal for a seasoned product leader with deep experience in Next-Generation Sequencing who can connect customer workflows, technology capabilities, and sequencing economics to guide complex, multi-year platform programs. You will collaborate across R&D, Operations, Commercial, and strategic partners to help deliver the next wave of innovation in high-throughput sequencing—grounded in a clear, customer-first perspective.It is critical thatyou think beyond the sequencer and developproductstrategies that meetcustomerneeds in emerging high intensity sequencing applications.
Responsibilities
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Provide product leadership for a complex, multi-year platform program, including business case framing, customer and market analysis, requirements definition, and strategic decision support.
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Lead market input to design decisions by understanding workflow needs, application requirements, competitive trends, and ecosystem dynamics (library prep, automation, informatics).
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Represent the customer as a critical member of thedevelopmentcore team, byadvocating fortheir needs andensuring trade off decisions do notimpact Illumina ’s ability to serve our customers.
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Engage directly with high-throughput customers—genome centers, clinical labs, research institutes, and service providers—to bring a deep, workflow-informed voice ofcustomerinto product strategy and development.
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Anchor product decisions in a customer-first understanding of operational constraints, workflow bottlenecks, application needs, andadoptiondrivers.
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Partner closely with R&D teams to translate customer needs and workflow insights into clear, testable product requirements and acceptance criteria.
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Drive cross-functional execution across chemistry, hardware, software, operations, and commercial stakeholders to ensure program alignment and readiness.
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Support cross-functional teams in modeling adoption patterns, sequencing volume drivers, workflow considerations, and platform economics to inform platform and portfolio decisions.
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Collaborate with Regional Marketing, Product Management, and the Commercial Organization toalign onmessaging, positioning, launch plans, and customer engagement strategies.
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Develop clear materials and frameworks to support executive decision-making, including product trade-offs, opportunity assessments, and roadmap recommendations.
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Work with commercial teams to create and deliver sales tools, positioning guidance, objection handling, and customer-facing content.
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Build strong relationships with internal and external partners, key opinion leaders, and ecosystem stakeholders to stay ahead of emergingcustomerand technology trends.
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Represent the platform strategy across internal teams and drive clarity on product direction, customer value, and business impact.
Requirements
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Typically requires a minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 12 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 8