Strategic Product Manager - iXCells Biotechnologies USA : Job Details

Headquartered in San Diego iXCells Biotechnologies (“iXCells”) is a young and leading cell technology company focused on the generation of predictive human disease models and pursuing patient-specific services by leveraging our expertise in preparing, handling, engineering and differentiating induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) as well as providing primary cells, thereby applying state-of-the-art cell isolation and differentiation protocols and nobel-laureate winning reprogramming and genome editing technologies.

Our mission is to provide patient-specific disease models to enable academic, pharmaceutical and clinical researchers worldwide to accelerate individualized medicine, drug and therapy development approaches.

To this extent the company offers a variety of off-the-shelf and made-on-demand primary and patient-specific iPSC-derived differentiated cells as well as preclinical custom cell engineering and cell differentiation services along with associated services for descriptive and functional cell characterization, compound screening and toxicology testing.

Opportunity

We are looking for an enthusiastic, ambitious, fast-pace and hard-working business passionate with a background in cell & molecular biology, an excellent knowledge base around neurological and motor neurological diseases who is interested in building a career in the high growth personalized medicine, regenerative medicine and cell & gene therapy market segments of the life science / healthcare market.

If you are intrigued in working in an international, competitive environment that strives to become the go-to company for human disease models, we'd like to get to know you.

This newly generated position is based at iXCells Biotechnologies' headquarter in San Diego and will directly report to the CEO of the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Profitably grow and extend the company's iPSC portfolio of products and services
• Develop product line strategy and roadmap for a portfolio of well characterized disease-specific iPSC-derived cells that meet customer expectations for human cell-based model systems needed in translational research, drug discovery and/or cell therapy
• Leverage iXCells' business development team to develop efficient licensing & partnership strategies to build the portfolio of products and services.
• Develop business plans for iXCells' new product and service innovations, including annual financial objectives, forecast, pricing, margin optimizations
• Identify, analyze and articulate market trends and customer needs
• Compile intelligence and competitive landscaping analyses and benchmark iXCells solutions against those of competitors and market contenders
• Evaluate market and customer needs and liaise with iXCells' science team to define new product and / or services innovation
• Liaise with iXCells' sales & marketing department on market research activities and go-to-market strategies.

Required Qualifications

• Master or PhD in Neuroscience, Neurology or neurological and motor neurological diseases
• Hands-on experience in generating, editing and differentiating iPS cells and characterizing iPSC-derived cell types
• Excellent understanding of the biology and genetics of neurological and motor neurological diseases
• MBA a benefit
• 3+ years of experience in product management in a life science tool, cell biology, drug screening or cell therapy company
• Excellent understanding of the competitive landscape in the iPSC space

Personality, Skills, Abilities

• Strategic thinker with hands-on attitude and a talent to execute
• Strong customer focus
• Self-motivated with a change-the-world and can-do attitude
• Highest quality, best-in-class mindset and aspiration
• Resilient and able to overcome obstacles
• Delivering on commitments, goal-oriented and data-driven
• Excellent communications and presentation skills
• Collaborative approach embracing teamwork
• Skills to align stakeholders around the vision for the product and service roadmap

The Annual Base Salary range for this position which is based in San Diego is estimated between $140,000 to 170,000 depending on experience.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy.

iXCells Biotechnologies is an equal opportunity employer and provides a work environment that fosters diversity and inclusiveness. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of medical and dental plans, and a vision plan, including additional voluntary benefit options, and paid life/AD&D
• Employee assistance and family support programs
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), and 10 paid holidays annually
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

iXCells is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.