Sr. Staff Product Manager, NovaSeq X Series
Illumina
Job Description
What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity?At <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/illumina">Illumina</a>, 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 <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/illumina">Illumina</a> 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.<div><div><p>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 <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/illumina">Illumina</a>’s high-throughput sequencing portfolio.</p></div><div><p>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. </p></div><div><h3>Responsibilities</h3></div><div><ul><li><p>Provide product leadership for a complex, multi-year platform program, including business case framing, customer and market analysis, requirements definition, and strategic decision support.</p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p>Lead market input to design decisions by understanding workflow needs, application requirements, competitive trends, and ecosystem dynamics (library prep, automation, informatics).</p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p>Represent the customer as a critical member of thedevelopmentcore team, byadvocating fortheir needs andensuring trade off decisions do notimpact<a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/illumina">Illumina</a>’s ability to serve our customers. </p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p>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.</p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p>Anchor product decisions in a customer-first understanding of operational constraints, workflow bottlenecks, application needs, andadoptiondrivers.</p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p>Partner clo