Job description

About Akoya Biosciences:
As The Spatial Biology Company®, Akoya Biosciences’ mission is to bring context to the world of biology and human health through the power of spatial phenotyping. The company offers comprehensive single-cell imaging solutions that allow researchers to phenotype cells with spatial context and visualize how they organize and interact to influence disease progression and response to therapy. Akoya offers a full continuum of spatial phenotyping solutions to serve the diverse needs of researchers across discovery, translational and clinical research: PhenoCode™ Panels and PhenoCycler™®, PhenoImager™® Fusion, and PhenoImager HT Instruments.

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***This role can be performed in either Menlo Park, CA or Marlborough, MA.****

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Position Summary:*
The Product Manager, Spatial Analysis Software is a customer-focused product manager who will manage key Spatial Phenotyping products within the Akoya instrument portfolio. This individual will work cross functionally with members of the R&D, marketing, and sales teams to commercialize software for spatial biology applications. A successful candidate will bring a strong business acumen and the ability to perform in a rapidly moving environment. This position will report to the Director of Product Management.

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Duties & Responsibilities:*

• Product vision – Develop a 5-year product strategy and roadmap for all software products. Work with consumables and instrument teams to develop complete workflow solutions for spatial biology.
• Market and competitive - Assess market needs and gaps, understand competitive landscape
• New product introduction – Own the business case for new products and bring new product ideas through a phase gate process.
• Product requirement definition – Collect customer feedback and drive voice of customer projects to identify new product ideas. Translate customer feedback into user and product requirements.
• Coordinate with development team – Translate user and customer requirements to product specifications with development team by understanding tradeoffs and performance.
• Product releases – Work closely with the Market Development team to develop the go-to-market strategy and tactics to ensure a successful launch. Develop and implement positioning and messaging, pricing & promotion, sales collateral, training materials and other sales enablement programs to achieve revenue targets
• Generate customer-facing marketing collateral - Partner with marketing programs to develop and deploy marketing content generated from R&D and external collaborations

Skills & Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences or equivalent. Master’s degree or other advanced degree helpful
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in the life sciences industry with a preferred background in bioinformatics, biology, proteomics, genomics, or a related field
• Experience with commercial digital pathology software
• Must have minimum 3 years’ experience with product development or commercial life sciences
• Experience with phased gate product development methodologies and tools
• Ability to manage multiple activities / deliverables and prioritize accordingly
• Robust analytical skills, paired with strong communication and presentation skills
• Willingness to work collaboratively as part of a broad project team including R&D, marketing, sales, business development and operations

The hiring range for this position is $125,000 to $185,000 per year, which may factor in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. Our full-time regular positions also include an annual performance-based bonus (or a sales incentive plan) and long-term incentive units (equity) provided as part of our compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

Akoya’s excellent benefits program includes a selection of Medical and Dental plans, and Life, AD&D and Short-Term Disability insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, 401(k) with immediate Company match vesting, Company paid holidays and more!

Akoya values bringing together individuals with diverse backgrounds. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $125,000.00 - $185,000.00 per year

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