Summary

Illumina's Multiomics software portfolio helps customers connect multiomic assays, analysis, and interpretation into usable products and workflows — including Illumina Connected Multiomics (ICM) and related software applications across spatial, single-cell, methylation, proteomics, and adjacent multiomics surfaces. As Associate Director, Software Technical Product Management — Multiomics, you lead the Multiomics software product management group: you set the bar for product excellence, coach a team of STPMs, and own the coherent product narrative across the Multiomics portfolio. You are a people leader first and a senior product leader second. You partner with the Data Platforms & Multiomics engineering organization, BioInsight platform peers, Marketing, design, commercial, and field teams to turn multiomics strategy into shipped software outcomes customers can feel.

Job description

Position Summary

Illumina's Multiomics software portfolio helps customers connect multiomic assays, analysis, and interpretation into usable products and workflows — including Illumina Connected Multiomics (ICM) and related software applications across spatial, single-cell, methylation, proteomics, and adjacent multiomics surfaces. As Associate Director, Software Technical Product Management — Multiomics, you lead the Multiomics software product management group: you set the bar for product excellence, coach a team of STPMs, and own the coherent product narrative across the Multiomics portfolio. You are a people leader first and a senior product leader second. You partner with the Data Platforms & Multiomics engineering organization, BioInsight platform peers, Marketing, design, commercial, and field teams to turn multiomics strategy into shipped software outcomes customers can feel.

Scope of Responsibilities

Lead the Multiomics STPM team (people leadership, hiring bar, coaching, performance)
Own group-level product outcomes for the Multiomics / ICM portfolio and related multiomics enablement
Create clarity under ambiguity; establish prioritization frameworks and a recognition culture for incremental usability and integration wins
Represent Multiomics software product management in leadership forums; escalate tradeoffs with clear recommendations
Partner with peer STPM leaders (Platform, DRAGEN, Orchestration, Oncology, Genetic Disease) so Multiomics investments unlock portfolio-level outcomes

Responsibilities

Hire, coach, and develop a team of software technical product managers across Multiomics product areas (e.g., ICM, spatial, single-cell, methylation/proteomics, multiomics enablement)
Set group goals, operating cadence, and quality bar for PRDs, discovery, and cross-functional working agreements
Own or sponsor the multi-release roadmap narrative for Multiomics software with clear problem statements and success metrics
Ensure strong partnership with Multiomics engineering leadership on priorities, customer outcomes, and portfolio sequencing
Drive customer and field discovery on multiomics software friction; synthesize into prioritized bets the team can execute
Align with BioInsight Platform product leaders so Multiomics applications run on a coherent platform foundation
Build a team culture that celebrates base-hit usability and integration progress, not only large aspirational feature swings
Manage span and load deliberately; sequence scope expansion so the group stays effective
Support strategic customer and executive engagements where Multiomics software is decisive

Experience / Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field (life sciences, bioinformatics, computer science, engineering, or related) or equivalent experience; advanced degree a plus
Typically 12–15+ years of progressive experience in product management for scientific or analysis software, with meaningful people-leadership experience (managing PMs or senior ICs)
Track record shipping multiomics, genomics, spatial/single-cell, or related life-sciences software products preferred
Experience leading through influence across engineering, design, commercial, and scientific stakeholders
Strong written and verbal communication; ability to create clarity for executives and ICs alike
Familiarity with cloud platforms and modern data analysis workflows is a plus

Requirements

Proven ability to lead and develop product managers, not only to be a strong IC
Experience crafting portfolio strategy, translating it into team roadmaps, and shipping iteratively
Experience collaborating with engineering, design/UX, quality, and commercial / field partners
Working knowledge of the software development lifecycle
Ability to unify related product threads (applications + data) without becoming a pure coordination layer
Analytical rigor: adoption, usability, integration completeness, support burden, prioritization frameworks

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a technical field (life sciences, bioinformatics, computer science, engineering, or related) or equivalent experience
Typically 12–15+ years of progressive experience in product management for scientific or analysis software
Meaningful people-leadership experience (managing PMs or senior ICs)
Proven ability to lead and develop product managers
Experience crafting portfolio strategy, translating it into team roadmaps, and shipping iteratively
Experience collaborating with engineering, design/UX, quality, and commercial / field partners
Working knowledge of the software development lifecycle
Ability to unify related product threads (applications + data) without becoming a pure coordination layer
Analytical rigor: adoption, usability, integration completeness, support burden, prioritization frameworks
Experience leading through influence across engineering, design, commercial, and scientific stakeholders
Strong written and verbal communication

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Retirement benefits
Paid time off
Family planning
Genomics sequencing access
Variable cash programs
Equity

Company overview

Illumina is a global leader in genomics technology, founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Diego, California. As a pioneering biotechnology company, Illumina specializes in developing, manufacturing, and marketing integrated systems for genetic analysis, with a primary focus on DNA sequencing and array-based technologies. The company's mission is to improve human health by unlocking the power of the genome, serving customers across research, clinical, and applied markets worldwide. Illumina's innovative platforms, including the NovaSeq, HiSeq, MiSeq, and NextSeq series, have revolutionized genomic research and clinical applications, enabling breakthroughs in personalized medicine, disease research, and drug development. With over 9,000 employees across 27 countries, Illumina has established itself as the dominant force in next-generation sequencing, processing more than 90% of all DNA sequencing data globally. The company's technologies support diverse applications from cancer research and rare disease diagnosis to agricultural genomics and infectious disease surveillance, making genomic insights accessible to researchers and clinicians worldwide.