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Illumina's Director, On-Market Product Platforms will be responsible to drive the maintenance and improvements to Illumina's on market products, ensuring that R&D investments are aligned with the organization's strategic objectives and goals. This role reports to the Leader of Platforms Portfolio Management, under the R&D Strategy, Portfolio and Operations team.
Responsibilities:
Ensure that on market sequencing product platforms consistently meet customer expectations in performance and quality, driving improvements to enhance the customer experience while bringing key insights back to new product development programs.
Accountable for on market platforms & products with key partnerships in Development, Operations, Marketing and Commercial. This role has overall responsibility for on-market support of sequencing platforms starting prior to product launch and continuing through product End of Life (EOL).
Structure data to aid in the evaluation and execution of on market projects based on criteria such as strategic alignment, ROI, risk, and resource availability, prioritizing those that drive the most value.
Allocate resources across projects to optimize efficiency and effectiveness, identifying and resolving resource constraints and conflicts.
Track the performance of individual on market projects, reporting on progress, risks, and performance metrics to stakeholders and senior management.
Engage with stakeholders to ensure their needs and expectations are met by facilitating communication between project teams and stakeholders.
Oversee performance, mentor and develop program management staff that lead cross-functional efforts focused on delivering platform extension activities including design change, development, verification, and validation to deliver new applications and/or performance/robustness enhancements.
Assign and monitor the work of project/program management staff, offering support and direction, and hold overall responsibility for coordinating efforts leading to project release.
Contribute to the establishment of governance structures and processes to ensure projects comply with organizational policies and standards.
Implement best practices and lessons learned from past projects, continuously improving product development processes and methodologies.
Specialize in developing and executing project plans, schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
Requirements:
Strategic:
Apply frameworks to facilitate decision-making on product investments, product end-of-life decisions, and partnerships to maximize R&D returns.
Ability to manage multiple on market projects and products, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and strategies.
Skills in setting long-term goals, defining project roadmaps, and aligning them with business objectives.
Risk Management: Identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks associated with on market and product sustaining projects.
Technical:
Expert in project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall), critical path analysis, and tools (Project, Smartsheet, JIRA, Asana).
Understanding of the product development lifecycle from ideation to launch and beyond.
Ability to manage budgets, forecast costs, and analyze the financial performance of on market products.
Skills in analyzing and transforming data into actionable findings to inform decision-making and measure the success of product initiatives.
Interpersonal:
Excellent leadership skills in spearheading cross-functional teams, inspiring and motivating team members, and driving projects to success.
Effective communication with stakeholders, team members, and executives to ensure alignment and convey project status.
Demonstrated ability to negotiate resources, timelines, and expectations with various stakeholders and influence at all levels.
Working collaboratively with different departments, such as marketing, business development, R&D, and sales, to ensure successful execution of improvements to on market products.
Experience:
Typically requires a minimum of 18 years of related experience
10+ years as Program Manager or Core Team Leader resulting in the launch of highly complex RUO products/platforms
Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Engineering or a related technical discipline
Business training such as an MBA degree, business certificate, or equivalent is not required but preferred
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The estimated base salary range for the Director, On-Market Product Platforms role based in the United States of America is: $183,700 - $275,500. Should the level or location of the role change during the hiring process, the applicable base pay range may be updated accordingly. Compensation decisions are dependent on several factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications, location where the role is to be performed, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Additionally, all employees are eligible for one of our variable cash programs (bonus or commission) and eligible roles may receive equity as part of the compensation package. We offer a wide range of benefits as innovative as our work, including access to genomics sequencing, family planning, health/dental/vision, retirement benefits, and paid time off.