Sr Technical Product Manager (Hybrid in South San Francisco , Portland or Carlsbad)
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Technical Product Manager with a strong background in life sciences, specifically in synthetic biology, mRNA, MRD, MGR, and DNA libraries, to join the Information and Business Technology (IBT) organization. You will be the bridge between scientific experts and engineering teams, translating cutting-edge biological applications into actionable technical product requirements.
We are looking for someone with a proven track record of maintaining effective business relationships to ensure IBT can deliver solutions that align with business strategies and objectives. This role is crucial in shaping how scientific products and services are presented through innovative, user-centric digital platforms. This role sits at the intersection of product, engineering, and business. You’ll lead all aspects of product development from ideation through discovery and launch, and be comfortable taking on many different tasks to implement and ship your product.
What You’ll be doing:
- Engage and communicate effectively with diverse internal teams, including engineering, marketing, sales, operations, and customer support, to break down silos, synthesize insights from each group, and proactively identify and prioritize initiatives. Ensure that product decisions anticipate and address emerging business needs, positioning the organization to stay ahead of market demands.
- Develop and manage the IBT roadmap for your line of business, balancing competing priorities and in alignment with business needs and strategic objectives.
- Gather and document detailed business requirements for projects, ensuring clarity and alignment across teams.
- Demonstrate strong customer empathy and advocate for customer needs throughout the product development process.
What You’ll Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Science, Engineering, or related scientific field; minimum of 5+ years of professional experience in a related discipline.
- 5+ years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst (or in Technical Product Management), ideally supporting digital platforms in a biotech or life sciences field.
- Proven ability to analyze, document, and translate complex business requirements into functional and technical specifications.
- Strong background in system and process analysis, workflow design, and end-to-end solution delivery.
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate user acceptance testing (UAT) and ensure business needs are met through system functionality.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to bridge business and technical teams.
- Customer-centric mindset with strong problem-solving skills and a bias toward action in a fast-paced, agile development environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Life Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Familiarity with scientific workflows (e.g., synthetic biology workflows, DNA/RNA library generation, MRD, MGF, or mRNA therapeutics).
- Hands-on experience supporting or integrating eCommerce platforms with enterprise applications (Salesforce, SAP, or similar ERP/CRM systems).
- Knowledge of development and code management systems (e.g., Jira, GitHub).
Twist Bioscience synthesizes genes from scratch, known as “writing” DNA. Just as children learn to both read and write, the next phase of development for the genomics revolution is the ability to write DNA.
At Twist Bioscience, we work in service of people who are changing the world for the better. In fields such as health care, agriculture, industrial chemicals and data storage, our unique silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform provides precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable to our customers.
Twist Bioscience Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Twist Bioscience Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic characteristics, or any other category protected by law.
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Twist Bioscience is a synthetic biology company based in South San Francisco, California. The company has developed a proprietary silicon-based manufacturing process for the production of synthetic DNA.
Twist Bioscience serves Life Science researchers who are changing the world for the better. Coming from diverse fields of medicine, agriculture, industrial chemicals and data storage, scientists use our synthetic genes, oligo pools, and NGS target enrichment to better lives and improve the sustainability of the planet.
Twist Bioscience is uniquely positioned to help accelerate these efforts by providing precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable. Our technology overcomes inefficiencies and enables cost-effective, rapid, precise, high-throughput DNA synthesis and sequencing. We offer both the quality and quantity researchers need now to rapidly realize opportunities ahead.
