Product Specialist, Software & AI

About the role

The Product Specialist for Software & AI will drive pioneering innovation in the strategy, development, and commercialization of cutting-edge software and AI-enabled solutions that revolutionize protein science workflows. Functioning as a technical product owner, this role requires deep expertise in scientific software and digital technologies, with a strong emphasis on transforming assay knowledge, customer insights, and automation data into smart, forward-thinking, and intuitive product innovations that accelerate time-to-market.

The preferred location for this role is Burlington, MA or St. Louis, MO. Other locations in the US, including remote, may also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical roadmap for scientific software, data infrastructure, and AI/ML capabilities across the Protein Sciences portfolio, delivering differentiated data-driven and algorithm-enabled solutions.
• Serve as the technical and innovation lead for scientific software and AI, bridging assay workflows, data models, and advanced analytics to enable next-generation protein analysis.
• Identify and drive opportunities where AI and modern data methods unlock new capabilities, advancing assay development, signal processing, data harmonization, and performance monitoring beyond traditional approaches.
• Translate customer, market, and workflow needs into software and AI product requirements, including data models, feature definitions, and user experiences aligned to real-world scientific applications.
• Lead the integration of software, data, and automation systems, defining data capture, metadata standards, control interfaces, and interoperability across instruments and digital platforms.
• Drive cross-functional product development and innovation, partnering with Software Engineering, UX, R&D, Automation, and PM Operations — managing the full product development lifecycle from concept through launch to ensure on-time, on-strategy delivery.
• Evaluate and develop strategic partnerships with external software, data, and AI providers to accelerate platform capabilities and innovation.
• Support go-to-market strategy and commercial enablement, applying core product management principles including product positioning, voice-of-customer synthesis, messaging, and launch execution for software and AI solutions.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in biology, bioengineering, computer science, data science, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience with scientific software, digital platforms, or data/analytics solutions in life science research.

Preferred Qualifications

• M.Sc., Ph.D., or MBA.
• Experience with AI/ML applications in assay development, signal analysis, data interpretation, or workflow optimization.
• Familiarity with cloud-based software, data pipelines, and workflow orchestration tools.
• Strong ability to translate scientific complexity into user-friendly digital tools.
• Experience working across biology, software, engineering, and commercial teams; familiarity with agile product management methodologies and cross-functional roadmap execution is a plus.

Pay

US Pay Range for this position: $116,600-$175,000. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Retirement contributions
• Other perquisites

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