Strategic Product Manager, Biotech Reagents Portfolio

About the role

GenScript Biotech Corporation, founded in 2002 in New Jersey, accelerates innovation in biotech and healthcare by providing researchers and companies with the building blocks needed to develop groundbreaking treatments and products. Guided by its mission to Make People and Nature Healthier Through Biotechnology, GenScript employs approximately 6,165 employees and serves over 200,000 customers across more than 100 countries. This is a full-time, strategic/front-end portfolio management position focused on life science and biotech reagents. The ideal candidate will have a strong scientific background and industry experience in biotechnology or life sciences, combined with experience in product management, product strategy, or related roles. The role involves defining GenScript’s product portfolio for the next 3–5 years by identifying unmet customer needs, evaluating emerging technologies, and shaping the future portfolio of life science research reagents. The position is remote with occasional travel to Piscataway, New Jersey.

Responsibilities

• Design Future Product Portfolio & Roadmaps
  • Portfolio Strategy: Build long-term product portfolio strategies across antibodies, recombinant proteins, enzymes, bioassays, protein purification products, Cell & Gene Therapy (GCT) reagents, and emerging technology platforms.
  • White Space Identification: Pinpoint technology white spaces and unarticulated customer needs to establish a sustainable, high-margin product menu.
  • Strategic Roadmapping: Formulate and maintain future product roadmaps aligned with global business unit growth objectives.
• Customer Insights & Actionable VOC
  • Deep Workflow Understanding: Transform scientific insights into commercial opportunities by deep-diving into customer workflows, Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD), and Voice of the Customer (VOC).
  • Market Intuition: Keep a pulse on emerging research trends, technology evolution, and the global competitive landscape to discover latent opportunities that customers have not yet articulated.
• Shape Innovation & Platform Strategy
  • Multidimensional Evaluation: Evaluate future portfolio opportunities by integrating scientific feasibility, customer value, market potential, competitive differentiation, intellectual property (IP), and business economics.
  • Make vs. Buy Assessment: Conduct thorough “Build vs. Buy vs. Partner” assessments to support annual strategic planning and executive innovation reviews.
• Connect Science with Business
  • Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner seamlessly with R&D, Marketing, Business Development, Commercial, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and QA/RA to transform raw ideas into high-impact product development programs.
  • Executive Communication: Develop data-driven strategic recommendations and business cases to guide executive investment decisions.

Requirements

Education: PhD preferred (Master’s degree with exceptional industry experience will also be highly considered) in Biology / Cell Biology, Immunology, Protein Engineering / Antibody Engineering, Biochemistry / Bioengineering, or related life science disciplines.

Experience: We are looking for an individual who seamlessly combines scientific depth with corporate strategic thinking. Preferred experience includes one or more of the following:

• Protein engineering
• Antibody discovery & optimization
• Cell & Gene Therapy (GCT) reagent development
• Functional proteins and Bioassays
• Advanced protein purification technologies
• Highly Desirable: Experience and service in Early Discovery, Platform Development, or CMC within biopharma or top-tier CROs.
• A Strong Plus: Direct experience interacting with biopharma customers, supporting business development