What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Product Management position at Spear Bio?
Spear Bio, founded in 2021, is a well-funded and rapidly growing start-up headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts. Our proprietary technology, Successive Proximity Extension Amplification Reaction (SPEAR), is a novel wash-free immunoassay platform, offering unprecedented sensitivity. We are dedicated to revolutionizing early disease diagnosis and monitoring by providing scalable, ultrasensitive solutions that deliver unparalleled accuracy in measuring low-abundant biomarkers, enabling clinicians and researchers to improve patient outcomes and advance global health.
Director, Product Management
Spear Bio has an exciting opportunity for a Director of Product Management to lead the development, launch, and lifecycle management of our expanding portfolio of research products, including ultrasensitive immunoassay kits, instruments, and software. The Director will play a key role in translating strategic product plans into execution. This position is ideal for a hands-on product leader with strong domain knowledge in life sciences and immunoassays, a passion for building impactful tools that serve both scientific discovery and clinical research, and a desire to shape the future of Spear Bio’s ultrasensitive immunoassay platform. *For candidates with experience leading the strategic direction of an immunoassay product portfolio, including developing global go-to-market strategies, we are willing to consider upgrading the role
Responsibilities
Spear Bio Inc. provides equal opportunity in employment to all persons. No person shall be denied equal access because of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or physical/mental disability.
Spear Bio does not accept blind resume submissions from external recruiting agencies. Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted without prior written agreement will be deemed the property of Spear Bio, and no placement fees will be paid.
Director, Product Management
Spear Bio has an exciting opportunity for a Director of Product Management to lead the development, launch, and lifecycle management of our expanding portfolio of research products, including ultrasensitive immunoassay kits, instruments, and software. The Director will play a key role in translating strategic product plans into execution. This position is ideal for a hands-on product leader with strong domain knowledge in life sciences and immunoassays, a passion for building impactful tools that serve both scientific discovery and clinical research, and a desire to shape the future of Spear Bio’s ultrasensitive immunoassay platform. *For candidates with experience leading the strategic direction of an immunoassay product portfolio, including developing global go-to-market strategies, we are willing to consider upgrading the role
Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day product management across immunoassay, instrument, and software workstreams
- Translate product strategies into actionable roadmaps, timelines, and user requirements
- Lead cross-functional teams in defining product features, coordinating development, and preparing for launch
- Drive voice-of-customer efforts to gather insights, define user personas, and validate product-market fit
- Support business case development, pricing models, and go-to-market planning for new product introductions
- Coordinate product evaluations and feedback collection for continuous product improvement
- Collaborate with R&D and engineering teams to manage tradeoffs on features, timelines, and technical risks
- Track and report on product performance metrics and post-launch feedback to guide product updates
- Monitor competitor offerings, industry trends, and market shifts to inform product positioning
- Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Immunology, Biomedical Engineering, or related field; MS/PhD or MBA a plus
- 6 years experience leading end-to-end product management (ideation through product launch post-market support) in the life sciences or diagnostics industry REQUIRED
- Strong understanding of immunoassays, laboratory workflows, and scientific instrumentation REQUIRED
- Experience working with product development teams on software and/or instrument components
- Experience writing product requirements and managing cross-functional development timelines
- Excellent communication, planning, and stakeholder management skills
- Analytical mindset with the ability to synthesize customer, technical, and business inputs
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment
- Flexibility & willingness to travel up to 20–25% for customer site visits, product evaluations, and industry events
Spear Bio Inc. provides equal opportunity in employment to all persons. No person shall be denied equal access because of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or physical/mental disability.
Spear Bio does not accept blind resume submissions from external recruiting agencies. Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted without prior written agreement will be deemed the property of Spear Bio, and no placement fees will be paid.
