Vice President, Core Product Management

What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity? At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients. Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

Summary The Vice President, Product Management will lead the strategy, roadmap, lifecycle management, and commercial success of a high-impact biotechnology product portfolio. This leader will serve as the enterprise product owner for a complex, matrixed business, partnering closely with R&D, Business Units, Market Access/Customer Insights, Operations, Regulatory, Clinical, Quality, Finance, and regional teams to translate market needs, customer workflows, and scientific innovation into differentiated products and solutions. This role requires a strategic, customer-obsessed, commercially minded product leader who can operate at the intersection of science, technology, clinical/research workflows, and business execution. The VP will be accountable for shaping product vision, prioritizing investment decisions, driving portfolio performance, and building a high-performing Product Management organization capable of delivering growth, innovation, and customer impact in a transforming biotech environment.

Product Strategy & Portfolio Leadership Define and lead the global product strategy, vision, roadmap, and investment priorities for the assigned portfolio. Translate enterprise strategy, market trends, customer needs, competitive dynamics, and emerging science into clear product priorities. Own product lifecycle management from concept through development, launch, growth, maturity, and rationalization. Make disciplined portfolio trade-offs based on market opportunity, customer value, technical feasibility, regulatory requirements, financial return, and strategic fit. Partner with Business Units, R&D, and other Commercial leaders to ensure the product portfolio supports growth, profitability, and long-term competitive differentiation. Establish clear portfolio governance, decision rights, and product operating rhythms across the matrix. Customer, Market & Scientific Insight Build a deep understanding of customer workflows across research, clinical, diagnostic, biopharma, translational, and applied markets. Ensure product decisions are grounded in voice-of-customer, market intelligence, competitive insight, and real-world customer pain points. Partner with Market Research, Commercial, Scientific Affairs, and regional teams to identify unmet needs, market expansion opportunities, and customer adoption barriers. Serve as an external-facing product leader with key customers, KOLs, strategic partners, and industry stakeholders. Anticipate shifts in biotechnology, genomics, diagnostics, data/AI, automation, and workflow integration that may create new product or platform opportunities. Cross-Functional Product Execution Partner closely with R&D, Engineering, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Manufacturing, Commercial, Finance, and regional teams to advance product priorities. Drive clear product requirements, business cases, launch readiness, and lifecycle plans. Ensure strong alignment between product strategy, technical development, regulatory pathways, manufacturability, customer experience, and go-to-market execution. Create clarity in a matrixed environment by defining roles, decision rights, escalation paths, and accountability across functions. Remove barriers, resolve trade-offs, and ensure timely decision-making on