Director of Product Management, Cellares
$170-220k
Cell therapy manufacturing services provider
Job no longer available
Cell therapy manufacturing services provider
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$170-220k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To accelrete access to life-saving cell therapies.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of experience in a business strategy or product strategy role, with extensive customer-facing experience
- Demonstrated success in effectively setting product vision, product definition, including target customer, core value proposition, core features and business model
- Must have led at least one successful, new product development initiative from inception through launch
- Must possess a combination of strong analytical skills and creative intuition enabling a blend of data-driven and insight-driven strategy development
- Good presentation and communication skills (both verbal and written) exhibiting fundamental collaboration skills with multiple stakeholders and influence across cross-functional teams and leadership
- Able to join client meetings as a product expert with prior experience having full project ownership
What the job involves
- Analyze the Cell and Gene Therapy marketplace, gather inputs from clients and assess competitors to determine the vision of new products or future direction, understand and help identify business value, understand required use cases and capabilities, and translate these into product requirements
- Develop an in-depth understanding of the needs and usage profiles of different target users for product and prioritize solutions to those needs
- Develop and implement roadmap priorities, balancing the customers’ short-term needs with the development of scalable technology to maximize long-term portfolio potential
- Work with engineering to scope product delivery and understand development alternatives and support build/buy economics
- Monitor progress of the product through the product development life cycle, identifying risks and opportunities
- Work with marketing to create the overall go-to-market strategies and plans, develop clear product positioning
Our take
There is a significant need for efficient, scalable manufacturing of cell therapies in the biopharmaceutical industry. As demand for advanced treatments like CAR T-cell therapies rises, traditional manufacturing methods often struggle with scalability, high costs, and process failures, limiting patients' access to these lifesaving therapies.
In response, Cellares has developed the CEll Shuttle platform, an automated system designed for high-throughput cell therapy production. The Cell Shuttle can manufacture 16 batches simultaneously, cutting batch costs by up to 50%. By integrating advanced technologies for flow cytometry and cell sorting, Cellares enhances operational efficiency, providing comprehensive solutions that accelerate access to therapies.
Partnering with industry leaders like Kite, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Cabeletta Bio further strengthens its market position, showcasing the platform's potential impact. Along with over $600M in funding and a commercial-scale facility in New Jersey, Cellares is well-prepared to scale operations and meet global demand, positioning itself for future growth in the evolving cell therapy landscape.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
44% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2026
$257m
SERIES D
Aug 2023
$255m
SERIES C
Total funding: $612m
Company benefits
- Holidays & Flexible Vacation
- Parental Leave
- Comprehensive Healthcare
- 401k + Company Match
- Catered Onsite Meals
- Premium Technology
- EV Charging
- Professional Development
Company HQ
The East Side, South San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Fabian Gerlinghaus
(Co-Founder & CEO)Graduated from the University of Munich with a Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering. Prior to co-founding Cellares in 2019, they were the CHief Innovation officer at Synthego.
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