Global Product Manager, Cell Sorters

Cytek Biosciences Inc•Fremont, CA

About The Position

Cytek Biosciences is a leader in high-parameter flow cytometry and laboratory automation solutions, dedicated to accelerating discovery and translation through innovative products and workflows. Our mission is to empower researchers in immunology, translational science, and core laboratory environments with industry-leading instruments, reagents, and software that drive deeper biological insights and operational efficiency. The Global Product Manager for the Aurora CS cell sorter and Orion reagent automation platforms will provide strategic leadership and cross-functional coordination to ensure global success of these product lines. This role owns lifecycle management, downstream marketing, demand generation, competitive analysis, and long-term portfolio growth. The primary customers — Core Labs and Shared Resource Laboratories (SRLs) — require deep understanding of immunology workflows and high-parameter sorting operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Immunology, Bioengineering, or related field; advanced degree or MBA preferred.
5+ years of product management or commercial experience in life science instrumentation.
Strong understanding of immunology workflows, spectral panel design, Core Lab operations, and cell sorting.
Applications experience in genomics, proteomics, or related downstream applications from cell sorting.
Deep technical expertise in high-parameter cell sorting, spectral panel design, and Core Lab environments (SRLs).
Knowledge of sample preparation workflows, reagent cocktailing, and robotic solutions for high-throughput lab automation.
Proven experience in competitive analysis, including benchmarking, workflow evaluation, pricing strategy, and technology trend identification.
Demonstrated success in lifecycle management, downstream marketing, and cross-functional leadership.
Familiarity with academic Core Labs, pharmaceutical, and translational research environments.
Understanding of biological safety, contamination control, and industry standards.
Deep knowledge of cell sorting software workflows and feature sets required by Core Labs.

Nice To Haves

Experience with flow cytometry, spectral analysis, cell sorting, or automation is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead global strategy and execution for the Aurora CS and Orion portfolios, ensuring competitive positioning and alignment with Cytek’s overall objectives.
Oversee lifecycle activities including sustaining engineering, product optimizations, SKU management, and end-of-life planning.
Conduct competitive analysis across sorter performance, reagent automation workflows, pricing, and market messaging.
Identify unmet needs in immunology, high-parameter sorting, automation, and lab operational workflows.
Translate competitive intelligence and market insights into clear and actionable positioning, objection-handling tools, and sales enablement content.
Continuously refine product positioning to enhance market adoption, customer value recognition, and satisfaction.
Drive lifecycle processes including voice-of-customer (VOC), reliability monitoring, field feedback, and iterative product improvements.
Coordinate sustaining engineering initiatives for quality enhancement and cost-reduction projects.
Lead end-of-life planning, including customer communication and transition pathways.
Maintain forecasting and funnel analysis reflecting Core Lab purchasing metrics and adoption trends for sorter and automation solutions.
Develop and execute global marketing campaigns emphasizing immunology workflows, high-parameter sorting, and Orion automation.
Produce downstream marketing assets, workflow guides, case studies, and sales tools to strengthen product visibility and differentiation.
Support commercialization of software upgrades, workflow improvements, and automation enhancements.
Partner with regional teams to monitor funnel performance and drive demand generation activities.
Engage closely with Core Labs, SRLs, and immunology researchers to gather workflow insights and understand customer challenges.
Collaborate with Field Application Scientists (FAS), partnerships, and key opinion leaders (KOLs) to generate application notes, best-practice guides, and publications.
Lead educational initiatives including webinars, user groups, workshops, and Core Lab–focused events.
Drive expansion of applications in immune profiling, rare-cell sorting, panel automation, and standardized reagent preparation.
Oversee user meetings, product demos, and training programs to cultivate a growing and engaged community of Cytek users.
Partner with Sales, Field Service, QA/RA, R&D, Operations, and Finance to drive global execution of Aurora CS and Orion product lines.
Work with Bioinformatics and Reagent Marketing teams to align workflows, spectral tools, and panel design support.
Develop and deliver sales training programs covering sorter workflows, immunology applications, Core Lab personas, and competitive differentiation.