Head of Product

Multiply Labs • San Francisco, CA

4d • $220,000 - $290,000

About The Position

Multiply Labs is seeking a hands-on Head of Product to lead product strategy and the roadmap across its automated manufacturing portfolio. The role owns the end-to-end product lifecycle and works closely with engineering, biosciences, and commercial teams to translate customer needs into scalable systems. The Head of Product will build and mentor product and biosciences teams, guide strategic roadmaps with global pharmaceutical partners, and help expand access to life-saving therapies.

Multiply Labs develops robotic systems for automated advanced biologics manufacturing, including gene and cell therapies, antibodies, and other biologics. The company's technology combines robotic orchestration, high-precision automation, cloud-integrated hardware and software, dextrous manipulation, and imitation learning. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of product management experience, including at least 3 years directly managing and scaling a team of Product Managers.
• Proven track record leading complex hardware-software products, specifically involving robotics and electromechanical systems.
• Demonstrated success taking complex technical products from concept through deployment and commercial scale.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-accountability startup environment.
• Hands-on proficiency with project and product management frameworks and tools such as JIRA, Asana, or SmartSheets.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in biotech, medical devices, laboratory automation, or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Experience working in regulated development environments, such as FDA, cGMP, or ISO 13485/9001 standards.
• Track record of scaling a product organization through early commercialization at a high-growth, venture-backed company.
• Experience navigating joint development milestones, pilots, and acceptance criteria with customers and partners.
• Familiarity with advanced therapy manufacturing, including cell and gene therapies or antibodies, or with bioprocess development.
• Experience incorporating computer vision, machine learning, or AI capabilities into products.

Responsibilities

• Define, communicate, and execute the long-term product strategy and roadmap for automated advanced biologics manufacturing systems, aligning platform development with commercial milestones.
• Partner with the CEO and hardware, software, bioprocess, and quality leadership to establish a cohesive product vision, architecture, and product requirements.
• Hire, mentor, and scale product and biosciences teams.
• Oversee the Biosciences team in defining biological product requirements, conducting internal cell testing, and working with pharmaceutical customers to analyze pilot data and demonstrate process comparability.
• Make prioritization tradeoffs among custom customer requirements, core platform standardization, and ongoing engineering improvements.
• Serve as the primary product partner to executive leadership and cross-functional teams at major pharmaceutical client accounts, translating customer goals and needs into actionable product requirements.
• Collaborate with Business Development, Strategic Alliance Management, Supply Chain, and Engineering to prepare products for customer deployments and platform launches.
• Drive customer discovery, market analysis, and user interviews across the biopharma landscape to identify unmet clinical manufacturing needs and emerging industry trends.

Benefits

• Competitive salary of $220,000–$290,000 plus early-stage equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans, with subsidies for child dependents.
• 401(k) with a 4% company match.
• Pre-tax commuter benefit for eligible transit and parking expenses.
• Paid parental leave.
• Flexible PTO and 12 paid holidays.
• Flexible scheduling with no set hours, coordinated with the manager and team.
• Catered team lunches, stocked kitchen, and frequent team events at the San Francisco office.
• H-1B and Green Card sponsorship available for exceptional talent.
• Referral bonuses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior