About the role
Spear Bio, founded in 2021, is a well-funded and rapidly growing biotech 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.
Summary
Spear Bio is seeking a Commercial Product Manager to bridge our product strategy and commercial execution. Partnering with our internal Product Management, R&D, and Commercial teams, you will help bring our portfolio roadmap to market. You'll support key customers, present to key opinion leaders, and drive adoption of Spear Bio's best-in-class technology which includes assays, instruments, and custom assay services across neuroscience, with a focus on Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. This position is located onsite at our HQ in Woburn, MA.
Cross-Functional Execution: Collaborate with R&D, Operations, Engineering, and Regulatory teams to guide new product concepts through validation, transfer, and launch. Develop a strong partnership with our Business Development, Assay Services, and Commercial FAS teams to support customer requirements and necessary tools to be utilized by the team.
Voice of the Customer (VoC): Develop a deep understanding of workflows in translational research and clinical trial markets, translating the needs of neuroscientists and biopharma clients into technical product specifications.
Commercialization & Launch: Partner with product marketing and global sales teams to establish product value proposition positioning, pricing models, and key collateral for high-impact international rollouts. Identify best funded institutions, and prioritize and support an outreach plan to gain opportunities in high revenue programs
Track Progress and Market Requirements: Be the strategic voice of customer on Spear Bio solutions with a leadership role of key analytical information to formulate future strategy and support for our adoption plan.
KOL Engagement: Cultivate relationships with neuroscience Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and support data-generation collaborations developed and uncovered by our team. Established network and current contacts a big plus.
Market Expansion: Look for opportunities outside of the core market to build a growing application of our unique and best-in-class technology.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education: B.S. in Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, or Life Sciences required; Ph.D. or Master's degree preferred
Experience: 3–5+ years of product management experience in the life science tools or diagnostics sector.
Domain Expertise: Strong background in digital immunoassays, protein biomarker discovery, or translational neurology research (e.g., Alzheimer’s, TBI, neuroinflammation).
Skills: Excellent matrix-leadership capabilities, numerical commercial acumen, and the ability to articulate highly technical/scientific concepts to both engineers and customers.
Travel: Ability to travel up to 25% for customer site visits and major scientific conferences (e.g., Society for Neuroscience, AAIC)
We offer competitive compensation, meaningful stock ownership, comprehensive benefits, and a great work environment. This is an opportunity to enter an innovative, high-growth startup at an early stage and play an integral role in the company's growth and success. We are focused on identifying candidates who have demonstrated leadership and excellence throughout their careers and are excited by the prospect of building an industry-leading company.
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 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.