Senior Manager, Market Intelligence & Development

About Karius

Karius is a life science venture-backed clinical metagenomics company focused on elevating patient care through microbial insights. We are committed to advancing diagnostic science and technology to optimize the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. Through the use of genomics and AI we are driven to improve the diagnostic landscape for infectious diseases. Karius delivers unprecedented diagnostic insight detecting microbial cell-free DNA circulating in the body to assist physicians to make rapid treatment decisions.

Position Summary
We are seeking a talented Senior Manager Market Intelligence and Development to join our Marketing team bringing expertise in market research and market development strategy this role you will support go to market strategies for new products lead comprehensive market analyses for new business opportunities and drive market research initiatives that surface customer insights across the organization.

You will partner closely with Product Commercial Medical Affairs Customer Success User Experience and Engineering to build a company-wide approach for gathering assessing and acting on customer insights related to Karius products and platforms. You will play a central role in deepening our understanding of the customer including maintaining a clear view of the competitive landscape and emerging product innovation opportunities. This role calls for a strategic thinker with strong analytical skills a collaborative mindset and a genuine passion for turning market intelligence into actionable business decisions.

Why Should You Join Us

Karius aims to conquer infectious diseases through innovations around genomic sequencing and machine learning. The companys platform is already delivering unprecedented insights into the microbial landscape providing clinicians with a comprehensive test capable of identifying more than a thousand pathogens directly from blood and helping industry accelerate the development of therapeutic solutions. The products Karius offers today are some of the most advanced solutions available to physicians who aim to deliver better care to many otherwise ineffectively treated patients. Our tests are the result of some incredible work done by our scientists statisticians engineers and physicians all driven by the same mission. You as part of the Karius team will be able to see how directly your work has a life-changing impact on people and at scale.

Reports to: Sr. Director Marketing

Location: Redwood City CA (Hybrid) or Remote (USA)

Primary Responsibilities:

• Partner cross functionally across Product Commercial Medical Affairs Customer Success User Experience and Engineering to develop and execute comprehensive market research plans supporting new product launches market expansions and ongoing commercialization.

• Serve as project leader for market research studies including development of the budget project objectives design vendor oversight monitoring of data collection data analysis and interpretation

• Develop relevant and compelling presentations of market research insights and competitive landscape overview for key stakeholders including Commercial Leadership and Leadership Team.

• Support new product launches assisting with the development of go-to-market strategies soft launches pilot programs and customer insight gathering.

• Work with stakeholders identify KPIs for launch success; assess and communicate progress pre- and post-launch

• Develop initial commercial materials and sales enablement resources for new products in partnership with the Director Sales Enablement.

• Work with stakeholders to identify KPIs for launch success and assess and communicate progress before and after launch.

• Leverage market knowledge primary and secondary data and KPIs to develop short-term and long-term forecasts commercial opportunity assessments and uncertainty analyses.

• Monitor the competitive and market landscape staying abreast of new product launches key publications and commercial activities.

• Develop and implement a framework for sharing competitive insights to key stakeholders across the company with a focus on strategic implications.

• Assist the Director Sales Enablement and Sr. Manager Sales Training with developing sales training and resources to effectively counter competitive threats.

Whats Fun About the Job

Karius is operating at the edge of what is now known to be possible in diagnostics. With that comes a wave of new and incredible challenges and opportunities. To deliver on that value you will be tapping into some of the most advanced technologies architecting and innovating where the current solutions simply dont suffice. You will get to see how much your work really matters.

Travel: Travel required (up to 10%).

Physical Requirements

Subject to extended periods of sitting and/or standing vision to monitor and moderate noise levels. Work is generally performed in an office lab or clinical environment.

Position Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Business Marketing Life Sciences or equivalent. Advanced degree preferred.

• A minimum of 8 years of relevant related experience with 3 years of work experience required in Sales Finance Marketing Analytics Market Research and/or Strategy consulting.

• Proven track record of translating market insights into successful business strategies.

• Strong expertise in market research tools business intelligence platforms and Microsoft Excel.

• Experience developing and maintaining market models including business case development and sales forecasting preferred.

• Experience with go to market strategies for new product launches including analysis of market opportunities development of product positioning and messaging creation of product resources and collateral gathering of customer insights and project management of operational logistics.

• Expertise in conducting competitive analyses and generating actionable recommendations.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to convey complex data to diverse audiences.

Personal Qualifications

• Passionate purpose-driven and excited about Karius mission.

• Mastered your craft with a desire to share knowledge and develop as a leader.

• Detail oriented with exceptional organizational and time management skills.

• Endless curiosity and a need to dive deeper for understanding.

• Excellence at communication and collaboration within a cross-functional team; ability to summarize data and present information to stakeholders.

• Self-starting mentality and ability to drive results.

• Strong project management skills with the ability to build schedules and mitigate against timeline delays.

• Ability to work independently but also be an excellent team player.

• Ability to work effectively and efficiently in a fast paced (startup) environment.

• Superior communication and analytical skills including strong ability to identify and solve ambiguous and complex problems.

Disclaimer

The above job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties responsibilities and skills required. Responsibilities and duties may change or be adjusted to meet the needs of the company and additional duties may be assigned as necessary. The job description is subject to change at any time at the discretion of Karius.

At Karius we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and provide equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees and are committed to honor and invest in the full diversity of people in our hiring recruiting and development of employees across the Company. All qualified applicants for employment are encouraged to apply and will be considered without regard to an individuals race color sex gender identity and gender expression (including transgender individuals who are transitioning have transitioned or are perceived to be transitioning to the gender with which they identify) religion age national origin or ancestry citizenship physical or mental disability medical condition family care status marital status domestic partner status sexual orientation genetic information military or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal state or local laws. If you are unable to submit your application due to a disability please contact us at emailprotected and we will accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities.