Product Manager - Antibody Applications

Nuclera
Cambridge, United Kingdom
2 months ago
Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Posted
5 Mar 2026 (2 months ago)

Nuclera is a venture-backed biotech company headquartered in Cambridge, UK with significant operations in Boston, USA. Nuclera’s mission is to accelerate discovery by enabling rapid, easy access to functional proteins essential for drug discovery research. Our eProtein Discovery™ benchtop system accelerates protein expression and purification optimization in research labs.

Nuclera is seeking astrategic, hands-on Product Manager - Antibody Applicationsto own the antibody applications roadmap on our eProtein Discovery system. This high-impact role will drive adoption among antibody discovery and reagent developers by translating market needs into differentiated product strategy, offerings, and go-to-market plans. Serving as the antibody domain expert within the product organization, you will partner closely with R&D, commercial, and customer‑facing teams to accelerate growth in this core application area. You will own end‑to‑end success for the antibody applications segment, including roadmap definition, commercial performance, and lifecycle strategy.

The ideal candidate will be anexperienced product manager with deep antibody science domain knowledge—deeply familiar with the pain points, challenges, and opportunities in antibody discovery workflows. They will be skilled at translating deep domain knowledge and voice-of-customer insights into compelling product strategies that drive adoption and success of Nuclera’s eProtein Discovery System.

This role requires approximately 20% travel, including domestic and international trips, to attend customer meetings, industry events, and visits to Nuclera offices as needed.

About the role

Product Strategy & Roadmap:

  • Define and drive the antibody application strategy, identifying key workflows and unmet customer needs
  • Develop and defend business cases for investments supported by market analysis, competitive positioning, and ROI modeling.
  • Develop a sequenced roadmap to guide productization of antibody-relevant workflows
  • Champion market-fit, pricing models, and routes to scale adoption

Go-to-Market & Commercialization:

  • Collaborate with commercial and marketing teams to launch and scale antibody-focused solutions
  • Support market messaging, product positioning, and customer segmentation
  • Enable pilot-to-revenue transition through collaborations, validated use cases and scalable offerings

Customer & Market Insights:

  • Lead rigorous, ongoing market research and VOC programs (surveys, in-depth interviews, advisory boards) to surface unmet needs in protein science. Translate these insights into prioritized feature investments and clear business cases that inform the product roadmap.
  • Spend significant time in the field with customers to understand pain points and validate fit
  • Distill voice-of-customer insights into clear product needs and roadmap clarity
  • Track competitive landscape to ensure differentiation and sharpen value proposition

Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Management:

  • Serve as the senior liaison between external stakeholders (customers, KOLs, sales, marketing) and internal teams (R&D, operations, quality, finance).
  • Champion product requirements, secure executive buy-in, and ensure transparent communication on priorities, timelines, and metrics.
  • Support onboarding, training, and internal enablement for antibody use cases
  • Contribute to strategic planning and resource prioritization for antibody and adjacent applications

Cultivate Strategic Partnerships with Thought Leaders:

  • Build and steer high-impact relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), academic and industry collaborators, and channel partners—co-developing new applications and pioneering use cases that expand and differentiate our eProtein Discovery platform

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