Chief Product Officer (CPO) of Antibody-Powered Division (APD)

Role Location: Waltham, MA

We are Alloy Therapeutics— a biotechnology ecosystem company empowering the global scientific community to make better medicines together. Through a community of partners, we democratize access to pre-competitive tools, technologies, services, and company creation capabilities that are foundational for discovering and developing therapeutic biologics. The company facilitates affordable, non-exclusive access to the entire drug discovery community from academic scientists, small and medium biotech, to the largest biopharma. At Alloy, we believe our industry should compete on getting the best drugs to patients as quickly as possible, not exclusive access to the best platforms. As a reflection of our relentless commitment to the scientific community, we reinvest 100% of our revenue in innovation and access to innovation. MAY THE BEST DRUG WIN.

About the Role at Alloy Therapeutics

The Chief Product Officer (CPO) of the Antibody-Powered Division is responsible for defining, prioritizing, and operationalizing APD’s portfolio of scientific platforms, capabilities, and commercial offerings into differentiated, scalable products and services that drive revenue growth and strategic market leadership. This executive serves as the central architect of APD’s product strategy, translating scientific innovation into clear market-facing offerings across antibody discovery, transgenic platforms, engineering technologies, AI-enabled discovery systems, and downstream therapeutic enablement.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Portfolio Leadership

• Own the strategic roadmap for APD’s product and platform portfolio, including:
  • ATX-Gx / CLC platforms
  • VHH and nanobody technologies
  • SeqImmune
  • mAbForge
  • Multispecific engineering
  • Developability and screening services
  • Cell-based assay platforms
  • AI/ML-enabled antibody discovery initiatives
  • Tg32- pharmacokinetics
• Evaluate market opportunities, competitive positioning, and unmet customer needs
• Define product prioritization frameworks aligned with revenue and strategic goals

Scientific Capability Packaging & Commercialization

• Convert internal scientific capabilities into:
  • Clearly defined service offerings
  • Licensing packages
  • Platform products
  • Data products
  • Strategic partnership opportunities
• Ensure offerings are:
  • Easy for BD teams to communicate
  • Operationally scalable
  • Scientifically differentiated
  • Commercially compelling

Cross-Functional Product Development

• Lead cross-functional alignment between:
  • Discovery scientists
  • Engineering teams
  • Business Development
  • Marketing
  • Alliance Management
  • Operations
• Drive stage-gated product development processes
• Establish product lifecycle management discipline

Market Intelligence & Competitive Strategy

• Monitor emerging trends in:
  • Antibody therapeutics
  • Bispecific and multispecific engineering
  • AI-driven drug discovery
  • Transgenic animal platforms
  • Developability and manufacturability technologies
• Assess competitor positioning and identify whitespace opportunities
• Help define APD’s engines of differentiation and market messaging

Customer & Partner Insight Leadership

• Engage directly with:
  • Pharma partners
  • Biotech customers
  • Strategic collaborators
  • KOLs and industry experts
• Translate customer feedback into product roadmap decisions
• Ensure APD offerings evolve with market demand

Revenue & Growth Enablement

• Partner with BD leadership to improve:
  • Product-market fit
  • Win rates
  • Average deal value
  • Renewal and expansion opportunities
• Support development of:
  • Pricing strategies
  • Packaging models
  • Platform bundling strategies
  • Licensing frameworks

AI, Data & Platform Strategy

• Help define APD’s long-term strategy around:
  • Antibody datasets
  • Functional screening datasets
  • Sequence-to-function mapping
  • AI-enabled optimization workflows
• Identify opportunities to build defensible data assets and AI-enabled products

Leadership Expectations

• Operate as an enterprise-level strategic leader
• Bring structure and clarity to highly technical environments
• Bridge scientific depth with commercial practicality
• Drive alignment across diverse teams and personalities
• Create scalable systems rather than one-off solutions
• Balance innovation with operational discipline

Qualifications

Required experience

• 15+ years’ experience in biotechnology, pharma, biologics, or platform technology companies
• Significant experience in:
  • Product management
  • Platform strategy
  • Scientific commercialization
  • Antibody discovery or engineering
• Demonstrated success launching or scaling scientific platform offerings
• Strong understanding of biologics discovery and development workflows

Preferred Experience

• Antibody therapeutics
• Bispecific/multispecific engineering
• AI-enabled drug discovery
• Transgenic animal platforms
• CRO/CDMO or platform biotech business models
• Strategic partnerships and licensing

Critical Competencies

Scientific & Technical

• Deep understanding of antibody discovery ecosystems
• Ability to synthesize complex technical concepts into product strategy
• Strong appreciation for developability, manufacturability, and translational considerations

Commercial

• Strong market intuition
• Ability to identify scalable commercial opportunities
• Experience partnering with business development and marketing organizations

Operational

• Portfolio management discipline
• Cross-functional leadership
• Product lifecycle management
• Data-driven prioritization

Success Metrics

Strategic

• Clear and executable APD product roadmap
• Increased differentiation and market clarity
• Expansion into new strategic product categories

Commercial

• Increased revenue attributable to productized offerings
• Improved win rates and deal quality
• Increased platform adoption and renewals

Operational

• Faster deployment of new offerings
• Improved cross-functional alignment
• Reduced ambiguity in commercial positioning

What Success Looks Like

• APD’s technologies are viewed externally as a coherent, premium platform ecosystem rather than disconnected capabilities
• Business Development can clearly articulate differentiated value propositions
• Scientific innovation is rapidly translated into scalable offerings
• APD develops durable competitive moats through products, data, and platform integration
• The division becomes recognized as the industry leader in antibody platform innovation and commercialization

Taking Care of Our People

We support the individuality of what people need to do outside of work to empower them to do their best at work. While you focus on making better medicine together, we focus on programs and benefits that support a diverse and growing team. Whether you’re single, in a growing family, or nearing retirement, Alloy offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefits starting from day one.

Compensation

• Competitive base and equity compensation commensurate with level of experience and independence
• 401(k) company match

Health & Family

• Generous personal and family medical, dental and vision benefits with 100% of premiums and deductibles covered
• Company-paid disability (STD, LTD) and life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Family planning support up to $45,000 (e.g., IVF/PGT, adoption, surrogacy, egg retrieval)

Unique Perks

• Unlimited PTO (paid time off) and flexible schedules
• Annual stipend for continuing education with commitment to your career through individualized professional development plan
• Wellness and Extensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including resources for mental wellness

Pay Transparency At Alloy Therapeutics, we believe in fostering trust and open communication. For this role, the estimated range is $250,000 - $330,000, with the final offer based on factors like your experience, skills, and alignment with our needs.

Additionally, this role is eligible for equity compensation, reflecting our commitment to shared success as we work together to make better medicines.

We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits, aiming to support our team’s professional and personal well-being. If you have any questions about pay or benefits, we’re here to help.

Alloy Therapeutics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.