Director of Product Management

About Deep Origin

Deep Origin is a biotech startup building an operating system for science that transforms how life science research is conducted. Led by Michael Antonov, co-founder of Oculus, and backed by Formic Ventures, we are redefining the infrastructure behind modern drug discovery. Our AI-driven platform enables scientists to accelerate discovery, reduce cost, and bring breakthrough innovations to life faster. As we scale, engineering excellence is a critical lever in advancing our mission to dramatically reduce disease and extend human healthspan.

Role Description

We are looking for an experienced Director of Product Management to lead product execution and help build and scale the product organization at Deep Origin.

This role is for a product leader who has built and scaled B2B SaaS products in a startup environment , taken products from 0 → 1 through product-market fit and meaningful commercial scale , and knows how to deeply understand customer problems before deciding what to build.

You will work closely with executive leadership, Product, Engineering, AI/ML, Science, Sales, Marketing, and Business Development to translate customer and market needs into clear product strategy, priorities, roadmaps, and execution.

This is not a role focused only on maintaining an existing roadmap. We are looking for someone who can challenge assumptions, identify the right customer problems to solve, bring structure to the product organization, and help turn strong technology into scalable products customers value and are willing to pay for.

Experience in biotech, life sciences, biology, chemistry, or drug discovery will be helpful. The most important requirement is a demonstrated record of building and scaling successful software products.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

• 10+ years of product management experience.
• Approximately 5+ years of product leadership experience , including leading Product Managers or product teams.
• Demonstrated experience building B2B or enterprise SaaS software products .
• Proven experience taking a product from 0→1 , finding product-market fit, and scaling it to meaningful commercial adoption and $70+ mil revenue.
• Recent experience operating in a startup or scale-up environment .
• Direct experience conducting customer discovery and using customer feedback to materially change product direction.
• Experience owning multiple parts of the product lifecycle, including strategy, discovery, roadmap, execution, launch, GTM, pricing, and post-launch iteration.
• Experience working directly with external customers rather than relying only on internal stakeholders or market research.
• Experience partnering closely with Sales and Marketing on commercialization.
• Experience building or significantly improving Product Management processes and organizational structure.
• Ability to work effectively with highly technical Engineering and AI teams.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and executive presentation skills.
• Strong judgment and willingness to challenge assumptions.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities and hypotheses may change quickly.
• First principles and systems thinking.
• This role requires working at least 3 days per week in San Francisco office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Product Strategy & Execution
  • Lead product strategy and execution across our software platform and product portfolio.
  • Translate company goals, customer needs, and market opportunities into clear product priorities and roadmaps.
  • Lead products from initial concept and customer discovery through launch, product-market fit, iteration, and scale.
  • Define clear product goals, success metrics, milestones, and decision-making frameworks.
  • Identify when a product or feature should be expanded, changed, repositioned, or stopped.
  • Balance long-term product strategy with immediate customer and commercial needs.
• Customer Discovery & Product-Market Fit
  • Spend significant time speaking directly with customers and prospects to understand their workflows, pain points, buying behavior, and unmet needs.
  • Build a repeatable and rigorous customer-discovery process.
  • Test product hypotheses before committing significant engineering resources.
  • Use customer feedback, adoption, revenue, retention, and other metrics to evaluate product-market fit.
  • Be comfortable discovering that an initial hypothesis was wrong and changing product direction accordingly.
  • Translate customer insights into scalable product capabilities rather than one-off solutions.
• Go-to-Market & Commercial Strategy
  • Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Business Development, and Finance on go-to-market strategy.
  • Help define product positioning, packaging, pricing, and commercial strategy.
  • Understand how customers measure the value of a product and use that understanding to inform pricing and prioritization.
  • Support launches and ensure strong alignment between Product, Sales, Marketing, and Customer-facing teams.
  • Connect product decisions to business outcomes including adoption, revenue, retention, and growth.
• Product Leadership
  • Lead, coach, and develop the existing Product Management team.
  • Create clear ownership and accountability across product areas.
  • Establish strong product management practices around customer discovery, prioritization, roadmap development, product launches, and measurement.
  • Help organize and scale the Product function as Deep Origin grows.
  • Raise the standard for product thinking and execution across the organization.
  • Develop Product Managers while remaining close enough to the work to help solve difficult product problems directly.
• Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Translate highly technical capabilities into clear customer value.
  • Create alignment across teams with different priorities and areas of expertise.
  • Drive clarity and decisions in ambiguous situations.
  • Communicate product strategy clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Influence effectively without relying only on formal authority.
    

Values & Working Style

• Ownership mindset – you take responsibility for building and improving systems that enable people and teams to perform at their best.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-moving startup environment.
• Strong collaborator who partners effectively with executives, managers, and cross-functional teams.
• Pragmatic and impact-driven, focused on building solutions that scale with the organization.

Why This Role Matters Now

Deep Origin is entering a phase where our scientific platform, engineering organization, and commercial capabilities must scale simultaneously. Building a leadership infrastructure that can support this growth is critical.

The Director of Product Management will play a central role in building that capability and helping Deep Origin move from strong technology to products that achieve meaningful market adoption and scale.

• Opportunity to shape the future of health, longevity, and our ability to simulate life.
• Competitive compensation package with meaningful equity.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Annual team gatherings and company events.
• Free lunch, snacks, beverages, and onsite gym access (for in-office employees).