Head of Product Innovation

We are Arcadia Science, an evolutionary biology company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to turn natural innovations into real-world solutions by developing systematic and quantitative approaches to leveraging biology for therapeutics R&D. Arcadia is looking for a Product Lead to help drive the launch of our first publicly available software products. They will help take cutting edge biological research tools and turn them into publicly available tools and models. Fundamentally, this role is about taking highly specialized experimental tools and understanding how they can be generalized to serve a wider audience, without compromising on what makes them effective in the first place.

An important part of this role will be to help our customers and partners understand where our models excel and, just as importantly, where they don’t.

This is an onsite role at our Emeryville headquarters, where daily proximity to researchers, engineers, and cross-functional partners keeps the feedback loop tight and the work grounded in real scientific need.

Work hand in hand with our software team to help build a roadmap define release cycles

Define scope for each subsequent release in close partnership with leadership, so every launch is tightly scoped, well-benchmarked, and cleanly handed off

Manage positioning, messaging, and branding for our products: naming, launch narratives, and website and comms that make technical work and utility legible and to researchers outside Arcadia

Be the voice of the user inside a research org, translating scientific capability into clear product value

A track record of taking products from zero to one in fast-moving environments, with something you shipped and grew that people actually depend on

Experience with scientific, technical, or developer‑facing products

Background in life sciences, biotech, or lab tools

Experience standing up a new commercial motion — pricing, packaging, and go‑to‑market for a first product

A track record of building and shaping brand and design for a young product

Successful applicants can expect to be compensated between $170,000–$200,000 with benefits and a competitive equity offering, depending on experience level. The position will require the individual to be on‑site at our Emeryville, California headquarters.

we welcome people from all backgrounds and communities.