Technical Product Marketing Associate

Emeryville, CA (On-site)

$129K/yr – $135K/yrMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive product positioning, messaging, and go-to-market strategy for flow cytometry product lines with cross-functional collaboration from R&D to sales.

  • Own positioning, messaging, pricing, and GTM strategy for assigned product lines
  • Partner with R&D to validate concepts and inform requirements using flow cytometry insights
  • Develop technical content and customer-facing copy for collateral and campaigns

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own product positioning, messaging, pricing, and go-to-market strategy for assigned product lines
  • Support product launches from pre-launch validation through collateral development and channel enablement
  • Partner with R&D on new product concept validation and help inform product requirements by bringing flow cytometry expertise, customer insight, and market feedback into the product development process
  • Develop and maintain technical content including application notes, product guides, protocol documents, FAQs, and comparison materials
  • Write compelling customer-facing copy for product pages, launch materials, campaigns, and other commercial assets
  • Build sales enablement tools including battle cards, competitive comparisons, and objection handling guides
  • Conduct customer interviews and synthesize field feedback to inform positioning, pricing, and roadmap
  • Monitor the competitive landscape, relevant publications, conference activity, and market pricing dynamics
  • Serve as a front-line responder for inbound live chat, answering product and catalog questions, routing quote or custom-work inquiries to the appropriate sales team members, and translating recurring themes into improved website content, FAQs, and messaging
  • Own the event calendar and logistics, develop presentation materials for scientific conferences including CYTO and regional flow cytometry events, and attend key events as needed

Requirements

  • 4+ years of hands-on flow cytometry bench experience required
  • Strong proficiency in panel design, compensation, and multi-platform instrument workflows
  • Ability to independently author scientific and technical content
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt messaging for both scientific and commercial audiences
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in a life sciences field; advanced degree preferred

Preferred

  • Experience in biopharma QC, cell therapy, or clinical flow cytometry
  • Prior experience in product marketing, field applications, or scientific sales at a life sciences tools company
  • Publication record or conference presentation experience
  • Familiarity with CRM platforms such as HubSpot

Benefits

  • equity + benefits

Slingshot Biosciences

3.5 Glassdoor

At Slingshot Biosciences, we’re transforming cell-based applications with the most robust, scalable, and reproducible cell mimics including TruCytesTM Biomarker controls, SpectraComp® compensation controls, ViaComp® cell health controls, and FlowCytes® instrument controls. Our TruCytes cell mimics precisely replicate real cells' optical and biochemical properties—without the quality, sourcing, or cost challenges of traditional controls. Trusted in cell-based applications across cell therapy, drug development, and diagnostics, they empower process and analytical development, quality control, potency assessments, multi-site validations, clinical research studies, and assay development and validation.Accelerate your research and elevate your cell-based assays with our shelf-stable, on-demand cell mimic solutions that deliver breakthrough reproducibility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. Learn more at slingshotbio.com.

Founded in 2012
Emeryville, California, USA
58 employees (4 in marketing)
76% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.6%
Direct
46.8%
Referral
5.8%
Social
17.2%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~58

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
14 years
Median Tenure
1.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$64.2M
Last Raise
Series A, 2 years ago