Group Product Manager - Life Science Quantum Applications

We are looking for a highly capable and independent Product Manager to help define the future of applications in life sciences in this new quantum era. As a member of the product organization, you’ll be part of a cross-functional team whose mission is to lead IonQ on its journey to build the world’s best quantum computing solutions to solve the world’s most complex problems. Specifically in the product team for quantum applications, you will be identifying and assessing different use cases where quantum computers fit into computational workflows in the life sciences and other industries.

Product Management in quantum computing is no different from any other field, with the exciting difference that you get to be among the first people in history ever to build it. Quantum computers and quantum applications rely on cutting-edge technologies across diverse engineering disciplines, including Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, data analysis, and a hybrid execution model that relies on both quantum computers and classical computing resources such as High-Performance Computing. Having interest and experience in these fields will serve you well at IonQ, but we don’t expect you to be an expert in any of them. 

You mostly need to bring in your expertise in computational workflows across Life Sciences, demonstrate intellectual curiosity, work well with highly specialized experts, and manage a coherent point of view of what’s important to our end-users and how we might build a thriving applications business. This also includes conducting market analysis, revenue opportunity estimations, channel analysis, working with customers on consulting projects and overall business planning. Previous experience as a PM is a nice to have but not required. This is a unique opportunity to significantly impact IonQ’s market success and drive the broader quantum computing industry as it transitions from a vision into reality.

Responsibilities:

• Quantum application strategy development for life sciences and other industries that require continuous knowledge building, market intelligence, and strategic business analysis, including:
• Technology mastery: Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of IonQ’s quantum computing offering (hardware, software, and unique advantages) and its technical considerations, as well as the quantum ecosystem players
• Targeted life sciences strategy: Identify, prioritize, and articulate the short-term and long-term potential of quantum applications specifically within the life sciences (including pharma, biotech, chemicals, healthcare, etc.), factoring in your knowledge and expertise about industry-specific computational workflows.
• Objective business case development: Evaluate the attractiveness of identified quantum applications by conducting a rigorous business analysis for each opportunity including TAM/SAM, estimated bottom-up P&L analysis, key customer segments and their computational pain points, scaling channels, and alignment with IonQ’s hardware roadmap based on resource estimates in life sciences and in other industries.
• Customer engagement and consulting delivery includes direct customer interaction, technical and business validation, and translating opportunities into executable plans:
• Strategic customer consulting: Lead customer discovery workshops and deliver custom consulting projects to uncover and advance new quantum application opportunities, with a mandate to explore and pursue applications both in life sciences and across diverse sectors.