Head of Program, ScienceFair
Indigo Research · San Francisco, United States · Hybrid
Posted Aug 28, 2026
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ScienceFair is a Indigo Research affiliate program that helps ambitious STEM students produce publication-ready research while competing for top honors at leading science fairs, including Regeneron ISEF, Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge, National JSHS, 3M Young Scientist Challenge, Regeneron STS, and other prestigious regional and national competitions that follow ISEF format such as Genius Olympiad.
ScienceFair combines Indigo's research mentorship with coaching from recent science fair champions and subject-matter experts, supporting students not only to conduct rigorous research but to strategically position that research for competitive submission, presentation, and judging to win awards and qualify for national and international level fairs. We are building ScienceFair into a high-quality, scalable offering for students who want to combine research excellence with competition success. Role Overview The Product Director will own ScienceFair end-to-end — growing the business, ensuring exceptional student outcomes, building a scalable operating model, and acting as product owner for the program. This is a true GM / business-owner role rather than a program operations role: you will hold the full ScienceFair P&L and growth engine, student outcomes, operating model, and the Indigo/Crimson Education relationship.
This is a highly entrepreneurial role that requires moving comfortably between strategy, sales, product, operations, student experience, and execution — working closely with Crimson Education, Indigo Research, country sales teams, mentors, and internal operations. You are accountable not simply for running the program, but for making it work and sellable. Key Responsibilities
Revenue Growth
Own the commercial growth strategy for ScienceFair across global markets
Partner with country teams and sales leadership to increase ScienceFair penetration among eligible students, and build clear sales processes and enablement so country teams can execute consistently
Identify opportunities to increase attach rates to Indigo Researcher and Innovator, and grow the higher-value ScienceFair International and LevelUp offerings
Monitor pipeline, conversion, revenue, attach rates, and market-level performance, intervening where performance falls below target
Own the ScienceFair P&L, including budget, unit economics, and cost management, ensuring sustainable margins as the program scales
Identify new commercial opportunities, markets, partnerships, and product extensions
Student Outcomes
Own the quality and outcomes of the ScienceFair student experience, including research quality, Indigo handoff, competition submissions, advancement, and awards won by students
Build systems to identify students falling behind and ensure appropriate intervention
Own the handoff between ScienceFair and Indigo so the two mentorship experiences operate as one integrated student journey
Establish feedback loops from students,…