Senior Product Manager

Summary

Join Natera as a Senior Product Manager and lead the development and commercialization of future versions of our flagship product, Panorama. You will be responsible for the entire product lifecycle, from concept to obsolescence. This role requires strategic thinking and strong cross-functional leadership. You will develop and execute product roadmaps, deliver product requirements, manage product performance, and identify business opportunities. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred), 8+ years of experience (including 4-5 years in product management), and strong communication and leadership skills. Natera offers competitive benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans, as well as free testing for employees and their families.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in physical or life science, statistics, engineering discipline, or equivalent
• Minimum of 8 years of experience, which includes 4-5 years of product management, product/solution marketing, product commercialization, or strategic consulting experience

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the product roadmap for Panorama and other tests
• Deliver product requirements based on customer needs and operational limitations
• Manage product performance and field all product support needs, working across departments, including Product Management, Molecular Biology R&D, Statistics R&D, Software Engineering, Sales & Marketing, Clinical/Medical, Operations, Regulatory, and Business Development
• Develop quantitative product performance indicators, analyze and track performance data, and identify strategies for improvement across teams
• Identify business opportunities and create business cases and financial models
• Conduct VOC interviews, market research, and competitive analysis as a means to test and validate product features, improve customer satisfaction and support market growth
• Support product marketing in the definition of product positioning – from market launch plans, pricing, and delivering key collateral content to marketing communications
• Create written, data-based arguments and presentations to achieve buy-in from stakeholders
• Provide internal and external stakeholders with the appropriate updates on progress, vision, product roadmap, etc

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree preferred
• Experience with Prenatal products/education, medical devices, or diagnostics preferred
• Expertise and experience in the Life Sciences industry preferred
• Ability to lead and motivate a cross-functional team
• Ability to understand technology and articulate customer value/benefit propositions
• Basic financial/economic modeling skills
• Proven excellence in both written and oral communications skill Ability to collaborate and interact effectively with individuals, and influence individuals across functional areas and in team environments
• Proven organizational skills and extraordinary attention to detail, with an ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Demonstrated experience influencing larger groups and leading a team in a successful project
• Will consider scientific or technical project leads for candidates coming from research and development roles

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents
• Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits
• Pregnancy and baby bonding leave
• 401k benefits
• Commuter benefits
• Generous employee referral program