Senior Product Manager - Bioinformatics

Summary

Join Natera as a Product Manager and lead the development of software products crucial to our business operations and commercial success. You will work cross-functionally to define goals, ensure successful product launches, and monitor performance of our software applications. This role requires understanding both business processes and technical details, acting as a liaison between teams. You will be responsible for the entire product lifecycle, from concept to obsolescence, and will need to create product requirements and monitor performance. The position demands strategic thinking, execution, and strong cross-functional leadership. Natera offers a competitive compensation package and a collaborative work environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in physical or life science, statistics, engineering discipline, or equivalent
• 5+ years of direct experience with software product management as a Product Manager, Product Owner
• Experience in creating software product requirements in a regulated environment
• Experience with implementing bioinformatics analysis pipelines
• Expertise and experience in the Life Sciences industry required

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the product roadmap for Analysis Pipelines
• Deliver clear technical product requirements based on customer needs and operational limitations
• Maintain tracking of feature requests and prioritize those for development and release
• Develop quantitative product performance indicators, analyze and track performance data, and identify strategies for improvement across teams
• Effectively work with internal clinical domain experts, R&D and software development teams
• Create written, data-based arguments and presentations to achieve buy-in from stakeholders and facilitate better understanding and alignment
• Incorporate a focus on quality into product design, and work closely with development and software quality assurance, compliance and regulatory teams on product and process improvements
• Evangelize your products across the organization, drive integration and collaboration
• Become a subject matter expert on our software and create a shared understanding among business, clinical, and development teams - acting as liaison between teams and able to aid in tasks ranging from configuration to testing and support
• Provide internal and external stakeholders with the appropriate updates on progress, vision, product roadmap, etc

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD preferred
• MBA a plus
• Certification a plus
• Experience building applications using cloud technologies is a plus
• Experience with oncology, women’s health, or organ health products and associated biology
• Experience building enterprise software or business critical systems is a plus
• 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