Product Manager – Bioinformatics

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Develop and sustain the product vision, roadmap, value objectives, and success metrics for BIX products and functionalities.

• Manage and prioritize the product backlog by converting scientific requirements into clear priorities and transparent trade-offs.

• Oversee the product lifecycle, operational performance, total cost of ownership, and post-launch value realization.

• Collaborate with scientists, bioinformaticians, and R&D stakeholders to understand scientific workflows and user needs.

• Partner with Product Owners to integrate the needs and priorities of the user community.

• Convert scientific opportunities into product capabilities and specifications for delivery teams.

• Guide engineering teams throughout the delivery process and address scope and priority issues.

• Manage dependencies across products, PODs, and shared services within the R&D IT operating model.

• Advocate for and influence the use and development of standardized frameworks, platforms, and reusable components.

• Ensure that BIX solutions are appropriate for their purpose, scalable, supportable, and compliant with architectural, data, security, and quality standards.

• Implement Agile product practices and maintain a backlog focused on outcomes.

• Handle product risks, cross-team dependencies, and vendor relationships.

• Communicate product direction, decisions, and advancements to scientific, technical, and leadership audiences.

⛳️ Requirements

• A degree or equivalent professional experience in Biology, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or a related field.

• Proven expertise in biology and bioinformatics, with established credibility in scientific discourse.

• Capability to effectively engage with software engineers and discuss APIs, data flows, testing, deployment, and technical trade-offs.

• Proficient in mapping business processes and scientific workflows.

• Skilled in creating precise data flow and system diagrams.

• Proficient with standard diagramming and collaboration tools.

• Experience in translating user and scientific needs into product direction, requirements, and prioritized delivery schedules.

• Exceptional stakeholder communication, facilitation, and influencing skills across scientific and technical communities.

• Background in delivering Agile product initiatives and managing cross-functional teams within complex organizational structures.

• Familiarity with scientific data platforms, workflow systems, cloud infrastructure, or high-performance computing environments is a plus.

• Knowledge of version control, CI/CD pipelines, APIs, automated testing, and containerization is advantageous.

• Hands-on programming experience, preferably in Python and/or R, along with knowledge of bioinformatics workflows and pipelines, is a bonus.

• Professional experience as a Business Analyst or application of business analysis methodologies is beneficial.

• Experience in agricultural, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other Life Sciences R&D sectors is advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Generous pension scheme.

• Bonus scheme.

• Private medical insurance.

• Life insurance.

• Up to 31.5 days of annual leave.

• Flexible working arrangements.

• A culture of learning with a wide range of training options.

• Opportunities to develop and apply science within the chemical industry.

• Opportunity to work as part of a global team addressing the needs of the agricultural sector.