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Product Manager, Laboratory Test Execution

Natera
San Diego, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/14/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/30/2025

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY :

As a Product Manager in the Laboratory Product Management Team, you will be responsible for the strategic vision and execution of initiatives aimed at components that are part of Natera's laboratory test execution software.

A key aspect of this role will be the development and support of real-time assay determination and laboratory recommendation products for patient orders. Additionally you will be responsible for defining and driving the product roadmap, evaluating and prioritizing new features, creating product requirements and driving the implementation timeline that supports the core platforms capabilities for cross-functional projects. Finally by partnering with other laboratory product and technical teams, you will build technical alignment and continuously evolve a platform ecosystem to support all of Natera's Commercial Products.

The ideal candidate is someone who can navigate a fast paced environment with multiple stakeholders, understand both the business processes of the groups we work with, and the technical details of the software to be an effective liaison for our department. This knowledge is used to discuss potential solutions and help drive decision-making, and then to be able to prioritize, translate and document those conclusions into detailed use cases and product requirements.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES :

  • Craft and execute a comprehensive strategy for one or more components of the company's laboratory test execution software suite that aligns with business objectives.
  • Create and maintain a technical product roadmap, prioritizing a feature backlog and enhancements that improve the processing of clinical orders and align with the overall strategic roadmap.
  • Lead strategic development initiatives to enhance our platform with reusable and extensible solutions.

Incorporate a focus on quality into product design, and work closely with development and software quality assurance teams on product and process improvements.

  • Act as a subject matter expert on our software products and create a shared understanding among business and technical teams.
  • Develop strong hands-on technical knowledge of Natera's software products and be able to aid in tasks ranging from configuration to testing and support.
  • Partner with engineering teams, product managers, architects and other stakeholders to ensure cross-alignment and successful delivery of product initiatives.
  • Drive projects from inception and discovery to delivery.
  • Responsible for the documentation of functional and technical requirements.
  • Responsible for user acceptance testing, software demonstrations and training.
  • Responsible for production support in partnership with staff from Engineering Production Support
  • Participate in and facilitate scrum ceremonies.
  • QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS :

  • Bachelors in Computer Science, Life Science, or related field
  • 3-5 years of experience in Product Management
  • Experience with developing robust product requirement documentation for highly performing applications or backend systems
  • Strong technical skills : experienced with APIs, relational databases, monitoring tools (DataDog, Sumologic), workflow orchestration tools (Temporal), master data tools, documentation (Jama), cloud technologies and DMN rules engines.
  • Experience working in an Agile development environment building solutions from start to finish
  • Be able to break down large projects into granular milestones and track progress.
  • Experience in software development lifecycle process from build, software configuration, change control, and release and deployment activities.
  • Experience leading, influencing and partnering with remote engineering teams
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Highly organized with ability to multi-task.
  • Proven ability to work and influence cross functional teams.
  • Effective in building strong rapport with key stakeholders.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
  • Ability to understand and describe technical complexities in a simplified way appropriate to different audiences.
  • This role works with PHI on a regular basis and has access to various technologies to access PHI in order to perform the job.
  • Bonus : familiarity with laboratory products, clinical testing processes, molecular biology workflows and bioinformatics pipelines.
  • The pay range is listed and actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.

    San Carlos, CA

    110,000—$160,000 USD

    The pay range is listed and actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.

    Remote USA

    100,000—$145,000 USD

    OUR OPPORTUNITY

    Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, dedicated to oncology, women's health, and organ health. Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer, healthier lives.

    The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many other professionals from world-class institutions, who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join Natera, you'll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry, you'll be stretched and challenged, and take pride in being part of a company that is changing the landscape of genetic disease management.

    WHAT WE OFFER

    Competitive Benefits - Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents. Additionally, Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits. Other benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave, 401k benefits, commuter benefits and much more. We also offer a generous employee referral program!

    For more information, visit www.natera.com.

    Natera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace environment, and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.

    All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable laws.

    If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents.

    Link : https : / / www.natera.com / notice -of-data-collection-california-residents /

    Please be advised that Natera will reach out to candidates with a @natera.com email domain ONLY. Email communications from all other domain names are not from Natera or its employees and are fraudulent. Natera does not request interviews via text messages and does not ask for personal information until a candidate has engaged with the company and has spoken to a recruiter and the hiring team. Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes.

    For more information :

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