Natera

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POSITION SUMMARY: As part of the Software Product team, the Product Owners help achieve Natera's strategic imperatives through excellence in technology. They work on products that are critical to lab operations, R&D, process development, customer support, commercial operations, genetic counseling, reporting, bioinformatics, statistics, and more. To be successful in the role, product owners need to have a deep understanding of the end-to-end workflow and the technical details of the software systems to deliver our best in class personalized genetic tests. They use this knowledge to translate and document detailed use cases and software product requirements for one or more development teams. The Sr. Product Owner must be able to drive prioritization and critical decision-making on solutions. They also need to be able to effectively work with a wide range of stakeholders and with an engineering team. They must own the product roadmap and backlog of work with all technical requirements for those engineers to know what they need to build and test. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: Immerse yourself in the tough problems we’re solving, and team with R&D, designers, engineers, product managers, and lab operations to develop elegant software solutions to solve those problems. Develop the strategy and roadmap for your development teams. Communicate with cross-functional stakeholders to gather inputs for your backlog and gain buy-in for a prioritized roadmap of deliverables from your team. Transform business, market and clinical requirements into executable product requirements Own and prioritize a feature backlog to align with the overall strategic roadmap. Act as a subject matter expert on our software products and create a shared understanding among business and technical teams. Produce deliverables that facilitate better understanding for feedback such as flow diagrams, data models, pros/cons, prototypes, wireframes and other illustrations. Define what success looks like for your product area and measure it. Incorporate a focus on quality into product design and work closely with development and software quality assurance teams on product and process improvements. Solicit user feedback and funnel new requirements and product changes back into software development. Evangelize your product work across the organization, drive integration and ensure desired positive impact is achieved. Have a sense of ownership for everything you engage in. QUALIFICATIONS: 7+ years of experience in software product management, ideally in the healthcare IT or biotech industry. Bonus points if the experience is in genetic testing Experience in conceptualizing, defining and creating best in class software experiences Experience with Agile software development, building solutions from start to finish Experience working directly with engineering development and QA teams as part of software development process Strong communication, facilitation, presentation, relationship-building, and analytical skills Experience with implementing scalable and sophisticated business rule applications Experience building enterprise software or business critical systems Well developed systems thinking BA/BS degree in relevant technical, scientific, or quantitative discipline or relevant experience KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Customer research and survey skills – how to ask good questions, listen carefully, and synthesize information into clear customer and business needs. Highly organized with ability to multitask. Ability to collaborate and interact effectively with individuals, and influence individuals across functional areas and in team environments. Demonstrated knowledge of products and markets, or ability to learn quickly. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to understand and describe technical complexities in a simplified way appropriate to different audiences Be able to break down large projects into granular milestones and track progress. Compensation & Total Rewards This range reflects a good-faith estimate of the base pay we reasonably expect to offer at the time of hire. Final compensation will vary based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity considerations. This position is also eligible for additional compensation and benefits through Natera’s robust Total Rewards program, including: Annual performance incentive bonus Long-term equity awards Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision) 401(k) with company match Generous paid time off and company holidays Additional wellness and work-life benefits Compensation Range $140,600—$175,700 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: - BBB announcement on job scams - FBI Cyber Crime resource page