Technical Product Manager - Sequencing Devices (Oxford)

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Job Description

Oxford Nanopore Technologies is headquartered at the Oxford Science Park outside Oxford, UK, with satellite offices and a commercial presence in many global locations across the US, APAC and Europe.

Oxford Nanopore employs from multiple subject areas including nanopore science, molecular biology and applications, informatics, engineering, electronics, manufacturing and commercialisation. The management team, led by CEO Dr Gordon Sanghera, has a track record of delivering disruptive technologies to the market.

Oxford Nanopore's sequencing platform is the only technology that offers real-time analysis, in fully scalable formats from pocket to population scale, that can analyse native DNA or RNA and sequence any length of fragment to achieve short to ultra-long read lengths. Our goal is to enable the analysis of any living thing, by anyone, anywhere!

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Technical Product Manager to join our team to be responsible for our sequencing devices.

As a Technical Product Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving the development and enhancement of our sequencing devices portfolio. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including electronic and mechanical engineering, sequencing development, marketing, technical services, and sales to define product requirements, prioritise features, and drive product roadmap execution. The candidate should have a background in electronic engineering/mechanical engineering or experience in life sciences with an interest in devices and electronics.

The details...

The Technical Product Manager will serve as the internal subject matter authority within the rest of product management, whilst ensuring the rest of the company is aware of new developments and progress through presentations and documentation and will also communicate changes to the Nanopore Community through release notes and documentation.

The role is dynamic, exciting and provides an opportunity to with innovative devices that are at the meeting point of biology and electronics.

Duties include:

• Product Strategy: Develop and implement a comprehensive product strategy for sequencing devices, aligning with company goals and market needs.
• Requirement Gathering: Collaborate with internal stakeholders and customers to gather and prioritize product requirements, ensuring alignment with customer needs and market trends.
• Product Roadmap: Define and maintain a clear and prioritized product roadmap, balancing short-term delivery with long-term strategic goals.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, R&D, marketing, and sales teams to ensure alignment and successful execution of the product roadmap.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance and expertise throughout the product development lifecycle, from concept to launch and beyond.
• Customer Advocacy: Serve as the voice of the customer within the organization, advocating for customer needs and ensuring customer issues are prioritsed and raised to engineering and development teams.
• Performance Monitoring: Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success and performance of sequencing devices, iterating based on data-driven insights.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality, performance, and user experience over time.

What we're looking for...

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in electrical engineering, biology, or a related field.
• Proven experience in technical product management, preferably in the life sciences or biotechnology industry.
• Familiarity with DNA sequencing is preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and align cross-functional teams towards common goals.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, with the ability to drive consensus and inspire teams towards execution excellence.
• Very organized and able to keep track of multiple projects at once
• Passion for innovation and technology, with a curiosity to learn and adapt in a dynamic industry landscape.
• Ability to travel (up to 10%) as needed for customer visits, industry events, and team meetings.

We offer outstanding benefits to include an attractive bonus, generous pension contributions, private healthcare and an excellent starting salary. Based within beautiful, landscaped surroundings with tree-lined walks, water features and a lake, all of which make for a wonderful working environment.

If you are looking to utilise your skills to really make a difference to humankind, then consider joining our team and apply today!

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

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About Us

Oxford Nanopore's goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere. The company has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology enabling the real-time, high-performance, accessible and scalable analysis of DNA and RNA. The technology is used in more than 100 countries to understand the biology of humans and diseases, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses and whole environments.

Oxford Nanopore was founded in 2005 as a spin-out from the University of Oxford and now employs over 1000 employees around the world.