Sr. Software Product Manager, NGS
Danaher Corporation
Summary
This position is part of the Gene Reading Solutions Product Team managing the Archer NGS Product line located in Boulder, CO and will be on-site.
Job description
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Build relationships with customers, sales teams, and key stakeholders to understand customer workflows, emerging needs, market trends, and competitive dynamics.
- Partner with Innovation and Sustainment Product Managers, assay product managers, and software teams to shape software strategy, roadmap priorities, and product requirements aligned with customer and business objectives.
- Translate customer needs into software requirements, user workflows, acceptance criteria, and prioritized backlog items using Agile methodologies, while considering deployment models, data privacy, security expectations, and customer IT and procurement requirements.
- Lead product management activities supporting new product introductions, including requirements definition, business case development, and cross-functional execution to accelerate delivery of customer value.
- Provide product support for internal software tools, including custom design and manufacturing tools, and drive their optimization to improve workflows and achieve business objectives.
The essential requirements of the job include:
- Bachelor's degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, molecular biology, computer science, engineering, business, or a related field with 7+ years of relevant experience; or a Master's degree with 5+ years; or a doctoral degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.
- 3+ years of experience in software product management, product ownership, or a comparable role translating user and business needs into software requirements in an Agile software development environment.
- Experience with NGS, bioinformatics, genomic data analysis, molecular diagnostics, or another technically complex life science software domain.
- Experience prioritizing product backlogs and developing epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, and enhancements using tools such as Jira.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional software or process-improvement initiatives and communicating business cases, technical tradeoffs, and recommendations to technical, commercial, and customer-facing stakeholders.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- Regulated product software development, including software used in vitro diagnostic, or other quality-system environments.
- Previous experience with assay design and bioinformatics software for next-generation sequencing/genomic data analysis.
- Previous customer-facing roles
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, molecular biology, computer science, engineering, business, or a related field with 7+ years of relevant experience; or a Master's degree with 5+ years; or a doctoral degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.
- 3+ years of experience in software product management, product ownership, or a comparable role translating user and business needs into software requirements in an Agile software development environment.
- Experience with NGS, bioinformatics, genomic data analysis, molecular diagnostics, or another technically complex life science software domain.
- Experience prioritizing product backlogs and developing epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, and enhancements using tools such as Jira.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional software or process-improvement initiatives and communicating business cases, technical tradeoffs, and recommendations to technical, commercial, and customer-facing stakeholders.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
Company overview
Danaher Corporation is a leading global science and technology innovator headquartered in Washington, D.C., specializing in biotechnology, life sciences, and diagnostics. Founded in 1984 by brothers Steven and Mitchell Rales, the company has evolved from its origins as a manufacturing conglomerate into a premier healthcare technology organization with approximately 63,000 employees worldwide. Danaher operates through three core divisions: biotechnology (28% of revenues), which develops products for therapeutic development; life sciences (31% of revenues), focused on disease identification, new therapies, and drug testing/manufacturing; and diagnostics (41% of revenues), providing instruments, consumables, and software for disease diagnosis. The company's portfolio includes renowned brands such as Beckman Coulter, Cytiva, Pall Corporation, Cepheid, Leica Microsystems, and Abcam, serving pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, healthcare providers, and research institutions globally. Danaher is distinguished by its Danaher Business System (DBS), a continuous improvement methodology that drives innovation and operational excellence. With 2024 revenues of $23.9 billion, the company ranks 180th on the Fortune 500 and plays a critical role in advancing scientific research, improving diagnostic capabilities, and accelerating the development of life-saving therapies.