Sr Software Technical Product Manager

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Illumina Lab Services (ILS) group is searching for a Senior Technical Product Manager to drive software development, requirements, and roadmap with responsibilities on-site in San Diego. As an experienced software product manager, you will overview the design, development, and maintenance of a comprehensive set of services and tools for high-volume, mission-critical laboratory operations.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a multidisciplinary team in transforming an operational/customer need into a description of system parameters/requirements for software intended for high-volume clinical laboratory
• Work with quality team, assay development teams, software managers and other software product managers to define short term goals and long term strategy of laboratory software that governs accessioning, sample tracking, data analysis and data delivery
• Lead use case development, requirements elicitation and analysis sessions to produce software requirements specifications in an Agile Scrum process
• Write software requirements specifications and software documentation for internal and external audiences, including feature description pages, how-to guides, reference material, technical overviews, architecture overviews, etc.
• Define product development priorities and communicate product requirements with the development team, quality team, and customers
• Collaborate with development teams and technical operations to design user-friendly systems architected to meet scalability and uptime requirements
• Work with system architect & software development teams on overall system design to meet requirements that allow for end-to-end NGS and genotyping clinical laboratory workflows.
• Provide technical leadership for product development through use of broad technical expertise, leadership skills, and development process knowledge
• Collaborate with Project Management to create and track product development progress

Requirements:

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in requirements gathering, development & scrum product owner role
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and multi-disciplinary teams in a complex fast paced environment
• Knowledge of full software development life cycle
• Knowledge of LIMS software and lab processes
• Knowledge of genomics analysis software and pipeline creation
• Knowledge of cloud platforms for genomics data analysis
• Knowledge of user experience design in developing software solutions with exceptional usability
• Ability to present complex ideas and information clearly and succinctly in a group setting
• Ability to create useful, high-quality diagrams, process flow and mock-ups to facilitate system design, specification, and knowledge transfer
• Prior programming experience
• Experience working in an ISO:13485 or FDA regulated (QSR) environment is a plus
• Strong analytical skills required
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required
• Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive list, of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.

Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive list, of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.

The estimated base salary range for the Sr Software Technical Product Manager role based in the United States of America is: $115,800 - $173,800. Should the level or location of the role change during the hiring process, the applicable base pay range may be updated accordingly. Compensation decisions are dependent on several factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications, location where the role is to be performed, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Additionally, all employees are eligible for one of our variable cash programs (bonus or commission) and eligible roles may receive equity as part of the compensation package. We offer a wide range of benefits as innovative as our work, including access to genomics sequencing, family planning, health/dental/vision, retirement benefits, and paid time off.

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