Senior Product Manager - bioinformatics (human genetics)

Oxford Nanopore Technologies; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford Nanopore Technologies in Oxford, UK, is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead bioinformatics secondary analysis tools for human and cancer genomics. You will translate scientific needs into clear product requirements and work with engineering, research, and commercial teams to deliver scalable sequencing analytics.

The role requires collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams, strong communication, and a strategic view of roadmaps to support clinical and research applications,

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in product management in bioinformatics, genomics, or life sciences software.
• Strong understanding of human genetics, including variant types and analyses.
• Experience with bioinformatics secondary analysis tools and workflows.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Clear communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Organized and able to manage multiple workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to bioinformatics strategy through subject matter expertise and market insights.
• Define and deliver bioinformatics products for human secondary analysis.
• Gather and prioritize requirements from internal and external stakeholders.
• Translate scientific concepts into clear product requirements and user value.
• Collaborate with engineering and research teams for timely delivery of features.
• Support product releases with documentation and user guidance.
• Monitor feedback and product performance to guide improvements.

Skills

Product management

Genomics knowledge

Bioinformatics

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Prioritization

Job description

Senior Product Manager (Bioinformatics Human and Cancer Genomics)

Oxford, UK – Hybrid

About Oxford Nanopore Technologies

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. Our goal is to enable the analysis of any living thing, by anyone, anywhere.

Job Description

We employ individuals from multiple subject areas, including nanopore science, molecular biology and applications, informatics, engineering, electronics, manufacturing, and commercialisation. Our sequencing platform is the only technology that offers real‑time analysis, in fully scalable formats from pocket to population scale. This platform can analyze native DNA or RNA and sequence any length of fragment to achieve short to ultra‑long read lengths.

The Role

We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to join our bioinformatics product management team. This role focuses on supporting the development of secondary analysis tools and workflows for human and cancer genomics. A primary objective will be enabling accurate and scalable analysis of nanopore sequencing data through the delivery of variant analysis tools and pipelines. You will work closely with customers and internal stakeholders (engineering, research, and commercial teams) to define user needs and translate them into clear product requirements. Your contributions will be vital to the delivery of tools used across research and clinical settings, including applications in rare disease and oncology.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the bioinformatics strategy through deep subject matter expertise, market intelligence, and competitive understanding.
• Support the definition and delivery of bioinformatics products for human secondary analysis.
• Gather and prioritize requirements from internal teams, customers, and external collaborators.
• Translate scientific and technical concepts into clear product requirements and user‑facing value.
• Collaborate with engineering and research teams to ensure the timely and high‑quality delivery of product features.
• Support product releases, including documentation and user guidance.
• Monitor user feedback and product performance to inform ongoing product improvements.

What We’re Looking For

• Substantial experience in product management or a related role in bioinformatics, genomics, or life sciences software.
• A strong understanding of human genetics, including variant types and analysis approaches.
• Experience with bioinformatics, particularly secondary analysis tools and workflows.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Clear communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Organized and able to manage priorities across multiple workstreams.

Desirable Experience

• Knowledge of cancer genomics (e.g., somatic variant calling, tumour profiling).
• Experience with long‑read sequencing data.
• Exposure to clinical or regulated environments.
• Familiarity with workflow tools or cloud‑based bioinformatics platforms.

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.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

About Us

Oxford Nanopore Technologies: Our 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 for faster, information‑rich, accessible and affordable molecular analysis. The first application is DNA/RNA sequencing, and the technology is in development for the analysis of other types of molecules including proteins. The technology is used to understand and characterise the biology of humans and diseases such as cancer, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses, and whole environments. With a thriving culture of ambition and strong innovation goals, Oxford Nanopore is a UK headquartered company with global operations and customers in more than 125 countries.