Lead Software Product Owner – Clinical Genomics

Thornton Tomasetti; California; On-site; USD 114,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott in La Jolla, CA is seeking a Lead Software Product Owner to drive software product requirements across the lifecycle. You will collaborate with clinical, engineering, QA, and operations teams to translate user needs into epics and a prioritized backlog, ensuring delivery of complex genomics software solutions.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, stakeholder communication, and mentorship of junior product owners.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Bioinformatics, or related field, or Bachelor’s Degree in CS/biomedical field plus 2 years of experience.
• 6+ years of relevant professional experience as a product owner or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in Agile/Scrum or equivalent SDLC.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a central resource to evaluate, develop, and recommend technical software solutions during the product lifecycle.
• Proactively understand current business processes and conceptualize innovative solutions to create efficiencies.
• Drive and track execution of product strategy and roadmap with release plans and sprint ceremonies.
• Gather and translate user needs into epics and a prioritized backlog of user stories with functional software requirements.
• Analyze requirements against unmet user needs and design growth strategies for new features.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define, prioritize, and complete product strategy and requirements.
• Produce flow diagrams, wireframes, and prototypes to illustrate end-user use cases.
• Deliver progress reports, documentation, and presentations to end-users and leadership.
• Provide QA insights during SDLC and CSV efforts.

Skills

Agile/Scrum

Leadership

Communication

Data-driven decision making

Education

Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/Biomedical/BIoinformatics or related field + 2 years experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

JAMA

Miro

Microsoft Office

Job description

Abbott in La Jolla, CA is seeking a Lead Software Product Owner to drive software product requirements across the lifecycle. You will collaborate with clinical, engineering, QA, and operations teams to translate user needs into epics and a prioritized backlog, ensuring delivery of complex genomics software solutions.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, stakeholder communication, and mentorship of junior product owners.