Senior Bioinformatics Product Manager – Cancer Genomics

Tempus; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive compensation

RSUs

Medical benefits

Job summary

Tempus seeks a Senior Technical Product Manager for Bioinformatics to lead software product development for cancer genomics, ensuring regulatory alignment and cross-functional collaboration across engineering, quality, and clinical teams.

Ideal candidates bring experience with diagnostic products, clinical regulatory requirements, and malware verification in regulated environments. The role reports to the Head of Bioinformatics and collaborates with downstream engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or MS in a scientific discipline; strong regulatory experience.
• Significant experience in medical device development and regulatory submission.
• 2-4 years in diagnostics product development.
• Familiarity with US FDA and EU IVDR frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Managing software development lifecycle processes.
• Engaging with quality and regulatory teams; supporting quality processes.
• Incident management: triage, coordinate, and resolve issues.
• Stakeholder support: provide dedicated support to bioinformatics software users.
• Feature request intake, prioritization, and guidance for development.
• Interfacing with Product Managers of downstream engineering teams.
• Data contract management with downstream teams.
• Documentation: maintain up-to-date documentation for all bioinformatics software.

Skills

Medical device development

Regulatory submissions

Diagnostics product development

FDA/IVDR familiarity

Data interpretation

Stakeholder support

Education

Bachelor's or MS in a scientific field

Job description

Tempus seeks a Senior Technical Product Manager for Bioinformatics to lead software product development for cancer genomics, ensuring regulatory alignment and cross-functional collaboration across engineering, quality, and clinical teams.

Ideal candidates bring experience with diagnostic products, clinical regulatory requirements, and malware verification in regulated environments. The role reports to the Head of Bioinformatics and collaborates with downstream engineering teams.