Technical Product Manager

tempus; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tempus is seeking a product role to guide the lifecycle of software tools used in clinical genetics, from intake through development, validation and production release. You will translate stakeholder needs into functional requirements and user stories, coordinate discovery, design, development and validation with cross-functional teams, and ensure deployments receive proper approvals.

A Bachelor’s degree and at least three years of software analysis experience, plus Jira and Agile/Scrum

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, biomedical sciences, molecular biology, genetics, or a related field.
• At least three years of analysis experience in a software application development environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with experience gathering requirements, facilitating meetings, and following up on actions.
• Professional experience with Jira and a solid understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Knowledge of Agile and Scrum practices and skill in documenting user stories and use cases.

Responsibilities

• Gather needs from stakeholders and product partners, then write clear functional and technical requirements, user stories, and use cases.
• Coordinate discovery, design, development, and validation work, keeping deliverables and timelines visible to project teams.
• Work with technical leads and subject matter experts to assess whether proposed solutions meet business logic and are technically and operationally feasible.
• Investigate software issues with stakeholders and engineering teams, and identify upstream or downstream impacts with other product managers.
• Partner with quality assurance to test features against requirements and support validation by end users.
• Coordinate change control so production deployments receive required business approval, and provide status updates to project leadership.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder communication

Agile Scrum

Jira

SDLC understanding

Meeting facilitation

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, biomedical sciences, molecular biology, or genetics

Tools

Jira

Job description

Role overview

Guide the lifecycle of software tools that support clinical genetics, from intake and requirements through development, validation, and production release. The role connects clinical variant analysis, bioinformatics workflows, and software engineering, with a focus on applications that help clinical scientists interpret variants, curate findings, and prepare reports.

Responsibilities

• Gather needs from stakeholders and product partners, then write clear functional and technical requirements, user stories, and use cases.
• Coordinate discovery, design, development, and validation work, keeping deliverables and timelines visible to project teams.
• Work with technical leads and subject matter experts to assess whether proposed solutions meet business logic and are technically and operationally feasible.
• Investigate software issues with stakeholders and engineering teams, and identify upstream or downstream impacts with other product managers.
• Partner with quality assurance to test features against requirements and support validation by end users.
• Coordinate change control so production deployments receive required business approval, and provide status updates to project leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, biomedical sciences, molecular biology, genetics, or a related field.
• At least three years of analysis experience in a software application development environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with experience gathering requirements, facilitating meetings, and following up on actions.
• Professional experience with Jira and a solid understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Knowledge of Agile and Scrum practices and skill in documenting user stories and use cases.

Nice to have

• An advanced degree and at least three years in technical product management, technical product ownership, or business systems analysis in clinical genetic testing, molecular diagnostics, or digital health.

Benefits and work setup

The source lists a US compensation range of $85,000–$110,000.