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.
We are seeking a Product Manager - Bioinformatics who is comfortable working in a scientific environment, with experience translating customer needs and technical opportunities into product strategy, priorities and requirements.
The Details…
In this role, you will join the bioinformatics product management team and focus on supporting the development of secondary analysis tools and workflows for human and cancer genomics. 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, working inside a formal product development process. Your contributions will be vital to the delivery of bioinformatics tools and workflows used across research and clinical settings, including applications in rare disease and oncology.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the definition and delivery of bioinformatics products for human secondary analysis.
- Contribute to the bioinformatics strategy through deep subject matter expertise, market intelligence, and competitive understanding.
- 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…
- Proven experience in product management and product development process.
- Hands-on experience with bioinformatics, particularly secondary analysis tools and workflows.
- A strong understanding of human genetics, including variant types and analysis approaches.
- 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 human and cancer genomics.
- 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.
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About UsOxford 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.
Skills Required
- Proven experience in product management and product development processes
- Hands-on experience with bioinformatics, particularly secondary analysis tools and workflows
- Strong understanding of human genetics, including variant types and analysis approaches
- Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams
- Clear communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences
- Ability to organize and manage priorities across multiple workstreams
- Knowledge of human and cancer genomics
- Experience with long-read sequencing data
- Exposure to clinical or regulated environments
- Familiarity with workflow tools or cloud-based bioinformatics platforms
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered good to above average across many roles, with employer-provided ranges visible for several U.S. commercial and applications positions and company materials emphasizing market‑competitive base pay. Commercial and some senior technical posts, particularly in the U.S., are positioned as competitive and often paired with strong variable components.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — All‑employee share plans in the UK and a U.S. employee stock purchase plan indicate broad access to equity as part of total reward. Company communications highlight attractive bonus and share plans that add meaningful upside beyond base pay.
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Healthcare Strength — U.S. roles indicate strong health insurance and core protections, while official materials and country overviews reference private medical coverage and wellbeing support. These elements position the health package as a notable strength alongside cash compensation.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Insights
What We Do
Our goal is to enable the analysis of anything, anywhere, by anyone. We have developed the world’s first and only nanopore DNA and RNA sequencing platform. It’s a new generation of sequencing technology — the only one to offer: scalability to portable or ultra-high throughput formats, real-time data delivery, and the ability to elucidate rich biological data. We are aiming to disrupt the way that biological analyses are currently performed, and open up new applications that have a profound, positive impact on society. Our devices offer real-time analysis, for rapid insights, in fully scalable formats — from pocket to population scale — and the technology is being used in more than 100 countries worldwide. Founded in 2005 as a spin-out from the University of Oxford, the company now employs more than 600 people from multiple disciplines including nanopore science, molecular biology and applications, informatics, engineering, electronics, manufacturing and commercialisation. The management team, led by CEO Dr Gordon Sanghera, has a track record of delivering disruptive technologies to the market.
