Computercraft is looking for a dynamic Product Manager to join a team that helps develop and manage cutting-edge digital products at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). As Product Manager, you will work at the center of decision-makers, users, and a cross-functional team of scientists and programmers, driving the creation of prominent technology products. You will identify user personas, define and discover their needs, and work closely with technical teams to develop products and features to meet them.
Required Skills/Experience
- At least 5 years of experience as a product manager in an agile environment, bringing public-facing web, data, and cloud products to market
- Demonstrated, hands-on experience delivering real products and features as part of or leading one or more Scrum teams, either as product manager, product owner or Scrum master
- Experience as a coach or evangelist for agile transformation
- Experience working on large and cross-functional projects in a complex, policy-driven environment
- Experience gathering data through user research (establishing KPIs, using Google Analytics, performing usability testing), analyzing data, and applying findings in decision making
- Excellent project management, communications, and consensus-building skills
- Ability to balance multiple goals and deadlines under resource constraints
- Ability to incorporate and diplomatically resolve conflicting directions from multiple management, user, and technical stakeholders
- Knowledge of the technical software development process and tools, including Jira and GitHub Ability to serve as a “technical translator” for how complex projects translate to business and user value
- Experience engaging closely with engineering teams to help determine the best technical implementation methods to achieve customer and business objectives
- The technical depth to communicate with, understand, and earn the respect of world-class engineers and data scientists
Desired Skills/Experience
- Expertise in UI/UX and user-centered design
- Ability to understand and analyze data pipelines, algorithms, and automated systems
- Experience in Cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, AWS)
- Familiarity with public health, biological sciences, molecular biology, or genetic variation
- Formal training in computer engineering, software development, or computer science or equivalent hands-on experience
- Prior product management experience in the biological sciences, particularly molecular biology or bioinformatics Demonstrated active involvement in online bioinformatics community forums (e.g., BioStars, SeqAnswers) Experience with data visualization, accessibility, Search Engine Optimization, and software QA/testing
The compensation for this position will be based on the experience of the successful candidate. The expected pay range for this position is $110,000 to $150,000.
This position will have the ability to work remotely.
What We Do
Computercraft, an American Indian– and Woman-owned small business, provides the public with user-friendly access to reliable and current genetic sequence, genomic, chemical, and scientific information.
Our technical and scientific staff work with customers to build and refine high-profile information resources that get accurate health and biomedical research data into the hands of researchers and other stakeholders all over the globe, helping them solve our world’s greatest health challenges.
In some of our other work, we provide program management support and health communication and outreach that directly and indirectly facilitate and sustain our nation's public health efforts
