Senior Product Manager
(Bioinformatics Human and Cancer Genomics)
Oxford, UK
Hybrid
About Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Oxford Nanopore Technologies is headquartered at the Oxford Science Park outside Oxford, UK, with satellite offices and a commercial presence in many global locations across the US, APAC, and Europe. Our goal is to enable the analysis of any living thing, by anyone, anywhere.
We employ individuals from multiple subject areas, including nanopore science, molecular biology and applications, informatics, engineering, electronics, manufacturing, and commercialisation. Our sequencing platform is the only technology that offers real-time analysis, in fully scalable formats from pocket to population scale. This platform can analyze native DNA or RNA and sequence any length of fragment to achieve short to ultra-long read lengths.
The Role
We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to join our bioinformatics product management team. This role focuses on supporting the development of secondary analysis tools and workflows for human and cancer genomics. A primary objective will be enabling accurate and scalable analysis of nanopore sequencing data through the delivery of variant analysis tools and pipelines. 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. Your contributions will be vital to the delivery of tools used across research and clinical settings, including applications in rare disease and oncology.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to the bioinformatics strategy through deep subject matter expertise, market intelligence, and competitive understanding.
- Support the definition and delivery of bioinformatics products for human secondary analysis.
- 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
- Substantial experience in product management or a related role in bioinformatics, genomics, or life sciences software.
- A strong understanding of human genetics, including variant types and analysis approaches.
- Experience with bioinformatics, particularly secondary analysis tools and workflows.
- 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 cancer genomics (e.g., somatic variant calling, tumour profiling).
- 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.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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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
- Substantial experience in product management or a related role in bioinformatics, genomics, or life sciences software
- Strong understanding of human genetics, including variant types and analysis approaches
- Experience with bioinformatics, particularly secondary analysis tools and workflows
- Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams
- Clear communication skills, able to engage technical and non-technical audiences
- Organized and able to manage priorities across multiple workstreams
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.
