Technical Product Manager – Bioinformatics Workflow Software
Location: Oxford, UK
Role Type: Full Time, Hybrid
Role Overview
We are seeking a Technical Product Manager to lead the delivery and execution of Oxford Nanopore’s bioinformatics workflow portfolio. This role is responsible for defining how bioinformatics workflows are planned, delivered, tested, released, and maintained across the software ecosystem.
As the product owner for workflow software delivery, you will define delivery priorities, coordinate workflow execution, and ensure workflow development teams can effectively support the company’s growing bioinformatics portfolio. You will work closely with Commercial Bioinformatics Workflow Product Managers, Platform Product Managers, engineering teams, and scientific stakeholders to translate workflow requirements into scalable, reliable, and impactful software products.
This role serves as the operational bridge between workflow strategy and software delivery. While Bioinformatics Workflow Product Managers own the scientific strategy, customer requirements, and roadmap for bioinformatics workflows, the Workflow Software Product Manager owns the delivery, execution, release coordination, and operational management of those workflows.
A key responsibility of this role is shaping Oxford Nanopore’s approach to workflow software delivery, release management, and operational execution. Through close collaboration with engineering, workflow product management, and platform teams, you will help drive the successful delivery of workflow products and ensure customers receive high-quality bioinformatics solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Own the delivery planning and execution processes for Oxford Nanopore’s bioinformatics workflow portfolio.
Define and prioritize workflow delivery activities that enable the timely, reliable, and high-quality release of bioinformatics workflows.
Partner closely with Bioinformatics Workflow Product Managers to ensure workflow delivery aligns with scientific requirements, customer needs, and roadmap priorities.
Serve as the primary product owner for workflow backlog management, sprint planning, delivery coordination, and release readiness activities.
Own workflow release planning, delivery schedules, dependency management, and cross-functional execution across workflow development teams.
Lead product decisions relating to workflow software delivery, testing coordination, operational readiness, and execution planning.
Contribute to the broader bioinformatics strategy through expertise in software delivery, workflow execution, operational processes, and development best practices.
Gather and prioritize requirements from internal stakeholders, engineering teams, and workflow product managers to improve workflow delivery effectiveness and operational efficiency.
Collaborate with engineering, research, commercial, support, and platform teams to ensure the timely and high-quality delivery of workflow features and enhancements.
Support workflow launches, releases, documentation, release communications, and customer-facing guidance.
Triage and prioritize workflow delivery issues, operational challenges, and release risks, identifying opportunities for process improvement and increased delivery efficiency.
Monitor workflow delivery metrics, release performance, operational health, and development effectiveness to guide future investment and prioritization.
Act as an internal advocate for workflow delivery excellence, operational effectiveness, and software execution best practices.
What We’re Looking For
Significant experience in product management, technical product management, software delivery, or related software development leadership roles.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate and execute complex technical roadmaps across multiple software development teams.
Experience working with agile software development teams, backlog management processes, release planning, and software delivery practices.
Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, delivery methodologies, and cross-functional execution.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across commercial, engineering, research, and product organizations.
Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution in a fast-paced environment.
Desirable Experience
Experience with bioinformatics workflows, genomics software, or scientific software products.
Familiarity with workflow execution environments, cloud-based scientific computing platforms, and software delivery ecosystems.
Experience coordinating software releases, testing programs, and complex technical dependencies.
Knowledge of long-read sequencing applications and the genomics software landscape.
Experience working with agile software development teams and modern software delivery practices.
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
- Technical background with a computer science degree or proven equivalent experience
- Solid understanding of Agile Scrum practices in software product development
- Experience in roles such as product owner, project manager, or scrum master
- Ability to facilitate user story sessions and requirements workshops with cross-functional stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication with ability to document processes
- Ability to build effective relationships; flexible and collaborative approach
- Passion for technology, innovation and curiosity about DNA sequencing
- Experience with life sciences or biotechnology products
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Oxford Nanopore Technologies and has not been reviewed or approved by Oxford Nanopore Technologies.
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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.
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