Human Research Application Product Owner

KBR, Inc.•Mountain View, CA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Human Research Application Product Owner supports the analysis, documentation, and delivery of software solutions for the NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP). This role works closely with stakeholders, development teams, and management to ensure requirements are clearly defined, documented, and implemented while supporting Agile development processes and continuous improvement initiatives. The NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP) is an already implemented system and the established gateway for discovering and accessing all archive data from investigations sponsored by NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP). The HRP’s core mission is to conduct research and develop technologies to ensure humans can travel safely and productively in space. This system, which is leveraged by the HRP and other programs, utilizes evidence from data collected from astronauts, animals, and plants over many decades. This data is stored in several key repositories accessible via the NLSP, including the Life Sciences Data Archive (LSDA), the Lifetime Surveillance of Astronaut Health (LSAH), and Standard Measures (SM) repositories. This position requires onsite work at NASA Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX) or NASA Ames Research Center (Mountain View, CA). U.S. citizenship or U.S. person status is required to be considered for this role. This is a non-sponsored position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in biological sciences or bioinformatics. Degrees in information systems, or Computer Science with applicable experience are acceptable.
6+ years of experience in product ownership of biological science research applications supporting government or scientific communities.
Strong experience in requirements gathering, analysis, and documentation
Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and SDLC processes
Proficiency in writing user stories and defining acceptance criteria
Excellent technical writing and documentation skills
2+ years of experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar platforms
Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities
Experience facilitating meetings and leading discussions
Ability to track and report project progress effectively
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
Time management and organization
U.S. citizenship or U.S. person status is required

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of web applications development
Use of AI and LLM

Responsibilities

Gather, analyze, and document business and system requirements for the NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP)
Help Develop and maintain key documentation, including User Guides, System Architecture documents, and Concept of Operations (CONOPS)
Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit requirements and translate them into user stories and acceptance criteria supporting major software releases
Facilitate customer meetings, capture detailed notes, and provide clear summaries to track decisions and action items
Lead and support Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and backlog grooming
Monitor, document, and report project progress to stakeholders and management
Prepare and deliver status presentations to leadership
Identify process inefficiencies and lead improvement initiatives, including backlog reduction efforts (e.g., bug triage events)
Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment across requirements, development, and delivery