Sr Product Manager
About The Position
As part of Natera's Software Product Management team, the Sr Product Manager helps advance the company's strategic imperatives through technology. The role supports a suite of products critical to lab operations, R&D, process development, customer support, commercial operations, genetic counseling, reporting, bioinformatics, and statistics. The successful candidate will develop a deep understanding of end-to-end workflows and software systems, then translate that knowledge into detailed use cases and product requirements while driving prioritization and decisions about solutions. The position contributes to and drives the core software product roadmap, with a focus on the end-to-end software stack supporting and scaling products already on the market. It seeks opportunities to improve market impact, user experience, and operational efficiency by gathering cross-functional input and turning user needs into actionable features. The role blends strategic thinking and technical acumen with innovation and delivery of high-quality digital solutions.
Requirements
- 7 or more years of experience in software product management.
- Extensive experience conceptualizing, defining, and creating high-quality software experiences.
- Experience with Agile software development and building solutions from start to finish.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, presentation, relationship-building, and analytical skills.
- Experience implementing scalable and sophisticated business rule applications.
- Proven track record of cross-functional leadership.
- Well-developed systems thinking.
- BA/BS degree in a relevant technical, scientific, or quantitative discipline, or relevant experience.
- Customer research and survey skills, including asking effective questions, listening carefully, and synthesizing information into clear customer and business needs.
- Strong organization and ability to multitask.
- Ability to collaborate effectively and influence individuals across functional areas and teams.
- Knowledge of products and markets, or ability to learn quickly.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to explain technical complexities clearly to different audiences.
- Ability to break large projects into granular milestones and track progress.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in the healthcare IT or biotech industry.
- Experience building enterprise software or business-critical systems.
Responsibilities
- Work with R&D, designers, engineers, clinical product managers, and operations to understand difficult problems and develop software solutions.
- Develop the product strategy and roadmap for the product line.
- Communicate with senior-level stakeholders to champion the roadmap and gain support for product plans.
- Translate business, market, and clinical requirements into executable product requirements.
- Own and prioritize a feature backlog in alignment with the overall strategic roadmap.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on software products and build shared understanding among business and technical teams.
- Create materials to support understanding and feedback, including flow diagrams, data models, pros and cons, prototypes, wireframes, and other illustrations.
- Define success measures for the product and track outcomes.
- Monitor industry trends and the competitive landscape to understand best-in-class user experience.
- Embed quality in product design and work with development and software quality assurance teams on product and process improvements.
- Gather user feedback and route new requirements and product changes into software development.
- Promote products across the organization, drive integration, and ensure the desired impact is achieved.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents.
- Free testing for employees and their immediate families.
- Fertility care benefits.
- Pregnancy and baby bonding leave.
- 401(k) benefits.
- Commuter benefits.
- Employee referral program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
