Product manager in genomics

Genomics England is a global leader in enabling genomic medicine and research, focused on creating a world where everyone benefits from genomic healthcare. Building on the 100,000 Genomes Project, we support the NHS’s world-first national whole genome sequencing service and run the growing National Genomic Research Library, alongside delivering numerous major genomics initiatives.

• Leading a strategically important product area, setting its vision, strategy and intended outcomes while coordinating work across related products, services and squads.
• Setting meaningful OKRs aligned with wider programme and organisational priorities, translating them into coherent roadmaps and focused backlogs.
• Leading discovery from its earliest stages, framing complex and ambiguous problems, gathering requirements, testing assumptions and using research, experimentation and evidence to determine where teams should focus.
• Leading products and services, with consideration to the full lifecycle, adapting direction as evidence, user needs and products evolve.
• Bringing together user insight, qualitative and quantitative data, and relevant operational, technical, scientific, clinical and regulatory context to inform product decisions and measure impact.
• Working across user research, design, engineering, data, delivery, operations, governance and policy to create shared understanding, align priorities and manage dependencies across squads.
• Making transparent prioritisation and trade off decisions that balance participant needs, strategic value, feasibility, delivery constraints, risk and regulatory responsibilities.
• Building trusted relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders, communicating direction clearly, constructively challenging assumptions and creating the conditions for cross functional teams to succeed.
• You’ll also play a leadership role within the wider product management chapter at Genomics England, owning cross-chapter initiatives, mentoring Product Managers and helping to drive excellent practice across teams.
• You may have direct line management responsibility for 1-2 product people.

• You’ll bring substantial and direct product management experience and a strong record of leading complex products, services or product areas at Principal level or equivalent.
• You’ll be comfortable leading product thinking in the early stages of the product lifecycle where you do not yet have ownership of specific products.
• You’ll be comfortable operating across teams and organisational boundaries, setting direction where there is uncertainty and helping senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams make complex decisions together.
• Experience shaping product vision, strategy, outcomes and roadmaps across complex product areas, translating strategic direction into focused action.
• Deep experience of leading discovery, including framing ambiguous problems, gathering requirements, using research and evidence to test assumptions and making confident product decisions.
• A strong understanding of user centred product development, combining user insight, qualitative and quantitative data to shape priorities and measure impact.
• Experience leading across multiple teams, disciplines or products, creating alignment, managing dependencies and making thoughtful trade-offs.
• Strong stakeholder leadership, with the ability to communicate complex choices clearly, constructively challenge assumptions and build trust across organisational boundaries.
• Sound judgement in balancing user value, organisational priorities, feasibility, risk and sustainability, particularly where decisions are complex or sensitive.
• Experience leading through the full product lifecycle, from discovery and proposition development through to delivery, adoption and continuous improvement.
• A collaborative approach to product leadership, including mentoring Product Managers and helping strengthen product practice.
• You’ll have a demonstrable track record of leading complex product areas at Principal Product Manager level or equivalent.
• Будет плюсом: Experience working with sensitive data or in healthcare, life sciences, government, financial services or another highly regulated environment would be valuable; Experience working on ‘know your customer’ type of work could be relevant; Products or services involving participant, patient, citizen or customer consent, preferences and ongoing engagement; Healthcare, clinical research, genomics or data intensive scientific infrastructure and software; Products that support the responsible access, stewardship or secondary use of sensitive data; Working within complex governance, assurance, ethical or regulatory frameworks

• This is a 12-Month FTC (Fixed Term Contract).
• For internal candidates, we will consider this as an internal secondment for the same duration.
• 30 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays, plus additional leave for long service, and also the option to apply for up to 30 days of remote working abroad annually (approval required).
• Blended working arrangements, flexible working, enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave benefits.
• Defined contribution pension (Genomics England double-matches up to 10%, however you can contribute more if you wish), Life Assurance (3x salary), an Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme and a Give As You Earn scheme.
• Individual learning budgets, support for training and certifications, and reimbursement for one annual professional subscription (approval required).
• Employee recognition programme and referral scheme.
• Subsidised gym membership, a free Headspace and Blinkist account, and access to an Employee Assistance Programme, eye tests, flu jabs.