POSITION SUMMARY:

Natera is looking for a Senior Product Manager to lead the development and growth of Renasight with new product offerings, new feature launches, and operational improvements. This role will support the execution of the product roadmap by collaborating with partners and internal teams to remain a leader and innovator in the market. This role combines strategic thinking with execution and requires strong leadership and cross-functional team management. This includes creation of a product roadmaps, evaluation and prioritization of new programs, creation of product requirements, and evaluation and improvement of product performance.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop, prioritize and execute the product roadmap for Renasight.
• Provide Product Management leadership from product concept, requirements gathering, through implementation and launch. Think rigorously and gather appropriate internal and external data to define the unmet need, craft product requirements, and evaluate performance tradeoffs.
• Deliver product requirements based on customer needs, partner requirements & operational limitations.
• Manage product performance and field all product support needs, working across departments, including Lab Directors, R&D, Software Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Regulatory, and Business Development/Sales.
• Develop quantitative product performance indicators, analyze and track performance data, and identify strategies for improvement across teams.
• Identify business opportunities and create business cases and financial models.
• Conduct VOC interviews, market research, and competitive analysis as a means to test and validate product features, improve customer satisfaction and support market growth.
• Support product marketing in the definition of product positioning – from market launch plans, pricing, and delivering key collateral content to marketing communications.
• Create written, data-based arguments and presentations to achieve buy-in from stakeholders
• Provide internal and external stakeholders with the appropriate updates on progress, vision, product roadmap, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in physical or life sciences, statistics or engineering discipline. Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience, which includes 2-3 years of product management, product/solution marketing, or product commercialization.
• Experience with diagnostics and next-generation sequencing tests and processes preferred.
• Experience developing and managing regulated products for clinical and research use.
• Expertise and experience in the Life Sciences & Diagnostic industry preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to lead and motivate a cross-functional team

• Ability to understand technology and articulate customer value/benefit propositions

• Basic financial/economic modeling skills

• Proven excellence in both written and oral communications skill Ability to collaborate and interact effectively with individuals, and influence individuals across functional areas and in team environments.

• Proven organizational skills and extraordinary attention to detail, with an ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Demonstrated experience influencing larger groups and leading a team in a successful project.

• Will consider scientific or technical project leads for candidates coming from research and development roles.