Technical Product Owner

Location: Hybrid in Boulder, Colorado, or Remote within the United States

About our Company:  Foresight Diagnostics is an early-stage, venture-backed molecular diagnostics company that is developing non-invasive cancer detection technologies to improve the lives of patients worldwide. Our portfolio of cell-free DNA based liquid biopsy tests are rooted in novel and proprietary methods developed at Stanford University. Our approach enables the earlier detection of smaller tumors, leading to more personalized and effective cancer treatment strategies for patients. We have deep expertise in molecular biology, bioinformatics, and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), and maintain a dynamic, fast-paced work environment with significant opportunities for high-impact contribution and rapid professional growth. Foresight Diagnostics is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.     

About the Role:  We are seeking a talented and motivated Technical Product Owner to join our team. The ideal candidate will be able to use their domain and technical knowledge to bridge the gap between product development and product design.  As a key member of our interdisciplinary team, you will play a crucial leadership role in guiding the implementation software solutions to support Foresight  Diagnostics’ business.

This position has flexibility for fully onsite, hybrid or remote work; if hired as remote worker, quarterly travel to our headquarters in Colorado is expected.

What You Will Bring:

• Master's degree or above in Computer Science or equivalent with 5+ years of experience working in a biotechnology environment that utilizes NGS.

• Excellent communication, problem solving, and decision making skills.

• Solid understanding of NGS workflows

• Solid understanding of NGS analysis (bioinformatics).

• Solid understanding of agile scrum software development.

• Highly proficient in Python and Git

• Working knowledge of software compliance regulations (IEC 62304, GDPR, Part 11, GxP, HIPPA)

• Strong sense of ownership and ability to work effectively with remote teammates

• Experience leading small technical teams.

• Working knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP is a plus.
  

What You Will Do:

• Work with internal stakeholders to understand their needs.

• Translate stakeholders needs into a product vision and develop user stories to guide the development of the product.

• Actively develop and maintain product backlogs.

• Define sprint backlogs by prioritizing user stories to be implemented in a given sprint.

• Evaluate agile team progress at sprint reviews.

• Be available to clarify product vision and user stories as needed.

• Work closely with the software development team in making important technical decisions.

• Act as a liaison between the agile team and stakeholders.

• Report on product KPIs and development progress.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including quality, regulatory, product, and project management, to ensure timely delivery of high-quality software solutions

This role is offering a salary between $140,000-175,000, generous equity, along with medical, dental and vision benefits. You will be working on interesting problems with extremely high impact. We promote the professional development of our employees and will encourage upward mobility within the company for high performing employees. Foresight Diagnostics is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.