Technical Product Owner

Role Summary:
The product owner will be responsible for creating and prioritizing the application technical road map, this application helps scientists reduce the time to insights by aggregating, integrating and sharing laboratory data, and structure it for future needs and innovation capture.

Essential Responsibilities:

Works directly with Product Management to understand the strategic product road map
Builds relationships with both internal and external customers to research user needs and gather requirements
Collaborates with multiple teams (UX, Product Management, Functional, etc.) to execute and deliver the product road map
Creates high-level stories and features that will serve as the foundations for Technical Product Managers and Scrum Teams to build on
Works directly with Scrum Masters to define, prioritize and maintain the product backlog
Communicates effectively across the organization, including leadership, to ensure the product road map is aligned with business objectives.
Support product management and quality teams in ensuring product compliance, including but not limited to GDPR, HIPAA, IP and ISO.
Support product management and quality teams in ensuring operational compliance, including but not limited to disaster recovery, backup procedures and business continuity plans

Qualifications/Requirements:

University degree or extensive experience in Biochemistry/Biotechnology or equivalent Life Science discipline, preferably with experience in process sciences or related fields
Extensive experience in an informational technology field, preferably in software development and implementation
2-4 years’ experience working in digital product management, preferably focused on products within the Life Sciences industry
Experience working within Agile Product teams, specifically scrum
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, matrixed, Global and customer focused environment
Ability to work effectively across functions to deliver results and execute multiple commitments within the Global Environment.

Desired Characteristics:

Knowledge of software development and agile methodologies and structure (Theme/Epic/Feature/User stories). Certifications are a plus
Strong project management skills with the ability to communicate key metrics to all levels of stakeholders
Ability to be a single point of contact and communicate across multiple teams and organizations
Ability to break down problems, document problem statements and drives issue resolution
Ability to mentor, influence and guide team members and stakeholders
Strong oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
Experience with Amazon Web Services and relevant programming languages are a benefit, but not required