Seqera exists to advance science for everyone through software
We provide software for scientists solving today's most complex and important challenges from pioneering innovative therapeutics to unveiling the secrets of our universe. The journey began a decade ago with Nextflow — open software that helps over 100,000 global scientists analyze and process data, with more power and flexibility than ever before.
Today, Seqera consolidates fragmented data and diverse computing resources into a unified platform. Our modern biotech stack is trusted by over 150 leading life sciences organizations. Empowered with modern software engineering, organizations conduct science faster, on larger datasets, and with more confidence. Seqera accelerates discoveries in an open world.
Would you like to be a part of a company with a bigger purpose and make it successful with your own ideas? If yes, keep reading!
About the role
Are you looking to pivot into a field that's literally redefining our understanding of life as we know it through the intersection of technology and life sciences? If so, your search ends here!
As we expand the Seqera Platform, our flagship Enterprise SaaS, we’re looking for a technical Product Manager who’ll be responsible for managing the continued integration of Nextflow pipelines directly in our product suite and managing new initiatives from ideation to delivery.
In close collaboration with both our internal Customer Success and Scientific Development teams, and directly with our diverse Enterprise customers across the globe, you will be responsible for defining and delivering new platform initiatives and features. Your role will encompass analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of our platform, providing business and customer context to technical discussions with executive leadership through to software engineers, and championing the various initiatives you are responsible for. This position reports to the Product team, which consists of diverse Product Managers, Designers, Web Developers, and Technical Writers remotely located across the globe.
We're seeking a talented individual who excels in dynamic environments, relishes new challenges, and is deeply committed to helping bioinformaticians deliver cutting edge scientific results using the latest technology.
Note: We have only 1 job vacancy, and we're open to hiring you in New York (US), London (UK) or Barcelona (Spain). We are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.
What You'll Do
Collaborate with our customer success team and directly with our Platform customers, bringing user context to technical discussions, design, and determination of roadmap priorities.
Negotiate competing priorities between leadership, engineering, and various customer groups.
Collaborate with our Engineering team to determine resource requirements, knowledge gaps, and delivery timelines to maintain our rapid pace of growth and customer satisfaction.
Define and own key performance indicators for your responsible components.
About you
3+ years Product Management experience specifically related to bioinformatics or life sciences Enterprise SaaS.
Strong technical problem-solving skills, product management skills, excellent communication skills, and a clear understanding of how software engineers build, manage and deploy their infrastructure and applications.
Ability to influence people across the organization, from technical leadership to business managers, by creating win-win solutions, and the desire to be an individual contributor to support Seqera's flagship platform.
Manage competing needs of multiple internal and external customer groups and create certainty out of ambiguity while having a firm grasp over the operational and technical aspects of the platform infrastructure and security.
Prior experience using product/project management SaaS for overseeing the software development lifecycle (e.g. JIRA, Asana, Trello, Github)
Expertise with public cloud platforms, with advanced skills in at least one of the following: AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
Experience with containerized application development environments (e.g. Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Gitpod)
Nice to have:
Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, natural sciences, or a related field.
Prior experience building web applications using Java, Python, Go, or C#
Prior experience using Git
Exposure to hybrid cloud/on-prem environments and High Performance Compute (HPC), and job schedulers (e.g. Slurm)
Prior experience with bioinformatics or biotechnology.
Current public cloud platform certification
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Seqera, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role and your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
What will you find working at Seqera?
International working environment with more than 25 nationalities.
Passionate & talented team.
Continuous skills development.
Team retreats and bonding activities.
A culture where your opinion is valued and your decisions have a real impact on the industry.
Excitement of a fast-growing startup in a constantly changing environment.
Great benefits
Time off: holidays under the local legislation + 3 days given by Seqera in December of 2024, and the national/public holidays according to your location.
Equity
Private health insurance
Private life insurance
Home office allowance (valued over 1,000 USD)
Subscription to Oliva, Mental Health App
Learning and development budget per year (1,000 USD)
Other specific benefits according to your location.
You should know
Seqera is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. However you identify or whatever your journey to this point, we welcome all candidates to apply for the position that inspires them. Come join us and help us build a global company that everyone is proud to be part of.
As we scale, we constantly improve our in-office and WFH environments and learn to help everyone have the best setup for our company's success and your personal development while always keeping the human touch in every aspect of our lives.
Why join us?
By learning from and with each other, we ensure our ability to drive innovation and make better decisions toward our mission. Most importantly, our culture provides a genuinely fun, inclusive, and challenging environment that will allow you to grow while making a huge difference in human health and beyond.
