Director or Senior Director, Software Product Management

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Job description

GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. GRAIL is focused on alleviating the global burden of cancer by developing pioneering technology to detect and identify multiple deadly cancer types early. The company is using the power of next-generation sequencing, population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to enhance the scientific understanding of cancer biology, and to develop its multi-cancer early detection blood test. GRAIL is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA with locations in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and the United Kingdom. GRAIL, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN). For more information, please visit .

GRAIL is hiring a Director or Senior Director, Software Product Management who will play a key role in the development and execution of our product strategy. Our ideal candidate has significant experience in developing complex healthcare-related software, leading and growing high-performing software product teams, and working with cross-functional team members to ensure products meet user and business needs.
You Will:

• Lead all aspects of the vision, strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle management of the software product portfolio (may include aspects of commercial, laboratory, clinical and data software).
• Drive alignment around the product strategy and roadmap among key team members in the organization, including software engineering, commercial, lab operations, R&D, bioinformatics/data science, biostats, clinical development, medical affairs, quality, regulatory, legal, senior and executive leadership.
• Recruit, train, manage and develop a team of software product managers and UX designers to deliver, succeed and grow.
• Build product narratives that clearly articulate the motivation for the project, goals, and criteria for success, focusing on customer needs and customer experience.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on feature specifications, collecting/resolving requirements from all relevant partners, and making decisions about implementation and resource trade-offs.
• Ensure that product releases successfully meet user needs and that key performance indicators for product performance are defined and met.
• Ensure that product versioning considers current and anticipated market trends.
• Demonstrate and communicate progress to key internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop presentations, strategy documents, requirements documents processes and protocols that model industry best practices, and enable continuous learning and improvement.
• Provide hands-on product management to support the business.
• Occasional travel to stay apprised of market trends and understand customer needs.

Your Background Includes:

• Motivated by making the world a better place through technology, and wanting to be part of a team that makes this happen.
• BA/BS, Master's or PhD preferred, in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Bioinformatics or a related field and equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in software product strategy, product management, product development or related work.
• 4 years of management experience with a demonstrated track record of building and scaling high-value teams and products.
• Experience working in a start-up environment, leading complex strategic and operational initiatives, working through technical, operational, legal, regulatory and business issues.
• Ability to prioritize, set goals and deliver results with a high emphasis on quality, technical rigor, and attention to detail.
• Ability to model industry best practices in preparing deliverables (e.g. proposals, program plans, product requirements).
• Background working in regulated healthcare environments.
• Familiar with working in agile software development environments.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Excellent strategic and analytical abilities.

GRAIL is an Equal Employment Office and Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We will reasonably accommodate all individuals with disabilities so that they can participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact u s to request accommodation.

Following extensive monitoring, research, consideration of business implications, and advice from internal and external experts, GRAIL has made the decision to require all U.S. employees receive the COVID-19 vaccines as a condition of employment. "Full vaccination" is defined as two weeks after both doses of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks since a single-dose vaccine has been administered. Anyone unable to be vaccinated, either because of a sincerely held religious belief or a medical condition or disability that prevents them from being vaccinated, can request a reasonable accommodation.