Director of Product Management, Freenome

• Do you have what it takes to be a Freenomer? A “Freenomer” is a determined, mission-driven, results-oriented employee fueled by the opportunity to change the landscape of cancer and make a positive impact on patients’ lives.
• Freenomers bring their diverse experience, expertise, and personal perspective to solve problems and push to achieve what’s possible, one breakthrough at a time
• Must haves:
• Bachelor’s degree in an analytical, technical, or scientific field
• At least seven years of experience in diagnostics, biopharma, or molecular life sciences industry
• At least three years of experience in product management for clinical diagnostic products
• Demonstrated design-thinking approach to to understand users, challenge assumptions, redefine problems, and create innovative solutions
• Entrepreneurial mindset and comfort with ambiguity
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Solutions-oriented and bias-to-action

Desirable

• The Director, Product Management, CRC Screening will play a critical role in defining and delivering Freenome’s colorectal cancer (CRC) screening solutions to patients
• In this role, you will define the product strategy and user needs for CRC early detection blood tests that will support patients in need of screening. These CRC early detection blood tests will be used by providers to increase adherence to screening and, thereby, improve patient outcomes
• You will represent the customer perspective to internal-facing teams defining the CRC screening product line. You will help define the user needs through voice of customer research and analysis, set the product priorities based on value and impact, and collaborate on the go-to-market commercialization plan through cross-functional engagement
• The role reports to the Senior Director, Product Management. This role will be a Hybrid role based in our Brisbane, California headquarters
• What you’ll do:
• Develop the product strategy & lifecycle roadmap for Freenome’s CRC screening solutions
• Conduct market research (secondary and primary) to analyze market dynamics and unmet needs of patients, payers, providers, and less traditional healthcare delivery channels
• Ideate and prioritize products that would support patients throughout their CRC testing process
• Define product lifecycle roadmaps taking into account the ecosystem of stakeholders involved from driving test adoption to practical implementation
• Define the user needs for Freenome’s CRC early detection blood tests
• Conduct voice of customer research to document and quantify user needs
• Collaborate with Freenome’s R&D team to translate user needs into design inputs
• Work with Freenome’s R&D and clinical development teams to understand how technical capabilities will impact product requirements
• Collaborate on the commercialization plan with cross-functional teams (e.g., medical affairs, marketing, sales)
• Ensure consistency between delivered product features and performance targets of the go-to-market commercialization plan
• Research, analyze, and synthesize overall market data to appropriately segment customers and product selection criteria
• Assess competitor offerings and commercial strategies to properly position against and compete on the market
• Lead cross-functional teams to execute on the product. Bring strategic lens to:
• Inform and guide the team’s activities
• Drive cross-functional coordination
• Prioritize deliverables and resource needs
• Problem solve challenges