If you are interested, please submit your CV in English. Please note that in some countries we offer a full-time freelancing consulting agreement.

A Little Bit about Us

Saphetor’s mission is to enable anyone to find, share and use the most comprehensive human genome data – and to collaborate to improve health and lives around the world.

To do this we have built the VarSome suite of bioinformatic tools, the world’s leading resource for analysis and interpretation of human genome variant data, with more than 6 000
citations in scientific papers, and over 60 000 registered professional users. Our customers work around the globe across academic, clinical, and industry laboratories analysing NGS (Next Generation Sequencing) data for research and diagnostic purposes. 

Saphetor is a Swiss precision medicine company with offices in Lausanne (CH), Boston (USA), and Athens (GR) employing a diverse global workforce.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Product Manager in Oncology to take ownership of our oncology-related product initiatives and drive their evolution from concept to delivery.

This is a highly technical Product Management role at the intersection of clinical genomics, bioinformatics, and software development. The ideal candidate combines strong scientific expertise with hands-on product execution capabilities and the ability to work closely with development teams.

You will report to the Sr Principal Product Manager and play a key role in shaping and delivering oncology functionalities with high technical complexity.

Role Responsibilities

1.Technical product ownership

• Own oncology-related product initiatives from discovery to release.
• Translate complex biological and clinical concepts into clear, structured, and actionable product requirements.
• Work closely with software developers to define functional specifications at the appropriate level of technical depth.
• Collaborate with the Science team to translate research insights and scientific findings into product improvements and new functionalities.
• Align scientific requirements with technical constraints to ensure feasible and effective product implementations.
• Challenge, refine, and iterate on technical solutions in collaboration with development teams.
• Ensure delivered features meet defined requirements before launch.
• Ensure that delivered features are scientifically sound and aligned with user workflows.

2. Deep understanding of user workflows

• Engage directly with end users (molecular pathologists, clinical scientists, bioinformaticians) to understand real-world oncology workflows.
• Identify gaps, inefficiencies, and unmet needs in variant and biomarker interpretation processes.
• Translate user needs into prioritized roadmap initiatives.

3. Cross-functional collaboration

• Act as the bridge between scientific stakeholders and development teams.
• Collaborate with Technology, Regulatory, and Commercial teams to ensure product-market fit and compliance alignment.
• Contribute to roadmap prioritization based on customer value and strategic impact.

4. Product & scientific advocacy

• Act as the internal subject matter expert for oncology-related functionalities.
• Communicate complex genomic and clinical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Support product launches in collaboration with Marketing.
• Provide scientific and technical training to Sales and other internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to scientifically accurate external materials (presentations, webinars, case studies and user manual).
• Ensure external communication and documentation accurately reflect product capabilities.

What you will bring:

Must-have:

• Master’s or PhD in Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, or related field.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in NGS bioinformatics, including variant and biomarker calling and interpretation (ideally in oncology).
• Strong understanding of NGS pipelines, variant classification frameworks, and clinical genomics workflows.
• Experience working closely with software engineers on technical product features.
• Ability to break down complex biological concepts into clear, structured explanations.
• Fluency in English is a must. Good knowledge of other foreign languages (e.g., French,German) will be considered a plus

Strongly valued:

• Experience in regulated environments (IVDR, CLIA, or similar).
• Previous experience in a bioinformatics software company.
• Exposure to agile product development environments.

Profile:

• Comfortable discussing technical implementation decisions with development teams.
• Structured thinker with strong prioritization skills.
• Curious, detail-oriented, and scientifically rigorous.
• Able to balance scientific accuracy with pragmatic product decisions.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, collaborative startup environment.
• Available for occasional international business travel

Your career journey with us includes:

• A position in a fascinating healthcare growth domain, at the cutting edge of technology.
• A competitive compensation package 
• Remote work with occasional travel. Everyone in the company speaks fluent English and the company is very experienced in coordinating a regionally distributed team, using an agile workflow.
• Endless learning opportunities while transferring new technologies from academics to clinical practice all over the world.

Saphetor is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and our employees, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, medical condition or disability, sexual orientation, gender expression, or marital status.

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