Sr. Program Manager - Software Engineering

Company: DNAnexus
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

Job DescriptionCompany Description

DNAnexus is the leading cloud-based SaaS company serving the global life science community. DNAnexus' health informatics platform serves customers across a spectrum of industries — government, biopharmaceutical, clinical diagnostics, healthcare, and academic research in 33 countries with compliant protection of data, privacy, and intellectual property. The platform provides a secure and collaborative environment where genomics, multi-omics, and real world data can be combined with clinical data at scale, providing new insights that can lead to improved diagnostics, new targeted therapies and better patient care.Job Description

We are looking for a world class program manager to join the fast growing Product and Engineering team at DNAnexus to lead and build efficient and scalable organization and processes. This role requires a solid background in software development methodology; someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, who comes up with creative approaches to address challenges, and who has exceptional communication skills and the ability to handle complex cross functional team coordination. Is that you?Responsibilities

• Develop and champion processes for efficiency and scale in the software engineering organization.
• Improve SDLC process and chaperone process roll out and change management.
• Manage software development schedule for the product portfolio.
• Ensure the releases are delivered on time and with high quality.
• Work closely with Software Engineering Leads and Product Managers to coordinate critical team work, identify and manage dependencies, and mitigate risks.
• Communicate key developments, updates and problems to senior management.Qualifications
  
  
  • BS/MS degree in Computer Sciences, Software Engineering, Technology Management or similar.
  • 5+ years of relevant software engineering & technical program management experience.
  • Advanced knowledge of the full life-cycle of software product development and best practices.
  • Well-versed in methodologies for fast and continuous releases of SaaS software products.
  • Experience to define and roll out new and refined software product development processes across multiple teams.
  • Understands and executes well with rapid development cycles; remains flexible and calm in the face of uncertainty.
  • Excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
  • Self motivated and proactive with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities.
    
    Additional Information
    
    Based in Mountain View, California, DNAnexus is experiencing rapid growth and is searching for the best talent to join our team. We recently completed a $100 million financing round to advance our growth globally to further serve leading healthcare and life science organizations. Key investors include Google Ventures, Perceptive Advisors, Northpond Ventures, TPG Biotech, and Foresite Capital.If you are interested in joining our team, please apply today! All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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