Senior Product Manager, Automation

Company: Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.
Location: Boston
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Ginkgo's mission is to make biology easier to engineer. We design, build, and test organisms to address fundamental challenges the world is facing today. Ginkgo bioengineers use our foundry-a custom-built, centralized set of robotic lab equipment and software-to build new organisms for making natural products, pharmaceuticals, biofuels, and more.-- We're looking for amazing Technical Product Managers (TPM) who are excited by the challenges of scaling and improving our foundry. In this role, you will collaborate closely with Ginkgo's Automation team to design and build Ginkgo's strong set of internal software and automation tools that enable high-throughput genetic engineering across multiple species. You will advance these tools by adding to their capabilities and scaling their performance, while making them easier and more efficient to use. The ideal Technical Product Manager has a passion for synthetic biology, mechanical systems and scientific software, a strong understanding of their challenges, and a proven track record for delivering incredible software. Please note: This role requires the ability to be onsite at our Boston location as needed. Responsibilities

• Oversee a functional area and act as the product owner for 1-2 scrum teams--
• Develop strategy for product planning, including short-term release plans and long-term roadmaps for your functional area
• Stay current with new laboratory automation and software capabilities being developed in the industry, and understand how these new technologies may be applied to your functional area
• Define and track key performance metrics and other measurable success criteria
• Collect and synthesize user feedback to identify product gaps and define requirements to meet the gaps
• Collaboratively develop the best solutions that can be delivered in a time and cost sensitive manner
• Build, groom and prioritize the backlog for your functional area
• Align development teams, as well as internal and external stakeholders around the solutions you develop by advocating for them, understanding their implications, ensuring their quality, and maintaining user engagement Desired Experience and Capabilities
  • B.A./B.S. or higher degree in mechanical engineering, computer science or a related field--
  • 4+ years of product management experience and proven track record delivering incredible software
  • Knowledge of and experience with the physical and mechanical constraints of automation systems
  • Demonstrated ability to break down complex problems into actionable steps
  • Experience leading or supporting user research
  • Excited to work with the best scientists and engineers to develop new software tools to solve never-before-seen scientific challenges To learn more about our Software Team and how we're growing Ginkgo's platform, check out our team page . as well as some of the team's blog posts : To learn more about Ginkgo, check out some recent press: We also feel that it's important to point out the obvious here - there's a serious lack of diversity in our industry, and that needs to change. Our goal is to help drive that change. Ginkgo is deeply committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion in all of its practices, especially when it comes to growing our team. Our culture promotes inclusion and embraces how rewarding it is to work with people from all walks of life. We're developing a powerful biological engineering platform, so we must remain mindful of the many ways our technology can - and will - impact people around the world. We care about how our platform is used, and having a diverse team to build it gives us the best chance that it's something we'll be proud of as it continues to grow. Therefore, it's critical that we incorporate the diverse voices and visions of all those who play a role in the future of biology. It is the policy of Ginkgo Bioworks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants.

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