Job Title: Product Owner – Multi-Omics
Location: Cambridge, MA, Morristown, NJ
About the Job
At Sanofi, we’re committed to providing the next-gen healthcare that patients and customers need. It’s about harnessing data insights and leveraging AI responsibly to search deeper and solve sooner than ever before. Join our [Team Name] as [Job Title] and you can help make it happen.
At Sanofi, we’re committed to providing the next-gen healthcare that patients and customers need. It’s about harnessing data insights and leveraging AI responsibly to search deeper and solve sooner than ever before. Join our R&D Data & AI Products and Platforms Team as a Product Owner and you can help make it happen.
Your job?
Sanofi has recently embarked into a vast and ambitious digital transformation program. A cornerstone of this roadmap is the acceleration of its data transformation and of the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions, to accelerate R&D, manufacturing and commercial performance and bring better drugs and vaccines to patients faster, to improve health and save lives.
The R&D Data & AI Products and Platforms Team is a key team within R&D Digital, focused on developing and delivering Data and AI products for R&D use cases. This team plays a critical role in pursuing broader democratization of data across R&D and providing the foundation to scale AI/ML, advanced analytics, and operational analytics capabilities.
We are looking for a Product Owner to lead the development of innovative software products supporting Scientific Workflow Engineering in bioinformatics. This includes multi-omic technologies such as Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS), proteomics, and digital pathology advanced machine learning-based (ML Ops) workflows, including generative AI for protein design, protein folding, and structural chemistry.
As the Product Owner, you will be responsible for collaborating with scientists and technical stakeholders, managing the full product lifecycle from gathering requirements to product delivery and continuous improvement. You will work closely with a dedicated scrum team composed of data engineers and full-stack platform engineers to deliver high-impact digital products that empower cutting-edge scientific research and innovation.
Our vision for digital, data analytics and AI
Join us on our journey in enabling Sanofi’s Digital Transformation through becoming an AI first organization. This means:
AI Factory - Versatile Teams Operating in Cross Functional Pods: Utilizing digital and data resources to develop AI products, bringing data management, AI and product development skills to products, programs and projects to create an agile, fulfilling and meaningful work environment.
We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?
Main Responsibilities:
Product Ownership:
Lead the development and evolution of digital products that support bioinformatics workflows and ML operations, ensuring they meet scientific, research, and business objectives.
Oversee the support and coordination of third-party multi-omics tools, including Qiagen ArrayStudio/Lands, Ingenuity Pathway Analysis, and Bioturing, ensuring their integration and continued functionality within our research infrastructure while maintaining a robust CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to manage upgrades and deployments efficiently.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Management:
Collaborate with senior leaders and cross-functional teams (including R&D, technology, and operations) to ensure alignment and ensure the product strategy is supported by business cases and industry standards.
Product Delivery:
Continuous Improvement:
Technical Leadership & Strategic Vision:
Bring a deep understanding of scientific workflows in bioinformatics and ML operations, particularly in areas like protein design, folding, and structural chemistry.
Demonstrate proficiency in managing and integrating third-party tools, including Qiagen ArrayStudio/Lands, Ingenuity Pathway Analysis, and Bioturing, to support ongoing research activities.
About You
Key Functional Requirements & Qualifications:
Master’s degree in computer science, bioinformatics, data science, or a related scientific field. Ph.D. or equivalent experience in relevant scientific domains is a plus.
5+ years in product management, preferably with experience in bioinformatics, life sciences, or AI/ML platforms.
Experience leading product development in scientific environments, particularly in areas like NGS, proteomics, genomics, or bioinformatics.
Strong understanding of bioinformatics workflows, particularly across a broad range of common workflow languages (e.g. Nextflow, Snakemake, etc.).
Proven experience managing CI/CD pipelines, specifically using GitHub Actions, to automate deployment, upgrades, and maintenance of third-party applications.
Excellent communication, presentation, and collaboration skills, particularly with scientists, engineers, and executive stakeholders.
Proven ability to make strategic decisions, overcome roadblocks, and deliver results in a fast-paced, complex environment.
Key Technical Requirements & Qualifications:
Familiarity with product management tools and frameworks, such as Jira, Confluence, Miro, and related.
Why Choose Us?
Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.
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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.
