Product Owner at Genomics

Location: London

The Mission: Why We Exist

Genomics is a science-led transatlantic TechBio combining large-scale genetic and health data with proprietary analytics to accelerate drug discovery and advance predictive, preventative healthcare. We are united by a single vision to help people live longer healthier lives, using the power of genomics.

Genomics aims to help people live longer, healthier lives in two ways: super-charging drug discovery and development for novel treatments with our AI-enabled advanced genetic analytics platform, and by helping people understand their personal risk of common chronic diseases through polygenic risk scores - giving doctors and health systems the chance to get the right people into the right prevention, screening and treatment programmes at the right time.

Role Purpose:

As a Product Owner for Mystra, you’ll translate the product strategy into execution, ensuring our AI-enabled discovery platform continues to deliver high value to our customers. You’ll own and maintain a prioritised product backlog, ensuring that cross-functional input is captured and the highest-impact work is delivered efficiently and effectively.

A Day in the Life:

Write, refine, and prioritise features and user stories in the Mystra backlog to guide engineering and design work.
Define clear acceptance criteria and validate completed work to ensure alignment with requirements and product vision.
Make real-time decisions on priorities and scope throughout the development cycle.
Collaborate closely with engineers, designers, and scientific stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of the product roadmap.
Communicate roadmap progress, priorities, and product decisions clearly to internal stakeholders.

Key Focus Areas:

Experience in product ownership or management, ideally within technology, health tech, or biotech.
Strong understanding of requirements elicitation and translating customer and stakeholder needs into actionable product stories.
Proven ability to prioritise backlogs based on value to both customers and the business.
Demonstrated track record of iterative delivery of roadmap commitments.
Exceptional communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams, including scientists, engineers, and project managers.
Familiarity with scientific or technical domains in genomics, biotech, or AI-enabled product environments.
Experience delivering in regulated industries such as health tech or life sciences
Degree in Bioinformatics or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Product Owner or Product Management certification (or equivalent experience).

The Team

You’ll join the Mystra scrum team, comprising a design lead and four engineers, collaborating closely with other product stakeholders such as scientists and project managers.

We’re a team committed to our product vision, empathetic to our users and stakeholders, and aligned with Genomics’ wider mission to drive measurable impact in human health.

Your Package

We are committed to providing a transparent, supportive, and rewarding work environment.

Compensation & Growth

Competitive Salary: Salaries are externally benchmarked annually to ensure top-of-market compensation.
Clear Career Path: A straightforward, open progression framework means you'll always know the path to promotion and how to achieve your next career goal.
Continuous Learning: Including external courses and a wide library of L&D materials, because your growth is our success.

Wellbeing & Time Off

Holiday: 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, plus an extra 3-day company-wide shutdown at year-end.
Financial & Health Security: Robust benefits including a market-leading pension scheme, comprehensive private health insurance for you and your family with NO excess, critical illness, and life assurance.
Enhanced Leave: Enhanced paid family leave to support all new parents.

Work Environment & Culture

Flexible Working: Hybrid Working .(e.g. From our London office)
Truly Inclusive Time Off: Our 'Bank Your Bank Holiday' program allows you to exchange public holidays for dates that hold personal or cultural significance to you.
Vibrant Social Culture: From regular Town Halls and team picnics to organised sports events, our social committee ensures frequent opportunities to connect and celebrate.
Green Commute: Cycle-to-Work scheme and convenient office locations near major transport hubs.

Ready to Build the Future?

If this opportunity excites you, apply now!

We are dedicated to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Genomics politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

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