Software and Informatics Product Manager (Temporary) at Cellanome in Foster City, CA
- Company: Cellanome
- Location: Foster City, CA
- Posted: Sep 18, 2026
- Type: Temporary
- Salary: $120,000 - $180,000/year
- Experience: 8+ years
Overview
Cellanome is hiring 6-month temporary Software and Informatics Product Manager who will support day-to-day execution for our software suite, owning tactical delivery by driving software releases to completion and leading cross-functional groups for requirements prioritization. The candidate will pos…
Job description
- Cellanome is hiring 6-month temporary Software and Informatics Product Manager who will support day-to-day execution for our software suite, owning tactical delivery by driving software releases to completion and leading cross-functional groups for requirements prioritization. The candidate will possess a good understanding of current genomic and functional methods and understand the trends in the competitive landscape. As part of the marketing team, this role contributes to customer facing documentation, and supports customers and KOLs to ensure their success and showcase the use of Cellanome products. Collaborates closely with Software & Bioinformatics, R&D, Operations, and Commercial.
Responsibilities
- Launch execution: Drive the team’s current software releases through to completion by coordinating cross-functional readiness, tracking open items, and unblocking the team where needed; ownership of relevant documentation including release notes and user guides.
- User needs & prioritization: Gather, document, and prioritize requirements for software releases, working with engineering and R&D to translate customer and field input into a clear backlog; partner across the core team on cross-functional trade-off decisions.
- Cross-functional coordination: Work with product management counterparts and software teams to keep the roadmap on track; flag trade-offs and decisions that need broader input.
- Voice of customer: Stay involved with customer and field feedback by joining select customer calls and feedback sessions and route findings to the right owners.
- Field support: Answer field team questions and support commercial activities as needed; help maintain existing training, sales tools and collateral.
Requirements
- Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years experience; or equivalent experience.
- Technical knowledge of genomic, functional and/or single cell analysis tools required.
- Experience developing and launching successful products in the life science software space.
- Communicates effectively and collaborates with various internal and external stakeholders.
- Excellent problem-solving abilities, critical thinking, and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
- PhD strongly preferred.
- Multi-omic and live cell biology experience preferred.
- Experience leading SaaS solutions globally with regulatory compliance and data privacy requirements preferred.
- Experience working across applications, including web lab, preferred.
Skills
Required
- SaaS solutions
- Web lab applications
Benefits
- You’ll feel the energy when you walk in our door – we work hard, we have fun and we have ambitious plans to grow. Cellanome offers a comprehensive employment package that includes a competitive salary, generous stock options, great individual, and family health plans, a 401(k) and flexibility to balance work and life.
- The estimated base salary range for this position is $120,000 - $180,000/year. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors including job related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
About Cellanome
We’re a well-funded start-up. You’ll get a chance to wear many hats, be a part of a growing team, and have the potential for exciting financial and career growth. Here’s what sets us apart. We’ve set our sights on some of the biggest challenges facing biology today. We’re amassing a world class team of engineers, scientists, team builders and problem solvers to tackle these challenges heads-on. We’re passionate about developing the next generation technologies that will unravel the complexities of biology. This is a unique opportunity to build, be part of an exciting start-up and be surrounded by good humans who are super capable, humble and down-to- earth.