Our mission at Xyme is to solve important societal problems by revolutionizing the practice of synthetic chemistry through what we call xymes - AI-generated enzymes that can catalyze any reaction. As an innovative startup based in Oxford and Manchester, UK, we bring together interdisciplinary teams of scientists, engineers, and data specialists to push the boundaries of enzyme design. Our dynamic and collaborative work environment is fuelled by a passion for innovation. We cultivate a culture of continuous learning and improvement, where every team member can make a lasting impact on our groundbreaking research and real-world applications.
As Senior Technical Product Manager at Xyme, you will play a crucial role in advancing our mission to revolutionize enzyme design through AI. We are combining cutting-edge science and the latest technical innovations to build a groundbreaking platform with disruptive applications in many industries. Your role will be to drive our success through effective product management—ensuring scientific objectives are translated into clear goals, maintained roadmaps, and ambitious yet achievable projects. You will also play a pivotal role in communicating progress and creating a high level of transparency across the organisation concerning ongoing and future initiatives. Additionally, you will partner with scientific teams to foster alignment and coach them on product management best practices to drive efficiency and successful delivery.
What you will do
You will be supporting the scientific leadership team and help us to achieve our goals by doing the following on a routine basis:
* Translate strategic scientific goals into actionable platform development plans, organizing sprints and managing project timelines to ensure successful delivery.
* Partner with cross-functional teams to create unified roadmaps and align dependencies, removing blockers to ensure timely delivery of scientific and technical initiatives.
* Collaborate with our scientific and engineering teams to gather stakeholder requirements, assess technical feasibility, and create resource estimates for platform improvements.
* Drive transparency by communicating goals, workloads, and project progress through technical tools and clear presentations to stakeholders at all levels.
* Facilitate meetings by creating clear agendas, guiding discussions effectively, driving key decisions, and following through with detailed action items and next steps.
* Support senior leadership in creating relevant materials for fundraising events, due diligence, and board meetings.
Who we are looking for
* You are a team player and have the personality to bring people together. Team members will want to work with you and actively seek your support. You will also immediately understand why this is the first bullet point, not the last.
* You have an advanced degree in a scientific discipline and know the complexities of innovative research from your own experience.
* You developed a good understanding of what it takes to plan and deliver platform capabilities from first hand experience in a fast-paced, innovation-focused commercial environment. You know how to work with teams to gather and prioritize requirements, assess technical feasibility, create realistic resource estimates.
* You know the tools of the trade and are proficient in using modern project management approaches for creating, maintaining, and communicating tasks, projects, metrics, roadmaps.
* You excel at visual communication and take pride in creating compelling presentations and documents. Colleagues regularly compliment you on how well-designed they are.
What would be nice to have
* PhD-level research experience to better understand the complexity of research projects.
* Track record of project management in a deep tech start- or scaleup environment or even better, in an industrial setting that applies AI research to life sciences.
* Experience coaching agile practices and facilitating collaboration across technical teams, helping them adopt and improve agile methodologies while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
What you will get from us
* Opportunity to take a significant next step in your career by being instrumental in the development of a groundbreaking scientific platform with disruptive applications in many industries.
* We’ll help you advance your skills through comprehensive learning and development opportunities, including mentorship programs, access to industry conferences, specialized training sessions, and hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies.
* Coaching and mentoring from senior leaders who will work with you on a routine basis.
* Flexible hybrid work arrangement that blends in-office collaboration at our Oxford location with remote working options tailored to your preferences.
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