Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd.
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Senior Director, Regional Business Development, EMEAI United Kingdom and 2 more Trending Job Description Oxford Nanopore has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology for faster, information-rich, accessible and affordable molecular analysis, used to understand and characterise the biology of humans and diseases such as cancer. By enabling biological insights, we strive to improve life on Earth and beyond. We are seeking an experienced Regional Business Development Director with deep life science expertise to drive regional growth, where developing and utilising partnerships will play a central role in achieving our long term goals. The Senior Director, Regional Business Development, EMEAI, joins a regional team of experienced commercial professionals who are responsible for building an ecosystem of business partnerships to create and deliver revenue opportunities for Oxford Nanopore Technologies in the medium and long term. This ecosystem will accelerate the adoption of nanopore sequencing across strategic end markets. The role works at the intersection of commercial, product development and market development by forming and completing high-value partnerships within EMEAI, supporting the entry into new markets where commercial demand must be established and translated to high growth. This role can be based in the UK, France, or Germany, and includes around 60% travel across EMEAI. The Details This individual is responsible for leading strategic business partnerships, with a focus on building, structuring, and managing external partnerships that expand and mature regional markets. The postholder will own selected high impact partnership opportunities, develop and govern frameworks for external engagement in close collaboration with EMEAI Commercial Leadership and in alignment with Corporate Business Development, Regional and Global Marketing and Development. The postholder is also responsible for liaising with teams across the company to ensure that project plans, commitments and obligations contained in partnership deals are well defined, clearly communicated and that suitable approvals have been obtained. Duties include, but are not limited to: Developing a deep understanding of technology relevant applications across key end markets, including the use cases, economics and key players in such markets that we seek to address through partnerships. You will act as the main point of contact within EMEAI to the business development team for one or more market segments. Interacting with other teams across the company including Corporate Business Development, Marketing (Regional and Global), Applications, Product Management, Finance and Legal. In many cases, you will serve as a project sponsor and manager throughout the deal making process with responsibility for coordinating across these functions. In collaboration with other appropriate internal teams, preparing and making partnership proposals to senior leadership for executive review and approval. Assisting in the negotiation of key partnership documents, from term sheet stage through definitive agreements, ensuring alignment between internal financial models and key economic terms. Partner with leadership to help design and support new commercial execution models or processes when required Maintaining the team's 'dashboard' of ongoing partnership projects in various stages of development. Conducting all activities in accordance with the established partnering frameworks and processes. Communicate partnering frameworks and processes to colleagues across the company and promote adherence to them. Any other duties as might be required within the remit and responsibilities of the post. What We're Looking For We'll expect you to have extensive experience in establishing and maintaining strategic partnerships, business and contracts related experience. It would be ideal to have a background in the Life Sciences industry, have worked in start ups/SME and larger organisations, and specifically focused on leveraging genomics. In addition, you're a highly skilled negotiator with excellent analytical, financial and communication skills and expertise and understanding of market influences. You will be able to execute a clear strategy around partnership engagement and negotiation execution, and high aptitude for cross functional collaboration and delivery to targets. You should have a good workingknowledge of contracting concepts and strong demonstrated competency in contract negotiation skills. This role would suit someone who enjoys working in a highly cross functional collaborative team, supporting a variety of stakeholders whilst operating independently to establish and maintain strategic partnerships for the company. Pleasenotethisrolewillinvolvearound60%travelacrossEMEAI. Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job. Job Info Job Identification 3227 Job Category Commercial Posting Date 08/18/2026, 03:07 PM Apply Before 09/11/2026, 03:07 PM Job Schedule Full time Locations Oxford Science Park, OXFORD, OX4 4DQ, GB DE France, France, 1234, FR
Senior Director, Regional Business Development, EMEAI United Kingdom and 2 more Trending Job Description Oxford Nanopore has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology for faster, information-rich, accessible and affordable molecular analysis, used to understand and characterise the biology of humans and diseases such as cancer. By enabling biological insights, we strive to improve life on Earth and beyond. We are seeking an experienced Regional Business Development Director with deep life science expertise to drive regional growth, where developing and utilising partnerships will play a central role in achieving our long term goals. The Senior Director, Regional Business Development, EMEAI, joins a regional team of experienced commercial professionals who are responsible for building an ecosystem of business partnerships to create and deliver revenue opportunities for Oxford Nanopore Technologies in the medium and long term. This ecosystem will accelerate the adoption of nanopore sequencing across strategic end markets. The role works at the intersection of commercial, product development and market development by forming and completing high-value partnerships within EMEAI, supporting the entry into new markets where commercial demand must be established and translated to high growth. This role can be based in the UK, France, or Germany, and includes around 60% travel across EMEAI. The Details This individual is responsible for leading strategic business partnerships, with a focus on building, structuring, and managing external partnerships that expand and mature regional markets. The postholder will own selected high impact partnership opportunities, develop and govern frameworks for external engagement in close collaboration with EMEAI Commercial Leadership and in alignment with Corporate Business Development, Regional and Global Marketing and Development. The postholder is also responsible for liaising with teams across the company to ensure that project plans, commitments and obligations contained in partnership deals are well defined, clearly communicated and that suitable approvals have been obtained. Duties include, but are not limited to: Developing a deep understanding of technology relevant applications across key end markets, including the use cases, economics and key players in such markets that we seek to address through partnerships. You will act as the main point of contact within EMEAI to the business development team for one or more market segments. Interacting with other teams across the company including Corporate Business Development, Marketing (Regional and Global), Applications, Product Management, Finance and Legal. In many cases, you will serve as a project sponsor and manager throughout the deal making process with responsibility for coordinating across these functions. In collaboration with other appropriate internal teams, preparing and making partnership proposals to senior leadership for executive review and approval. Assisting in the negotiation of key partnership documents, from term sheet stage through definitive agreements, ensuring alignment between internal financial models and key economic terms. Partner with leadership to help design and support new commercial execution models or processes when required Maintaining the team's 'dashboard' of ongoing partnership projects in various stages of development. Conducting all activities in accordance with the established partnering frameworks and processes. Communicate partnering frameworks and processes to colleagues across the company and promote adherence to them. Any other duties as might be required within the remit and responsibilities of the post. What We're Looking For We'll expect you to have extensive experience in establishing and maintaining strategic partnerships, business and contracts related experience. It would be ideal to have a background in the Life Sciences industry, have worked in start ups/SME and larger organisations, and specifically focused on leveraging genomics. In addition, you're a highly skilled negotiator with excellent analytical, financial and communication skills and expertise and understanding of market influences. You will be able to execute a clear strategy around partnership engagement and negotiation execution, and high aptitude for cross functional collaboration and delivery to targets. You should have a good workingknowledge of contracting concepts and strong demonstrated competency in contract negotiation skills. This role would suit someone who enjoys working in a highly cross functional collaborative team, supporting a variety of stakeholders whilst operating independently to establish and maintain strategic partnerships for the company. Pleasenotethisrolewillinvolvearound60%travelacrossEMEAI. Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job. Job Info Job Identification 3227 Job Category Commercial Posting Date 08/18/2026, 03:07 PM Apply Before 09/11/2026, 03:07 PM Job Schedule Full time Locations Oxford Science Park, OXFORD, OX4 4DQ, GB DE France, France, 1234, FR
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd.
Oxford, Oxfordshire
OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom Job Description Senior Product Manager Bioinformatics Human and Cancer Genomics Oxford, UK Hybrid Oxford Nanopore Technologies is headquartered at the Oxford Science Park outside Oxford, UK, with satellite offices and a commercial presence in many global locations across the US, APAC, and Europe. Our goal is to enable the analysis of any living thing, by anyone, anywhere. We employ individuals from multiple subject areas, including nanopore science, molecular biology and applications, informatics, engineering, electronics, manufacturing, and commercialisation. Our sequencing platform is the only technology that offers real-time analysis, in fully scalable formats from pocket to population scale. This platform can analyze native DNA or RNA and sequence any length of fragment to achieve short to ultra-long read lengths. The Role We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to join our bioinformatics product management team. This role focuses on supporting the development of secondary analysis tools and workflows for human and cancer genomics. A primary objective will be enabling accurate and scalable analysis of nanopore sequencing data through the delivery of variant analysis tools and pipelines. You will work closely with customers and internal stakeholders (engineering, research, and commercial teams) to define user needs and translate them into clear product requirements. Your contributions will be vital to the delivery of tools used across research and clinical settings, including applications in rare disease and oncology. Key Responsibilities Contribute to the bioinformatics strategy through deep subject matter expertise, market intelligence, and competitive understanding. Support the definition and delivery of bioinformatics products for human secondary analysis. Gather and prioritize requirements from internal teams, customers, and external collaborators. Translate scientific and technical concepts into clear product requirements and user-facing value. Collaborate with engineering and research teams to ensure the timely and high-quality delivery of product features. Support product releases, including documentation and user guidance. Monitor user feedback and product performance to inform ongoing product improvements. What We're Looking For Substantial experience in product management or a related role in bioinformatics, genomics, or life sciences software. A strong understanding of human genetics, including variant types and analysis approaches. Experience with bioinformatics, particularly secondary analysis tools and workflows. Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams. Clear communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences. Organized and able to manage priorities across multiple workstreams. Knowledge of cancer genomics (e.g., somatic variant calling, tumour profiling). Experience with long-read sequencing data. Exposure to clinical or regulated environments. Familiarity with workflow tools or cloud-based bioinformatics platforms. Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom Job Description Senior Product Manager Bioinformatics Human and Cancer Genomics Oxford, UK Hybrid Oxford Nanopore Technologies is headquartered at the Oxford Science Park outside Oxford, UK, with satellite offices and a commercial presence in many global locations across the US, APAC, and Europe. Our goal is to enable the analysis of any living thing, by anyone, anywhere. We employ individuals from multiple subject areas, including nanopore science, molecular biology and applications, informatics, engineering, electronics, manufacturing, and commercialisation. Our sequencing platform is the only technology that offers real-time analysis, in fully scalable formats from pocket to population scale. This platform can analyze native DNA or RNA and sequence any length of fragment to achieve short to ultra-long read lengths. The Role We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to join our bioinformatics product management team. This role focuses on supporting the development of secondary analysis tools and workflows for human and cancer genomics. A primary objective will be enabling accurate and scalable analysis of nanopore sequencing data through the delivery of variant analysis tools and pipelines. You will work closely with customers and internal stakeholders (engineering, research, and commercial teams) to define user needs and translate them into clear product requirements. Your contributions will be vital to the delivery of tools used across research and clinical settings, including applications in rare disease and oncology. Key Responsibilities Contribute to the bioinformatics strategy through deep subject matter expertise, market intelligence, and competitive understanding. Support the definition and delivery of bioinformatics products for human secondary analysis. Gather and prioritize requirements from internal teams, customers, and external collaborators. Translate scientific and technical concepts into clear product requirements and user-facing value. Collaborate with engineering and research teams to ensure the timely and high-quality delivery of product features. Support product releases, including documentation and user guidance. Monitor user feedback and product performance to inform ongoing product improvements. What We're Looking For Substantial experience in product management or a related role in bioinformatics, genomics, or life sciences software. A strong understanding of human genetics, including variant types and analysis approaches. Experience with bioinformatics, particularly secondary analysis tools and workflows. Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams. Clear communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences. Organized and able to manage priorities across multiple workstreams. Knowledge of cancer genomics (e.g., somatic variant calling, tumour profiling). Experience with long-read sequencing data. Exposure to clinical or regulated environments. Familiarity with workflow tools or cloud-based bioinformatics platforms. Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.