Product Manager

With over 35 nationalities and a range of backgrounds represented in our Benevolent team, we aim to build an inclusive environment where our people can bring their authentic selves to work, be respected for who they are and the exceptional work they do. We welcome and actively encourage applications from all sections of society and are committed to offering equal employment opportunities regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, parental status, disability, age, citizenship, or any other basis. We see our diversity as an asset as we tackle challenging problems that bridge the gap between drug discovery and technology.

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The Role

We are looking for Product Managers who are excellent communicators and have a proven track record of working in agile environments and cross-functional teams. As a Product Manager at BenevolentAI, you will play a key role in managing our products and processes, working with world-class engineers and scientists to understand data, derive technical and user requirements, and translate them into valuable products. You will play a key role in the planning and refinement of sprints, managing cross-team and third-party dependencies within an agile development environment, and you will be responsible for managing the product backlog.

Our tools use the latest technologies to derive valuable information from the integration of structured data sources and as a Product Manager, you will be working closely with a range of individuals, including engineering, bioinformatics, design and drug discovery to develop our products.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to understand complex technical detail and translate user needs into product requirements and actionable engineering tasks. Additionally, they will be passionate about supporting research activities whilst ensuring that their product fulfils the specified use cases, and works as part of the drug discovery workflow.

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Primary Responsibilities

Identify and prioritise key features that drive revenue generation and successful drug discovery.
Work closely with cross-functional teams of software engineers, machine learning engineers, and scientists to drive delivery.
Collaborate with members of the Drug Discovery, Bioinformatics, Data Science, Engineering, UX, AI, and Product teams to deliver BenevolentAI corporate strategic goals
Play a role in defining and implementing an effective product management process that can scale as the business continues to grow.
Utilise design thinking and user-centric approaches to product development.

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We are looking for someone with

Minimum BSc in a relevant field (e.g. bioinformatics, life sciences, bioengineering). Master’s or PhD preferred.
Experience in life sciences, bioinformatics, genomics, or biology.
Experience with AI products and/or familiarity with the drug development process is a plus
Previous Product Management experience in a commercial and agile environment – ideally some experience within a product-centric software company
Demonstrated experience managing the full life cycle of a product end-to-end
Ability to prioritise, organise, and communicate effectively across diverse teams
Demonstrated leadership in defining scope, functionality, and refining specification
Exceptional communication skills and the ability to bring together differing profiles to work towards a common goal

The Product Manager role for user-facing products (3) requires prior experience in conducting user research and working closely with design to create front end products; experience in managing products used to visualise data and analytics is a plus.

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We share a passion for being part of a mission that matters, and we are always looking for curious and collaborative people who share our values and want to be part of our journey. If that sounds like a fit for you, hit the apply button and join us.

About us

BenevolentAI unites AI with human expertise to discover new and more effective medicines. Our unique computational R&D platform spans every step of the drug discovery process, powering an in-house pipeline of over 25 drug programmes. We advance our mission to reinvent drug discovery by harnessing the power of a diverse team, rich with different backgrounds, experiences, opinions and personalities. In our offices in London and New York and research facility in Cambridge (UK), we work in highly collaborative, multidisciplinary teams, harnessing skills across biology, chemistry, engineering, AI, machine learning, informatics, precision medicine and drug discovery.

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