Vice President of Product Engineering, Genetics Portfolio

VP, Product Engineering, Genetics Portfolio

Reports to: SVP, Laboratory Systems and Product Engineering

Work Model: Remote (with periodic travel to San Carlos, CA and Austin, TX)

Position Summary

The Vice President of Product Engineering, Genetics Portfolio is a senior executive leadership role responsible for the software product strategy, roadmap, and delivery for Natera’s Women’s Health, Organ Health, and Emerging Business/Rare Disease Diagnostics business units. This leader acts as the primary technical liaison to the business unit General Managers and is the single person accountable for the vertical’s success in these high-growth areas.

You will oversee a dedicated team of Digital Product Managers (DPMs), Product Solution Architects, and Product Integration Engineers. Your organization is responsible for defining "what" needs to be built to support a diverse portfolio, including Horizon (Carrier Screening), Empower (Hereditary Cancer Screening), Renasight (Chronic Kidney Disease), Panorama (NIPT), and specialized panels for Rare Disease diagnostics. You will partner with the VP of Software Engineering to leverage a shared pool of ~350 engineers for the technical implementation of the roadmap.

In the first 90 days , the VP will establish deep partnerships with the GMs of Women’s Health, Organ Health, and Emerging Businesses to align on strategic goals. You will audit the existing Genetics and Rare Disease digital product roadmaps, identify critical gaps in the user experience, and establish a clear "service-level" relationship with the horizontal engineering teams.

Within the first year , you are expected to have successfully supported the commercialization of new products, driven measurable improvements to existing on-market products, and launched innovative software support for the Emerging Business/Rare Disease pipeline. Success will be reflected in product launch predictability, revenue enablement through new features, and a seamless digital experience that positions Natera as the market leader in reproductive, renal, and rare disease health.

Key Responsibilities

Vertical Product Strategy & Roadmap Ownership

• Define and own the multi-year software roadmap for the Genetics portfolio, including Women's Health, Organ Health, and Emerging Business / Rare Disease Diagnostics, ensuring alignment with clinical utility and revenue targets.
• Act as the Executive Sponsor for major pillar projects, ensuring they meet commercial expectations and quality standards through the entire product lifecycle.
• Lead the Digital Product Management team to translate complex clinical needs into technical requirements, prioritizing the backlog for maximum patient and business impact.
• Drive the strategy for Product Integration, ensuring a frictionless ordering and reporting experience across provider portals a