Over one million people in the world today are fighting blood cancer. While a traditional allogeneic stem cell transplant has been the best hope for many patients, the transplant itself can prove fatal or lead to serious conditions, such as graft versus host disease.

Orca Bio's investigational, high-precision cell therapies are designed to replace a patient's compromised blood and immune system with a healthy one, while dramatically lowering the risk of developing life-threatening or debilitating transplant-related side-effects. The first application of Orca Bio’s platform is in blood cancer where the unmet need is most acute; with a robust pipeline of promising cell therapies, we plan to extend into autoimmune diseases and genetic blood disorders as well.

Summary:

As the Product Owner/Product Manager, you will own the design, delivery, implementation, and scale of our critical supply chain software (Cell Therapy Orchestration) that will support the commercialization of our lead product, Orca-T. In this critical role, you will have the unique opportunity to influence the infrastructure of a first in class therapy. This role can be based at our Menlo Park or Sacramento, CA locations.

Responsibilities:

• Serve at the System Owner of our supply chain and logistics software.
• Acquire in-depth knowledge of Orca Bio's entire supply chain processes, pinpointing opportunities for enhanced efficiency through digital transformation.
• Collaborate with internal and external users to understand their objectives, processes, pain points and requirements.
• Analyze user research findings to create a software solution centered around user needs.
• Translate these solutions into documentation that is comprehensible for developers.
• Prioritize feature development based on business value, feasibility, and technical constraints.
• Partner with the Lead Developer to develop, implement and continuously improve our supply chain and logistics software.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration between users and development teams.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks and dependencies, and proactively address issues to keep project on track.
• Ensure that the software meets quality and regulatory standards and user expectations.
• Partner with our quality and regulatory teams to complete software validation.
• Provide ongoing support and guidance to users and development teams to ensure successful implementation and adoption of software solutions.

• REQUIRED:
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels and personality types.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand complex business processes and translate them into technical specifications.
• User first and customer service mindset.
• Comfortable with a dynamic startup environment, navigating shifting priorities, ambiguity, and timelines to meet the evolving needs of our growing business.
• Bachelor's degree.
• PREFERRED:
• Higher degree (MBA, M.S., Ph.D.).
• 5 years of experience in a relevant role.
• Experience working in a software development environment, preferably with web-based and/or mobile applications.
• Good understanding of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum) and requirements management tools (e.g., GitHub, JIRA, Confluence).
• Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, or Healthcare related experience.
• Project/Program Management Experience.
• Prior exposure to supply chain management.

The anticipated annual salary range for this U.S. based job is $100,000– $160,000. The final offer will be based on professional experience previously in this role/industry, education, geographic location, internal equity, and other job-related factors as permitted by law. For remote-based candidates, this range may vary based on your local market. Actual compensation may vary. You will also be eligible to receive pre-IPO equity, in addition to medical, dental, vision, PTO, 401(k) plan, life and accidental death and disability coverage, and parental leave benefits. Total compensation will be determined at the Company's sole discretion. 

Who we are

We are driven by a passion for science and compassion for patients. We act with urgency to ensure our treatments are one day accessible to all patients who need them.

We strive to do things right, and to embody our core values of passion, courage, and integrity. Excellence in our work means the potential to unlock a better quality of life for our patients, and with that comes tremendous responsibility.

We innovate daily on a path that hasn’t been paved. This means we lean heavily on our entrepreneurial spirit and are comfortable taking calculated risks to achieve progress toward our mission. It means we aren’t afraid to ask “why not,” and encourage lively discourse around rethinking the status quo.

We work hard to preserve our start-up culture rooted in camaraderie and leadership by example - by everyone, regardless of title.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and have seen how our differences - when celebrated and woven together - create stronger and more lasting solutions that better serve our team, our partners, and most importantly, our patients and the providers who treat them.

Notice to staffing firms

Orca Bio does not accept resumes from staffing agencies with which we do not have a written agreement and specific engagement for a particular opening. Our employment activities, inquiries and offers are managed through our HR/Talent department, and all candidates are presented through this channel only. We do not accept unsolicited resumes.