Product Manager, Urology Bio-AI Nexus

Job Function Summary:

Responsible for identifying and investigating new product opportunities within a defined range of responsibility. Develops project plans and manages the design, development, testing, and documentation of select products, services or enhancements. Formulates and executes business plans for product development and launch.

Develops and participates in public outreach activities and informational campaigns to promote awareness of products or services. Maintains knowledge of new trends and products in the appropriate markets.

Generic Scope

Technical leader with a high degree of knowledge in the overall field and recognized expertise in specific areas; problem-solving frequently requires analysis of unique issues / problems without precedent and / or structure. May manage programs that include formulating strategies and administering policies, processes, and resources; functions with a high degree of autonomy.

Custom Scope

The Product Manager, Urology Bio-AI Nexus, reporting to the Vice Chair for Translational and Population Science Research and Associate Chair for Data and Analytics in the UCSF Department of Urology, is responsible for driving product integration, development coordination, and stakeholder alignment across the Nexus platform—a unified, multi-modal research and clinical data ecosystem supporting precision urology at UCSF.

This role combines technical program management with direct product development support, operating at the interface between data engineering, clinical and translational research, and end users.

The Product Manager translates requirements from clinical and laboratory science faculty, and clinical research leadership, and other key staff into actionable specifications; coordinates development priorities and timelines; and contributes directly to the completion and documentation of software tools and data products.

The position requires sufficient technical fluency to extend existing codebases using AI-assisted development tools, without requiring full-stack software architecture expertise.

The Product Manager operates with a high degree of autonomy, proactively identifying gaps between current platform capabilities and program needs, maintaining a living product roadmap, and ensuring that tools emerging from the Nexus meet standards of usability, reliability, and documentation required for use by clinical research staff, investigators, and institutional partners.

Department Overview

The UCSF Department of Urology and UCSF Prostate Program curate one of the most comprehensive integrated data ecosystems in academic medicine, spanning electronic health records, natural-language-processed clinical reports, digital pathology, radiology imaging, biospecimens, and multi-omic data across more than 120 TB of on-premise research storage.

The Bio-AI Nexus is the program’s strategic platform for connecting these resources into a coordinated, queryable, and scalable infrastructure that enables translational discovery, precision medicine, and AI model development.

The Nexus team is small, highly skilled, and fast-moving, with deep expertise distributed across clinical analytics, data architecture, biostatistics, and translational research.

The Product Manager will serve as a critical integrating force—ensuring that the program’s technical assets are developed to production quality, that faculty and staff are aligned on priorities, and that the platform’s growing capabilities are accessible and well-documented for the broad community of faculty, trainees, and clinical research staff who depend on them.

Education

Req / Pref

Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. REQ

Advanced degree (MS, MPH, PhD, or MBA) in computer science, biomedical informatics, data science, public health, or a related field. Preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Req / Pref

Minimum 5 years of product management, technical program management, or equivalent experience in a data-intensive technology environment. Required

Demonstrated experience collecting user requirements, managing product backlogs, and driving software products from development to deployment. Required

Technical fluency sufficient to read, extend, and troubleshoot existing codebases (Python, SQL) using AI-assisted development tools; ability to contribute to incremental enhancements without full-stack development expertise. Required

Strong organizational and project management skills, including experience maintaining roadmaps and holding cross-functional teams to timelines and deliverables without formal supervisory authority. Required

Advanced oral and written communication skills; demonstrated ability to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders. Required

Experience working in a research, clinical, or healthcare data environment. Preferred

Bachelor’s degree in a related field and/or equivalent experience/training. Required

Familiarity with electronic health record data structures (Epic/Clarity preferred) and clinical data standards (HL7, FHIR, OMOP). Preferred

Experience with data visualization, user interface prototyping, or exploratory data tools. Required

Familiarity with DICOM imaging data, digital pathology workflows, or AI/ML model deployment. Preferred

About UCSF

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world’s leading experts in nearly every area of health.

We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells.

Pride Values

UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence – also known as our PRIDE values .

In addition to our PRIDE values, UCSF is committed to equity – both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Additional information about UCSF is available here .

Join us to find a rewarding career contributing to improving healthcare worldwide.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

Salary Information

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.

Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

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