The Literature services team comprises 20 people and runs Europe PMC, a database of research publications. This encompasses ~45M records, made up of the abstracts and full text of research articles, preprints, and other documents. The Europe PMC website receives millions of visitors per month and increasing amounts of data is downloaded programmatically via the open APIs and bulk download options.
Europe PMC has set trends in the adoption of new infrastructure developments such as ORCID integration, data integration with publications, and preprints discovery and indexing. The Literature Services team also conducts text and data mining of content, which is available to users via API and the front end display.
We are now looking for a Product Manager to oversee the various streams of data management, software development, and user support across the team.
In this role you will manage the day-to-day running of Europe PMC and planning of future work and strategy. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in product management and familiarity with user-centred design tools and methods to achieve the best UX/UI. This includes planning and conducting user research to gather user needs, contributing to design reviews as well as Agile methodologies.
Your role
This is a broad role which will cover the following:Line management
- Direct line management of staff
- Support the Tech lead in managing technical staff
- Participate and take a lead in recruitment activity
- Deputise for the Team Leader
UX/UI
- Develop analytics strategy and implement analytics on the site and with the Senior UX Designer and Researcher and implement processes to analyse and utilise the data
- Track user research and insights that feed into the product vision and strategy, suggesting adjustments to the product roadmap and strategy according to user feedback
- Plan and run user research studies
- Contribute to design reviews to provide feedback on interface designs, user journeys and prototypes
- Conduct surveys of the product and analyse/present the data, including the annual website survey
Day to Day
- Day-to-day running of the Europe PMC services
- Plan and agree development with Technical Lead
- Coordinate service development with outreach, user research, and helpdesk activities
- Oversee projects and manage task and backlogs via tools such as Jira, GitLab and Trello using agile methodology and promoting open source code development
- Setup up new projects, brief project teams, lead projects as required, develop and improve project processes and facilitate the weekly project meetings
- Prioritise UX and development work in line with the product vision and strategic objectives, in conjunction with other team leads.
- Maintain the quarterly product roadmap and resource plan
- Lead the ongoing improvement of product development processes and development of guidance and best practice
- Develop an overview of the operational context of Europe PMC services
Other activities
- Coordinate reporting to Europe PMC Funder committee and Scientific Advisory Board
- Participate in grant writing
- Represent Europe PMC, at workshops, meetings and conferences
Closing date: 14 September 2023
- Contract duration: Grant based contract until April 2026
- Grading: Grade 7 – £3,934 or Grade 8 – £4,513 per month after tax + other paid benefits depending on personal circumstances. Salary offering is based on qualifications and experience
- Reference number: EBI02153
Related
You have
- Degree level or qualification and/or hands on experience of product management, UX or a related discipline
- Product management and product ownership, including gathering understanding needs and requirements, writing user stories, developing and
managing a product roadmap and maintaining and prioritising product backlogs - Working collaboratively with UX researchers and designers
- Working with development teams, using Agile methodologies
- Leading and managing projects
- Defining product and UX metrics and using web analytics tools to collect usage and behavioural data
- Managing team members including mentoring
- Ability to write clear user stories and requirements for development and UX teams
- Familiarity with web technologies and able to work closely with technical teams to define technical solutions
- Understanding of UX processes, including planning and conducting user research, designing user flows and wireframes, rapid prototyping and validation/testing
- Familiarity with collaboration tools, for example Miro and Figma
- Excellent communication skills, able to engage with senior stakeholders and external collaborators
- Experience of sharing work and presenting at professional workshops, conferences or events
- Experience of producing written communications for different audiences for example project reports, grant applications, web content and blog posts
You might also have
Why join us
Do something meaningful
At EMBL-EBI you can apply your talent and passion to accelerate science and tackle some of humankind’s greatest challenges. EMBL-EBI, part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, is a worldwide leader in the storage, analysis and dissemination of large biological datasets. We provide the global research community with access to publicly available databases and tools which are crucial for the advancement of healthcare, food security, and biodiversity.
Join a culture of innovation
We are located on the Wellcome Genome Campus, alongside other prominent research and biotech organisations, and surrounded by beautiful Cambridgeshire countryside. This is a highly collaborative and inclusive community where our employees enjoy a relaxed atmosphere. We are committed to ensuring our employees feel valued, supported and empowered to reach their professional potential.
Enjoy lots of benefits:
- Financial incentives: Monthly family, child and non-resident allowances, annual salary review, pension scheme, death benefit, long-term care, accident-at-work and unemployment insurances
- Flexible working arrangements
- Private medical insurance for you and your immediate family (including all prescriptions and generous dental & optical cover)
- Generous time off: 30 days annual leave per year, in addition to eight bank holidays
- Relocation package including installation grant (if required)
- Campus life: Free shuttle bus to and from work, on-site library, subsidised on-site gym and cafeteria, casual dress code, extensive sports and social club activities (on campus and remotely)
- Family benefits: On-site nursery, 10 days of child sick leave, generous parental leave, holiday clubs on campus and monthly family and child allowances
- Benefits for non-UK residents: Visa exemption, education grant for private schooling, financial support to travel back to your home country every second year and a monthly non-resident allowance.
For more details please see our employee benefits page.
Working at EMBL-EBI
Join our diverse team and help power the next generation of discoveries in the life sciences.
What else you need to know
- Contract duration: This position is a grant based position until April 2026.
- International applicants: We recruit internationally and successful candidates are offered visa exemptions. Read more on our page for international applicants.
- Diversity and inclusion: At EMBL-EBI, we strongly believe that inclusive and diverse teams benefit from higher levels of innovation and creative thought. We encourage applications from women, LGBTQ+ and individuals from all nationalities.
- EMBL is a signatory of DORA. Find out how we implement best practices in research assessment in our recruitment processes here.
- Job location: This role is based in Hinxton, near Cambridge, UK. You will be required to relocate if you are based overseas and you will receive a generous relocation package to support you.
- How to apply: To apply please submit a cover letter and a CV through our online system.