Product Owner

Technical Product Owner

Lexical Intelligence provides software and services related to processing large-scale biomedical information sources. Our Natural Language Processing (NLP) and analytics software is used by policy and decision makers to evaluate and prioritize current and emerging areas of research.

We are looking for a Technical Product Owner to drive the roadmap and strategy for our AI/ML-powered NLP and analytics software. This role requires deep experience in software development lifecycle management, agile methodologies, and biomedical data analytics, with a focus on product ownership for Artificial Intelligence capabilities. The Product Owner will have a firm understanding of portfolio analysis tools, user experience design, and stakeholder engagement. The Product Owner shall be able to work well within a team of scientists, software engineers, data scientists, and technical writers. The selected applicant will be subject to a pre-employment background and reference check.

Required Qualifications

5+ years of product management experience in software development

Bachelor's degree or other degree(s) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Bioinformatics or related fields

Experience with agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)

Demonstrated ability to translate user needs into technical requirements

Strong communication skills and ability to work with diverse stakeholders

Experience with AI/ML integration into software applications and managing the product lifecycle of machine learning models.

Demonstrated systems thinking experience, including evaluating end-to-end workflows, cross-functional dependencies, and downstream impacts of product decisions

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working with federal agencies, particularly NIH

Experience with portfolio analysis tools and biomedical data systems

Knowledge of bibliometrics, graph theory, or natural language processing

Experience with tools such as Shortcut, Jira, or Confluence for tracking user stories

Familiarity with UI/UX design principles and tools such as Miro

Experience with cloud-based infrastructure (AWS GovCloud, STRIDES)

Knowledge of biomedical research data sources and systems (IMPACII, PubMed, etc.)

Experience with AI/ML integration into software applications

Familiarity with MLOps (Machine Learning Operations) practices and tools.

Experience defining user stories and technical requirements specifically for AI features (e.g., model performance metrics, data requirements, and feedback loops).

Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with organizational security and privacy policies, protecting sensitive data and systems, reporting security incidents, and participating in required cybersecurity training. The role may also involve implementing best practices related to access control, data handling, and risk mitigation within the scope of assigned duties.

All candidates will be required to undergo a background check and must be authorized to work in the United States.

Salary and benefits: We offer a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, including at no cost: full health and dental for you and your dependents, retirement and HSA accounts, short- and long-term disability insurance, life and accident insurance, paid time off, and 11 federal holidays.

Location: Bethesda, MD - Hybrid (with remote work options as approved by the COR).

Lexical Intelligence, LLC | 2001 Veirs Mill Rd #546 | Rockville, MD 20851