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Johanna Swanson

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Senior Product Manager driving AI-enabled life-sciences products from concept to clinical launch.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a fully remote, cross-time-zone role where I can own end-to-end product lifecycles for life-sciences data/AI products—translating clinical and customer needs into roadmaps, driving measurable outcomes, and maintaining rigorous quality and compliance.

I’m a Senior Product Manager with 9+ years owning the full product lifecycle—from concept through launch, adoption, and optimization—for clinical trials, drug database, and AI-driven data products in life sciences technology. I bring deep domain fluency in clinical trials data and workflows, grounded in hands-on requirements work with clinical trials teams, genomics/genetics research experience, and CLIA-certified laboratory compliance work.

At Sociable Pharma / GlobalData (2017–Present), I own AI-driven data products across the company’s clinical trials and drug databases, including a Claude MCP integration where post-deployment regression test scripts drove output accuracy from 15% to 85% and more than doubled user adoption. I translate sponsor, customer, and market needs into prioritized roadmaps, balancing innovation with rigorous quality and data-validation standards.

I partner closely with clinical trials teams to turn sponsor and customer needs into actionable solutions—such as a clinical trials costing module—by documenting requirements, use cases, and process-flow diagrams to align stakeholders across business, engineering, and design. I also run roughly 100 client calls per year to gather workflow requirements for Direct Data Solutions (API and Snowflake), validating delivered data against source systems and quality standards before release.

My product instincts are strengthened by a technical and compliance background. I’ve served in roles including Business Analyst / Project Manager at Thomson Reuters; Software Engineer positions building and integrating API-driven products (including a CLIA-certified LIMS using a RESTful API) and leading CLIA certification plans; and earlier research and data work at the University of Washington, where I built sequencing pipelines and supported team delivery using Agile practices.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Product Manager

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Sociable Pharma / GlobalData

Jan 2017 - Present (9 years 7 months)

Owned the full product lifecycle for AI-driven clinical trials and drug database products, including a Claude MCP integration that improved output accuracy from 15% to 85% and doubled user adoption. Led roadmap delivery across Agile/Kanban teams and partnered with Clinical Trials teams, clients, and stakeholders on requirements, QA/UAT, and change-control approvals.

Lifecycle Product Roadmapping Agile Kanban Jira Claude Regression Testing QA Change Control API Integration Snowflake Data Validation Requirements Documentation

Software Engineer

Groik.com (Independent)

Jan 2013 - Jan 2014 (1 year)

Co-founded an independent software venture and built client-facing products integrating APIs including PayPal. Gathered specifications, modeled data, built the underlying database, and tracked development in Perforce while learning C# and .NET.

C#.NET API Integration Data Modeling Database Development Perforce

Software Engineer

Adaptive Biotechnologies

Jan 2011 - Jan 2013 (2 years)

Built and maintained a CLIA-certified LIMS using a RESTful API to automate a next-generation sequencing analysis pipeline integrating laboratory equipment and robotics. Led the CLIA certification plan implementation and developed Jasper Reports for quality-control validation, partnering with lab technicians and product managers using Agile sprint planning.

CLIA Certifications LIMS REST APIs Sequencing Pipeline Jasper Reports Quality Control Sprint Planning Technical Requirements

Research Scientist Engineer 3

Genome Sciences, University of Washington

Jan 2004 - Jan 2011 (7 years)

Built a LIMS (Java, HTML, JavaScript, SQL) to run a deep Sanger sequencing pipeline and managed the underlying Postgres database. Developed an Illumina next-generation DNA sequencing pipeline using RESTful APIs and scripting (SQL, Python, Groovy), including a Hidden Markov Model CNV segmentation pipeline, and supported team work using Agile with SVN/CVS while presenting results at CHI XGen.

LIMS Java HTML JavaScript SQL Illumina Python Groovy Hidden Markov Models SVN Sequencing Pipeline

Business Analyst / Project Manager

Thomson Reuters

Jan 2015 - Present (11 years 7 months)

Gathered and documented client and product expert requirements for a Java web tool integrating the Cortellis API with BD&L asset-monitoring software. Directed and prioritized feature development, managed project risk, performed software compliance checks, tested and tracked bugs, and delivered releases on schedule.