KBR
HumanResearchApplicationProductOwner
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“Human Research Application Product Owner at KBR. Skills: product ownership, requirements gathering, Agile/Scrum methodologies, user stories, acceptance criteria, technical writing, Jira, Confluence, stakeholder management. supports the analysis, documentation, and delivery of software solutions for the NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP). works closely with stakeholders, development teams, and management to ensure requirements are clearly defined, documented, and implemented while supporting Agile ”
Industry & Context.
analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
This position requires onsite work at NASA Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX) or NASA Ames Research Center (Mountain View, CA)., U. S. citizenship or U. S. person status is required to be considered for this role., This is a non-sponsored position.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in biological sciences or bioinformatics. Degrees in information systems, or Computer Science with applicable experience are acceptable., 6+ years of experience in product ownership of biological science research applications supporting government or scientific communities., experience in requirements gathering, analysis, and documentation, knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and SDLC processes, Proficiency in writing user stories and defining acceptance criteria, Excellent technical writing and documentation skills, 2+ years of experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar platforms, communication and stakeholder management abilities, Experience facilitating meetings and leading discussions, Ability to track and report project progress effectively, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, Time management and organization, U. S. citizenship or U. S. person status is required
Nice to Have
Knowledge of web applications development, Use of AI and LLM
What You'll Do.
supports the analysis
and delivery of software solutions for the NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP)
works closely with stakeholders
and management to ensure requirements are clearly defined
and implemented while supporting Agile development processes and continuous improvement initiatives
and document business and system requirements for the NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP)
Help Develop and maintain key documentation
including User Guides
System Architecture documents
and Concept of Operations (CONOPS)
Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit requirements and translate them into user stories and acceptance criteria supporting major software releases
Facilitate customer meetings
capture detailed notes
and provide clear summaries to track decisions and action items
Lead and support Agile ceremonies
including daily stand-ups
and report project progress to stakeholders and management
Prepare and deliver status presentations to leadership
Identify process inefficiencies and lead improvement initiatives
including backlog reduction efforts (e. g.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment across requirements
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
works closely with stakeholders, development teams, and management; Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit requirements; Facilitate customer meetings, capture detailed notes, and provide clear summaries to track decisions and action items; Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment across requirements, development, and delivery
Communication Scope
communication and stakeholder management abilities; Experience facilitating meetings and leading discussions; Ability to track and report project progress effectively; Prepare and deliver status presentations to leadership
Process & Methodology
Agile development processes, Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and backlog grooming, Monitor, document, and report project progress, Prepare and deliver status presentations, Identify process inefficiencies and lead improvement initiatives, backlog reduction efforts (e. g. , bug triage events)
Full Job Description
**Title:** Human Research Application Product Owner **BELONG. CONNECT. GROW. with KBR.** Around here, we define the future. We are a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers, and dreamers. But we all share one goal: to improve the world responsibly and safely. * This position requires onsite work at **NASA Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)** or **NASA Ames Research Center (Mountain View, CA)**. * **U.S. citizenship or U.S. person status is required** to be considered for this role. * This is a **non-sponsored position**. **Project Description** : The NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP) is an already implemented system and the established gateway for discovering and accessing all archive data from investigations sponsored by NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP). The HRP’s core mission is to conduct research and develop technologies to ensure humans can travel safely and productively in space. This system, which is leveraged by the HRP and other programs, utilizes evidence from data collected from astronauts, animals, and plants over many decades. This data is stored in several key repositories accessible via the NLSP, including the Life Sciences Data Archive (LSDA), the Lifetime Surveillance of Astronaut Health (LSAH), and Standard Measures (SM) repositories. **Job Description** : The Human Research Application Product Owner supports the analysis, documentation, and delivery of software solutions for the NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP). This role works closely with stakeholders, development teams, and management to ensure requirements are clearly defined, documented, and implemented while supporting Agile development processes and continuous improvement initiatives. * Gather, analyze, and document business and system requirements for the NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP) * Help Develop and maintain key documentation, including User Guides, System Architecture documents, and Concept of Operations (CONOPS) * Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit
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