Ava is a digital health company with offices in Zurich, San Francisco, Belgrade and Makati that aims to
advance women’s reproductive health by bringing together artificial intelligence and clinical research. Our
wearable device, smart app and proprietary predictive algorithms empower women by giving them
unique clinically researched insights and personalized data about their menstrual cycle, fertile window,
and pregnancy delivered in a way that’s convenient and non-invasive. Ava was voted Best of Baby Tech at
CES 2017, named a Women’s Health “Editors’ Choice” product and has been honoured as the best Swiss
startup in 2017 and 2018. Our current key markets include USA, Germany, Switzerland and UK.
Would you like to join us on our challenging adventure? To strengthen our team, we are looking for a:

Product Owner / Requirements Analyst (80-100%)

Location: Zurich, Switzerland (incl. travel to Serbia if situation requires and allows)
Responsibilities:
As a Product Owner:

• Translate the product vision and stakeholder needs into implementable User Stories in alignment with
  the Product Manager


• Prioritize product backlog, align priorities and scope of product with stakeholders (Product Manager,
  Clinical team, Hardware development etc.)


• Ensure user stories are ready to implement before sprint planning (according to the DoR)


• Define and agree sprint goals with the Development Teams


• Accept / reject the implementation of the user stories according to acceptance criteria and DoD


• Act as single point of contact for Development Team during sprints for resolving and clarifying
  questions and issues during development


• Cooperate closely with internal technical experts, including data scientists, developers, architects, and
  testers


• Collaborate with Scrum Master to facilitate agile practices: daily stand-ups, refinement meetings,
  planning meetings, retrospectives and sprint demos

As a Requirements Analyst:

• In close collaboration with the Product Manager and other internal stakeholders, clarify the purpose
  and intention of the planned software increment and analyze the technical implications


• Structure the functional and non-functional software requirements into levels of different granularity
  down to the granularity that allows the software requirements to be implemented by software
  development


• Ensure that the software requirements are clear, complete, distinct and without contradictions


• Identify edge cases and actively drive the conversation how they are handled


• Ensure the vertical traceability from the product requirements down to the most detailed level


• Document the software requirements according to company’s requirement management guidelines


• Own and manage the software requirements-related deliverables according to the company’s QMS


• Collaborate closely with the Test Manager and QA to ensure that fulfillment of requirements is
  documented in a compliant manner


• Maintain the requirements repository in the company’s Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tool


• Manage changes to software requirements according to company’s change management guidelines


• Supports the Risks Management regarding criticality rating of requirements

About you:

• Passion about Ava, our community, and our mission to change women’s health


• Degree from a renowned technical university (computer science, engineering, other)


• Ideally CPRE foundation or advanced level, Certified Product Owner or similar certification


• 2+ years experience as a Scrum Product Owner or Requirements Analyst


• Background in software development


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret
  customer and business needs and translate them into practical applications and operational solutions


• Comprehensive understanding of common architectures and technologies


• Good understanding of software development processes and life cycle management – prior experience of
  development in a regulated industry is a big plus


• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with track record of coordinating and communicating
  with different stakeholders (Data Science, Marketing, Software Development, Hardware)


• High standard of personal organization and good project management skills


• Demonstrated ability to balance user needs with business priorities and manage multiple competing
  priorities simultaneously and under pressure to completion


• High self-motivation and drive to develop and implement new products efficiently


• Enjoying a startup culture and being able to cope with uncertainty


• Fluent in English; German, Serbian and other languages are a plus


• Swiss or EU/EFTA work permit

Would you like to contribute to a highly motivated team, with a lot of space for your own initiatives? If yes,
please apply online or send your complete application to recruiting@avawomen.com.
We appreciate that you share our excitement for Ava. Please be aware that only fully documented applications
(CV, motivation letter and supporting documents) can be considered.
Ava – Revolutionizing women’s health
Reto Zumbühl, CTO

Should you not hear back from us within 3 weeks your application has unfortunately not been successful for the
respective role.