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Probably Genetic growth playbook

Diagnosis

Probably Genetic says it has reached 200,000+ patients and works with 50+ patient advocacy groups, and it is hiring a Head of Community Marketing to turn an isolated population into a community-led growth engine, a data scientist to improve assessment conversion, and a product manager for a new biopharma product line.

The site does not yet show the community it describes: no page names the partner groups, the Blog menu link goes to the homepage, the drug-developer page shows placeholder stats, patient counts differ, and 607 condition landing pages carry a template title.

This playbook names the partners first, fixes the site basics, then builds community channels (sessions, sharing, Spanish, events, ambassadors) and measures cost by community. All patient-facing wording goes through clinical and compliance review, and no idea relies on patients' health or genetic information.

Growth Score

7/10

Biggest Opportunity

Make the 50+ advocacy partnerships visible and shareable, so trusted groups become the main way families arrive.

Biggest Risk

Healthcare marketing to a vulnerable population needs care: compliance review must keep pace with community growth, and rivals such as Citizen Health already court the same advocacy groups.

01

Start here

The three moves to make first. Each one is written up in full below.

  1. 1

    Name your 50+ advocacy partners on one page, with an entry point each group can share

    List the current partner groups and send each a short permission request with a draft of their entry.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  2. 2

    Point the "Blog" menu link at the blog

    Edit the navbar symbol in Webflow.

    Medium impact First result in 1 week
  3. 3

    Remove the placeholder stats from the drug-developer page and merge the two partner pages

    Delete the two placeholder stats today.

    High impact First result in 2 weeks

02

Your idea portfolio

21 ideas, grouped by when to run them. Open any idea for how to run it: the steps, who to approach, copy you can use, and how to measure it.

  • 6 ideas are marked Unexpected: plays you are unlikely to have tried.

Every idea placed by the effort it takes against the impact it could have. Quick wins sit top left; select a number to open that idea. The filters below narrow the list by status, timing, category and what Programmable can build.

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Showing 21 of 21 ideas

This week 6

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    The homepage and partner page say Probably Genetic works with "over 50 patient advocacy groups", but no page names them; families only meet a partner by chance on a single program page. Citizen Health's homepage says it is "Trusted by 100+ patient advocacy groups". For the new Head of Community Marketing, whose job is to build relationships with advocacy groups across hundreds of rare diseases, a public partner page is the first thing to show a new group and the easiest thing for an existing one to share.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Head of Community Marketing

    First action

    List the current partner groups and send each a short permission request with a draft of their entry.

    How to measure it

    Assessments from partner links

    Now
    –
    Target
    15% of all assessments
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      List partners

      Every active advocacy group and what the partnership includes.

      Head of Community Marketing 3 days

    2. 2

      Ask permission

      Logo, name and wording approved by each group.

      Head of Community Marketing 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Review wording

      Program descriptions checked; no outcome or diagnostic claims.

      Clinical and compliance review 1 week

    4. 4

      Build the page

      Webflow CMS collection: one entry per group, filterable by condition.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 week

    5. 5

      Create entry links

      One tracked assessment link per partner.

      Growth marketing lead 2 days

    6. 6

      Send a sharing kit

      Link, short blurb and image for each group's newsletter.

      Head of Community Marketing 1 week

    7. 7

      Report

      Assessments and completed profiles per partner, shared with each group.

      Senior Data Scientist monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Head of Community Marketing

    Smallest test

    Publish the page with the first ten approved groups and one tracked link each.

    Why it works

    With each group's written permission, publish a partners page: logo, the conditions they serve, one sentence on what the partnership offers their members (for example no-cost counseling or a sponsored testing program), and a link to the group. Give each partner its own tracked entry link to the assessment so the group can share it in newsletters and online groups, and so the team can see which communities families come from. Every line of program wording goes through clinical and compliance review before it is published; the page describes the partnership, not medical outcomes.

    Families trust the group they already belong to; naming partners turns that trust into a reason to start the assessment, gives every partner something to link to, and makes the 50+ figure checkable for new groups and biopharma buyers.

    Ready to use

    ChecklistPartner entry checklist

    [ ] Written permission from the group
    [ ] Logo and name as the group wants them
    [ ] Conditions the group serves
    [ ] One sentence on what the partnership offers
    [ ] Link to the group's site
    [ ] Tracked assessment link for the group
    [ ] Clinical and compliance sign-off
    [ ] Sharing kit sent

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Some groups do not want to be listed

      List only groups that approve; the page can grow over time.

    • Wording implies endorsement of results

      Compliance signs off every entry; describe the partnership only.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The diagnostic odyssey ends here."; "200,000+ Patients"; "50+ Patient Advocacy Partners: We're partnered with over 50 patient advocacy groups to help connect patients with support & community." Testing is "Physician-ordered, with a genetic counseling appointment to go over results", in a "CLIA-Certified & CAP-accredited lab". No page on the site lists the advocacy partners by name; individual program pages mention one partner each, such as the Caregiver Action Network.Source
    • HiringHead of Community Marketing (San Francisco, posted September 10, 2026): will "build and lead our community marketing strategy for the patients, families, and caregivers of the rare disease population we serve" and "turn a scattered, often isolated population into an engaged community, and turn that community into a growth engine"; will "Build and own relationships with patient advocacy groups (PAGs) and foundations across hundreds of rare diseases", test "referral and email outreach, PAG partnerships and sponsorships, events, participant compensation, and paid media", and "Track how community efforts influence key metrics, including patient acquisition and CAC". The role asks for "Genuine empathy for engaging a sensitive, high-stakes population".Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: Citizen Health, "Built for rare disease patients and caregivers. Trusted by 100+ patient advocacy groups"; Sano Genetics, a precision medicine platform that "de-risks trials" for clinical operations teams; GeneDx, "advanced genetic testing" with "the world's largest rare disease dataset".Source
    • Your websiteProgram pages under /diseases/ (15 in the sitemap, including SYNGAP1, WHIM syndrome, primary ciliary dyskinesia, CTX, Danon disease, von Willebrand disease and the Caregiver Action Network, plus one Spanish page for the Caregiver Action Network program). The footer's "Active Programs" lists insurance-billed testing and three conditions. On the SYNGAP1 and Caregiver Action Network pages the "Understanding..." section has an empty dropdown whose items read "Link 1", "Link 2" and "Link 3".Source
    • Your websiteCalls to action across the site go to the assessment at chat.probablygenetic.com, with tracking parameters (utm and a pgid value) on the homepage buttons; homepage entry points are "Share a diagnosis", "Share a hereditary risk", "Share unexplained symptoms" and "I don't know where to start". Careers are hosted on a separate netlify.app address.Source
  • 02

    On every page checked, the "Blog" link in the main menu goes to the homepage instead of /blog, so readers looking for condition guides, family stories and insurance guides never reach the 53 posts.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 week Web developer

    First action

    Edit the navbar symbol in Webflow.

    How to measure it

    Blog visits from the menu

    Now
    –
    Target
    Doubled
    By
    1 month

    Steps

    1. 1

      Fix the link

      Navbar component.

      Web developer (Webflow) 15 minutes

    2. 2

      Check page types

      Home, program, partner and blog pages.

      Web developer (Webflow) 15 minutes

    3. 3

      Check the mobile menu

      Same link.

      Web developer (Webflow) 10 minutes

    4. 4

      Add a footer link

      Blog in the footer too.

      Web developer (Webflow) 10 minutes

    5. 5

      Measure

      Blog entrances from internal links.

      Growth marketing lead monthly

    6. 6

      Add to QA

      Menu check before each publish.

      Web developer (Webflow) ongoing

    First result
    1 week
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Web developer (Webflow)

    Smallest test

    Fix it today.

    Why it works

    Change the link in the shared navbar component to /blog, then click through the menu on a few page types to confirm.

    The blog is where caregivers who are still researching learn to trust the company, and it is one click away.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • None worth noting

      Quick reversible change.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteNavigation on every page checked (homepage, About, For Partners, sponsored programs, program pages): the "Blog" menu link points to "/" (the homepage), not to /blog, where 53 posts live.Source
    • Your websiteBlog (53 posts): condition guides (SYNGAP1, WHIM, CTX, FTD, von Willebrand, Angelman), insurance guides ("does insurance cover genetic testing in 2025"), family stories, and clinician pieces such as "when to refer primary care genetic testing" and a WHIM guide for nurse practitioners and physician assistants. There is a /physician-referral page.Source
  • 03

    The sponsored-programs page that pitches drug developers shows "12% Varius enim in eros elementum tristique." and "85% Elementum tristique. Lorem ipsum dolor." beside the 55% diagnostic yield. A biopharma buyer doing diligence sees an unfinished page, and there is a second partner page with different numbers.

    High impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Biopharma partnerships lead

    First action

    Delete the two placeholder stats today.

    How to measure it

    Partner inquiries

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Remove placeholders

      Two stats.

      Web developer (Webflow) 15 minutes

    2. 2

      Agree figures

      Approved numbers only.

      Biopharma partnerships lead 1 week

    3. 3

      Review claims

      Yield and timing statements.

      Clinical and compliance review 1 week

    4. 4

      Merge pages

      One partner page, one redirect.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 day

    5. 5

      Add a case study

      The mitochondrial program, anonymised.

      Senior Product Manager 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Measure

      Inquiries from the page.

      Growth marketing lead monthly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Biopharma partnerships lead

    Smallest test

    Delete the placeholder row now.

    Why it works

    Replace the placeholder stats with real, approved figures or delete them; decide which of the two partner pages is the main one and redirect the other; add the one published pharma program as a short case study.

    Biopharma deals are large and diligence-heavy; small signs of neglect cost trust in a data business.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Claims need substantiation

      Publish only figures compliance can support.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSponsored-programs page for drug developers ("Find undiagnosed rare disease patients faster"): next to "55% Superior diagnostic yield" its stats row still shows template placeholder text, "12% Varius enim in eros elementum tristique." and "85% Elementum tristique. Lorem ipsum dolor." It cites one partnership, "helping a public drug developer find ultra rare mitochondrial disease patients". A second partner page, /partnership-finding-patients, is the one linked as "For Partners" and says "Partnering with small biotech to top-20 pharma companies" and "10+ Therapeutic areas".Source
    • HiringSenior Product Manager (San Francisco, posted September 21, 2026): will "Lead a new product line end to end" whose primary users are "biopharma customers, R&D organizations", own "the full post-sale relationship for key biopharma and R&D accounts", and work on "renewal planning, and expansion opportunities across the biopharma, R&D and insurance portfolio".Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: Citizen Health, "Built for rare disease patients and caregivers. Trusted by 100+ patient advocacy groups"; Sano Genetics, a precision medicine platform that "de-risks trials" for clinical operations teams; GeneDx, "advanced genetic testing" with "the world's largest rare disease dataset".Source
  • 04

    The homepage says 200,000+ patients; the Caregiver Action Network page says 100,000+, its description says "100 000+", and its browser title is "Insurance-billed Testing". Families and partners who see two numbers wonder which is true.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Growth marketing lead

    First action

    Update the Caregiver Action Network page title and count.

    How to measure it

    Pages fixed

    Now
    –
    Target
    All 15
    By
    2 weeks

    Steps

    1. 1

      Agree the count

      Current patients figure.

      Growth marketing lead 1 day

    2. 2

      Make it a field

      One CMS value.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 day

    3. 3

      Fix titles

      Program and partner names.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 day

    4. 4

      Fix descriptions

      One sentence per program.

      Growth marketing lead 1 day

    5. 5

      Review

      Wording check.

      Clinical and compliance review 2 days

    6. 6

      Repeat quarterly

      Update the count.

      Growth marketing lead quarterly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Growth marketing lead

    Smallest test

    Fix the Caregiver Action Network page today.

    Why it works

    Agree one current figure, store it in one Webflow field used everywhere, and give each program page a title and description that name the program and partner.

    Consistent, specific pages read as maintained and trustworthy, which matters most in healthcare.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Count definitions differ

      Define "patients" once (profiles created).

    Evidence

    • Your websitePatient counts differ: the homepage and SYNGAP1 program page say "200,000+ Patients", while the Caregiver Action Network program page says "100,000+ Patients" and its meta description begins "100 000+ patients have created a profile". That page's browser title is "Insurance-billed Testing".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The diagnostic odyssey ends here."; "200,000+ Patients"; "50+ Patient Advocacy Partners: We're partnered with over 50 patient advocacy groups to help connect patients with support & community." Testing is "Physician-ordered, with a genetic counseling appointment to go over results", in a "CLIA-Certified & CAP-accredited lab". No page on the site lists the advocacy partners by name; individual program pages mention one partner each, such as the Caregiver Action Network.Source
    • Your websiteProgram pages under /diseases/ (15 in the sitemap, including SYNGAP1, WHIM syndrome, primary ciliary dyskinesia, CTX, Danon disease, von Willebrand disease and the Caregiver Action Network, plus one Spanish page for the Caregiver Action Network program). The footer's "Active Programs" lists insurance-billed testing and three conditions. On the SYNGAP1 and Caregiver Action Network pages the "Understanding..." section has an empty dropdown whose items read "Link 1", "Link 2" and "Link 3".Source
  • 05

    The /lp/ condition pages are noindex landing pages, but every sampled one has the browser title "Probably_Genetic_Website" and no description, so tabs, shared links and ad previews show a template name. They are also listed in the sitemap, and some conditions have two near-identical pages.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Growth marketing lead

    First action

    Set the title field on the /lp/ CMS template.

    How to measure it

    Pages with condition titles

    Now
    –
    Target
    100%
    By
    2 weeks

    Steps

    1. 1

      Template title

      Condition name in the title.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 hour

    2. 2

      Description

      One reviewed sentence.

      Clinical and compliance review 1 week

    3. 3

      Sitemap

      Exclude noindex pages.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 hour

    4. 4

      Merge duplicates

      Redirect the weaker slug.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 day

    5. 5

      Retire copies

      Pages ending in "-copy".

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 hour

    6. 6

      Check ads

      Landing page experience scores.

      Growth marketing lead 1 month

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Growth marketing lead

    Smallest test

    Fix the template and check ten pages.

    Why it works

    Generate titles and descriptions from the condition name ("Genetic testing for [condition] | Probably Genetic"), remove noindex pages from the sitemap, and merge the duplicate slugs. Have every template sentence reviewed once by clinical and compliance review, since it repeats on 607 pages.

    A family sharing a page in a support group should see the condition and the company, not a placeholder; ad platforms also judge landing page quality.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Breaking ad links

      Redirect merged slugs.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSitemap (checked October 22, 2026): 703 URLs, of which 607 are /lp/ condition landing pages. A random sample of ten all have the browser title "Probably_Genetic_Website", no meta description and a noindex tag, yet they are listed in the sitemap. Near-duplicate slugs exist, such as alstrom-syndrome and alstr-m-syndrome, and 22q11-2-deletion-syndrome and 22q112-deletion-syndrome; other pages include /pediatric-seizures-copy and /thank-you.Source
    • HiringHead of Community Marketing (San Francisco, posted September 10, 2026): will "build and lead our community marketing strategy for the patients, families, and caregivers of the rare disease population we serve" and "turn a scattered, often isolated population into an engaged community, and turn that community into a growth engine"; will "Build and own relationships with patient advocacy groups (PAGs) and foundations across hundreds of rare diseases", test "referral and email outreach, PAG partnerships and sponsorships, events, participant compensation, and paid media", and "Track how community efforts influence key metrics, including patient acquisition and CAC". The role asks for "Genuine empathy for engaging a sensitive, high-stakes population".Source
    • Google PageSpeedHomepage: mobile lab score 59 with an 8.7-second Largest Contentful Paint on the hero image, but real Chrome visitors pass Core Web Vitals (LCP about 1.5-1.7 s, INP 83 ms, CLS 0).Source
  • 06

    The footer's "Active Programs" lists three conditions and insurance-billed testing, while 15 program pages exist, including SYNGAP1, WHIM, PCD, CTX, Danon disease and the Caregiver Action Network program. Families and partners cannot see what is open now.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Head of Community Marketing

    First action

    List the 15 program pages and their status.

    How to measure it

    Program-page to assessment rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    +15%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Audit programs

      Status of each.

      Head of Community Marketing 2 days

    2. 2

      Review wording

      Eligibility text.

      Clinical and compliance review 1 week

    3. 3

      Build page

      Status and partner per program.

      Web developer (Webflow) 3 days

    4. 4

      Update footer

      Link the page.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 hour

    5. 5

      Retire ended pages

      Redirect to the programs page.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 day

    6. 6

      Review monthly

      Keep status current.

      Head of Community Marketing monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Head of Community Marketing

    Smallest test

    Publish a simple list today.

    Why it works

    Build one programs page with each program's status (open, waitlist, closed), the partner group, and who may be eligible in plain terms; link it from the footer and menu. Close or redirect pages for programs that have ended.

    Clear status saves families from applying to closed programs and gives advocacy groups one link to share.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Programs fill quickly

      Show "waitlist" and offer the insurance-billed path.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteProgram pages under /diseases/ (15 in the sitemap, including SYNGAP1, WHIM syndrome, primary ciliary dyskinesia, CTX, Danon disease, von Willebrand disease and the Caregiver Action Network, plus one Spanish page for the Caregiver Action Network program). The footer's "Active Programs" lists insurance-billed testing and three conditions. On the SYNGAP1 and Caregiver Action Network pages the "Understanding..." section has an empty dropdown whose items read "Link 1", "Link 2" and "Link 3".Source
    • Your websiteHow it works (homepage FAQ): free testing programs "address specific conditions, informed by collaborative efforts with patient advocacy groups, researchers, and pharmaceutical developers", with "a very limited number of tests available at a time"; assessments "are typically reviewed in a week or less"; patients may be offered insurance-billed testing "while they wait on free testing opportunities", starting with a remote genetic counselor through the telehealth partner Genome Medical. Condition landing pages say "more than 90% of families pay $0 out of pocket for testing".Source
    • HiringHead of Community Marketing (San Francisco, posted September 10, 2026): will "build and lead our community marketing strategy for the patients, families, and caregivers of the rare disease population we serve" and "turn a scattered, often isolated population into an engaged community, and turn that community into a growth engine"; will "Build and own relationships with patient advocacy groups (PAGs) and foundations across hundreds of rare diseases", test "referral and email outreach, PAG partnerships and sponsorships, events, participant compensation, and paid media", and "Track how community efforts influence key metrics, including patient acquisition and CAC". The role asks for "Genuine empathy for engaging a sensitive, high-stakes population".Source

This quarter 9

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 07

    The Head of Community Marketing will test "referral and email outreach" and "participant compensation". Rare disease caregivers find each other online and often know other undiagnosed families.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Head of Community Marketing

    First action

    Ask compliance which referral formats are allowed.

    How to measure it

    Shared-link assessments

    Now
    –
    Target
    10% of total
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Compliance rules

      Allowed formats and incentives.

      Clinical and compliance review 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Write the message

      Plain, no health details.

      Head of Community Marketing 1 week

    3. 3

      Build the link

      Tracked share link.

      Senior Product Manager 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Launch

      After profile completion.

      Head of Community Marketing 1 week

    5. 5

      Measure

      Assessments per share.

      Senior Data Scientist monthly

    6. 6

      Iterate

      Message tests.

      Head of Community Marketing monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Head of Community Marketing

    Smallest test

    Test the share message with 20 caregivers.

    Why it works

    After a caregiver completes a profile, offer a simple "share with another family" message and link they can post or send, with no health information included. Any incentive or compensation is designed with compliance first. Track assessments from shared links.

    Peer recommendation is the most trusted channel in rare disease communities and costs far less than paid media.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Sharing exposes private situations

      Messages never mention the sender's condition.

    Evidence

    • HiringHead of Community Marketing (San Francisco, posted September 10, 2026): will "build and lead our community marketing strategy for the patients, families, and caregivers of the rare disease population we serve" and "turn a scattered, often isolated population into an engaged community, and turn that community into a growth engine"; will "Build and own relationships with patient advocacy groups (PAGs) and foundations across hundreds of rare diseases", test "referral and email outreach, PAG partnerships and sponsorships, events, participant compensation, and paid media", and "Track how community efforts influence key metrics, including patient acquisition and CAC". The role asks for "Genuine empathy for engaging a sensitive, high-stakes population".Source
    • Your websiteCalls to action across the site go to the assessment at chat.probablygenetic.com, with tracking parameters (utm and a pgid value) on the homepage buttons; homepage entry points are "Share a diagnosis", "Share a hereditary risk", "Share unexplained symptoms" and "I don't know where to start". Careers are hosted on a separate netlify.app address.Source
    • Your websiteHow it works (homepage FAQ): free testing programs "address specific conditions, informed by collaborative efforts with patient advocacy groups, researchers, and pharmaceutical developers", with "a very limited number of tests available at a time"; assessments "are typically reviewed in a week or less"; patients may be offered insurance-billed testing "while they wait on free testing opportunities", starting with a remote genetic counselor through the telehealth partner Genome Medical. Condition landing pages say "more than 90% of families pay $0 out of pocket for testing".Source
  • 08

    Families ask the same questions before testing: cost, insurance, what a counselor does, how long it takes. The partner model already includes genetic counseling through Genome Medical, and advocacy groups want useful programming for members.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Head of Community Marketing

    First action

    Ask two partner groups to co-host.

    How to measure it

    Attendee assessments

    Now
    –
    Target
    20% of attendees
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick hosts

      Two groups.

      Head of Community Marketing 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Book counselor

      Monthly slot.

      Genetic counseling lead 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Agree rules

      General education only.

      Clinical and compliance review 1 week

    4. 4

      Promote

      Group newsletters.

      Head of Community Marketing monthly

    5. 5

      Run

      Monthly session.

      Head of Community Marketing monthly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Attendance and assessments.

      Senior Data Scientist monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Counselor time
    Owner
    Head of Community Marketing

    Smallest test

    Run one session with one group.

    Why it works

    Co-host a monthly online Q&A with one advocacy group and a genetic counselor on how testing and insurance work, with no individual medical advice. Record it for the group's members, with consent rules agreed in advance.

    Live answers from a counselor build trust faster than pages, and the host group brings the audience.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Individual questions in public

      Moderator redirects to private appointments.

    Evidence

    • HiringHead of Community Marketing (San Francisco, posted September 10, 2026): will "build and lead our community marketing strategy for the patients, families, and caregivers of the rare disease population we serve" and "turn a scattered, often isolated population into an engaged community, and turn that community into a growth engine"; will "Build and own relationships with patient advocacy groups (PAGs) and foundations across hundreds of rare diseases", test "referral and email outreach, PAG partnerships and sponsorships, events, participant compensation, and paid media", and "Track how community efforts influence key metrics, including patient acquisition and CAC". The role asks for "Genuine empathy for engaging a sensitive, high-stakes population".Source
    • Your websiteHow it works (homepage FAQ): free testing programs "address specific conditions, informed by collaborative efforts with patient advocacy groups, researchers, and pharmaceutical developers", with "a very limited number of tests available at a time"; assessments "are typically reviewed in a week or less"; patients may be offered insurance-billed testing "while they wait on free testing opportunities", starting with a remote genetic counselor through the telehealth partner Genome Medical. Condition landing pages say "more than 90% of families pay $0 out of pocket for testing".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The diagnostic odyssey ends here."; "200,000+ Patients"; "50+ Patient Advocacy Partners: We're partnered with over 50 patient advocacy groups to help connect patients with support & community." Testing is "Physician-ordered, with a genetic counseling appointment to go over results", in a "CLIA-Certified & CAP-accredited lab". No page on the site lists the advocacy partners by name; individual program pages mention one partner each, such as the Caregiver Action Network.Source
  • 09

    The Senior Data Scientist is hired to decide "which questions to ask, in what order, to maximize data quality and conversion". Caregivers often start the assessment on a phone, between appointments.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Data Scientist

    First action

    Chart drop-off by question for the last 90 days.

    How to measure it

    Completion rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    +15%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Map drop-off

      By question.

      Senior Data Scientist 1 week

    2. 2

      Prioritize

      Questions to move or cut.

      Senior Data Scientist 1 week

    3. 3

      Review

      Clinical need for each question.

      Genetic counseling lead 1 week

    4. 4

      Build save-resume

      Email link.

      Senior Product Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Test

      A/B the first step.

      Senior Data Scientist 1 month

    6. 6

      Roll out

      Winning version.

      Senior Product Manager 2 weeks

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Product time
    Owner
    Senior Data Scientist

    Smallest test

    Move the three highest-drop-off questions later.

    Why it works

    Measure drop-off by question; move the questions with the most drop-off later; let people save and come back by email link; test a short first step that sets up the profile before the detailed history.

    Every completed assessment is a family who might get answers; small gains at the start compound.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Lower data quality

      Track completeness as well as completion.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Data Scientist (San Francisco, posted October 14, 2026): will "Optimize our patient intake experience using NLP and multimodal data analysis to determine which questions to ask, in what order, to maximize data quality and conversion", and run "prospective testing experiments". Every post describes the company: "Our technology discovers undiagnosed patients online, analyzes their disease state using machine learning and at-home testing, and enables compliant communication with patients", backed by "Threshold, Khosla, and Y Combinator".Source
    • Your websiteCalls to action across the site go to the assessment at chat.probablygenetic.com, with tracking parameters (utm and a pgid value) on the homepage buttons; homepage entry points are "Share a diagnosis", "Share a hereditary risk", "Share unexplained symptoms" and "I don't know where to start". Careers are hosted on a separate netlify.app address.Source
    • Your websiteHow it works (homepage FAQ): free testing programs "address specific conditions, informed by collaborative efforts with patient advocacy groups, researchers, and pharmaceutical developers", with "a very limited number of tests available at a time"; assessments "are typically reviewed in a week or less"; patients may be offered insurance-billed testing "while they wait on free testing opportunities", starting with a remote genetic counselor through the telehealth partner Genome Medical. Condition landing pages say "more than 90% of families pay $0 out of pocket for testing".Source
  • 10

    There is already one Spanish program page for the Caregiver Action Network program, but the homepage, assessment entry and FAQ are in English only. Many US caregivers of medically complex children speak Spanish at home.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Head of Community Marketing

    First action

    Check how many visitors use a Spanish browser.

    How to measure it

    Spanish assessments

    Now
    –
    Target
    5% of total
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Size demand

      Spanish browser share.

      Senior Data Scientist 1 week

    2. 2

      Translate

      Core pages.

      Head of Community Marketing 1 month

    3. 3

      Review

      Medical and compliance review in Spanish.

      Clinical and compliance review 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Assessment

      Spanish version.

      Senior Product Manager 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Partners

      Spanish-speaking groups.

      Head of Community Marketing 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Measure

      Completion by language.

      Senior Data Scientist monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Translation costs
    Owner
    Head of Community Marketing

    Smallest test

    Translate the FAQ and test with one group.

    Why it works

    Translate the homepage, FAQ and programs page with professional medical translators, offer the assessment in Spanish, route to Spanish-speaking counselors where available, and partner with Spanish-speaking advocacy groups.

    An underserved group in an underserved field; trusted Spanish materials stand out.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Counselor language capacity

      Confirm availability with the counseling partner first.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteProgram pages under /diseases/ (15 in the sitemap, including SYNGAP1, WHIM syndrome, primary ciliary dyskinesia, CTX, Danon disease, von Willebrand disease and the Caregiver Action Network, plus one Spanish page for the Caregiver Action Network program). The footer's "Active Programs" lists insurance-billed testing and three conditions. On the SYNGAP1 and Caregiver Action Network pages the "Understanding..." section has an empty dropdown whose items read "Link 1", "Link 2" and "Link 3".Source
    • HiringHead of Community Marketing (San Francisco, posted September 10, 2026): will "build and lead our community marketing strategy for the patients, families, and caregivers of the rare disease population we serve" and "turn a scattered, often isolated population into an engaged community, and turn that community into a growth engine"; will "Build and own relationships with patient advocacy groups (PAGs) and foundations across hundreds of rare diseases", test "referral and email outreach, PAG partnerships and sponsorships, events, participant compensation, and paid media", and "Track how community efforts influence key metrics, including patient acquisition and CAC". The role asks for "Genuine empathy for engaging a sensitive, high-stakes population".Source
    • Your websiteHow it works (homepage FAQ): free testing programs "address specific conditions, informed by collaborative efforts with patient advocacy groups, researchers, and pharmaceutical developers", with "a very limited number of tests available at a time"; assessments "are typically reviewed in a week or less"; patients may be offered insurance-billed testing "while they wait on free testing opportunities", starting with a remote genetic counselor through the telehealth partner Genome Medical. Condition landing pages say "more than 90% of families pay $0 out of pocket for testing".Source
  • 11

    On the SYNGAP1 and Caregiver Action Network program pages, the "Understanding..." section has a dropdown whose items still read "Link 1", "Link 2", "Link 3". That slot is the natural place to point families to the community and support resources of the partner group.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Head of Community Marketing

    First action

    Ask the SYNGAP1 partner for three resources.

    How to measure it

    Pages fixed

    Now
    –
    Target
    All program pages
    By
    1 month

    Steps

    1. 1

      Find placeholders

      All program pages.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 day

    2. 2

      Ask partners

      Three resources each.

      Head of Community Marketing 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Review

      Resource suitability.

      Clinical and compliance review 1 week

    4. 4

      Update template

      Real links or no dropdown.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 day

    5. 5

      Publish

      All pages.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 day

    6. 6

      Check quarterly

      Links still live.

      Web developer (Webflow) quarterly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Head of Community Marketing

    Smallest test

    Remove the empty dropdown today, fill it next.

    Why it works

    Replace each placeholder with two or three links chosen with the partner group (their family resources, support groups, events), or remove the dropdown. Do this on every program page template.

    Families get support beyond testing, and partners get visible credit, which strengthens the relationship.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Links go stale

      Quarterly link check.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteProgram pages under /diseases/ (15 in the sitemap, including SYNGAP1, WHIM syndrome, primary ciliary dyskinesia, CTX, Danon disease, von Willebrand disease and the Caregiver Action Network, plus one Spanish page for the Caregiver Action Network program). The footer's "Active Programs" lists insurance-billed testing and three conditions. On the SYNGAP1 and Caregiver Action Network pages the "Understanding..." section has an empty dropdown whose items read "Link 1", "Link 2" and "Link 3".Source
    • HiringHead of Community Marketing (San Francisco, posted September 10, 2026): will "build and lead our community marketing strategy for the patients, families, and caregivers of the rare disease population we serve" and "turn a scattered, often isolated population into an engaged community, and turn that community into a growth engine"; will "Build and own relationships with patient advocacy groups (PAGs) and foundations across hundreds of rare diseases", test "referral and email outreach, PAG partnerships and sponsorships, events, participant compensation, and paid media", and "Track how community efforts influence key metrics, including patient acquisition and CAC". The role asks for "Genuine empathy for engaging a sensitive, high-stakes population".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The diagnostic odyssey ends here."; "200,000+ Patients"; "50+ Patient Advocacy Partners: We're partnered with over 50 patient advocacy groups to help connect patients with support & community." Testing is "Physician-ordered, with a genetic counseling appointment to go over results", in a "CLIA-Certified & CAP-accredited lab". No page on the site lists the advocacy partners by name; individual program pages mention one partner each, such as the Caregiver Action Network.Source
  • 12

    The site has a physician referral page and posts written for primary care, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Clinicians who see undiagnosed patients can send families directly.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Genetic counseling lead

    First action

    Count referrals from the physician page last quarter.

    How to measure it

    Clinician referrals

    Now
    –
    Target
    +50%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Baseline

      Referrals by source.

      Senior Data Scientist 1 week

    2. 2

      Write guide

      One page.

      Genetic counseling lead 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Review

      Clinical sign-off.

      Clinical and compliance review 1 week

    4. 4

      Distribute

      Partner medical advisors.

      Head of Community Marketing 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Track

      Referral source field.

      Senior Product Manager 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Follow up

      Thank referring clinicians.

      Genetic counseling lead ongoing

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Genetic counseling lead

    Smallest test

    Send the guide to one partner group's advisors.

    Why it works

    Package a one-page clinician guide (how referral works, what the family receives, how insurance-billed testing works), share it through partner groups' medical advisors, and track referrals by source. All clinician material goes through clinical review.

    A clinician referral carries authority with families and brings patients earlier.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Clinician time is scarce

      Keep the guide to one page.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteBlog (53 posts): condition guides (SYNGAP1, WHIM, CTX, FTD, von Willebrand, Angelman), insurance guides ("does insurance cover genetic testing in 2025"), family stories, and clinician pieces such as "when to refer primary care genetic testing" and a WHIM guide for nurse practitioners and physician assistants. There is a /physician-referral page.Source
    • HiringHead of Community Marketing (San Francisco, posted September 10, 2026): will "build and lead our community marketing strategy for the patients, families, and caregivers of the rare disease population we serve" and "turn a scattered, often isolated population into an engaged community, and turn that community into a growth engine"; will "Build and own relationships with patient advocacy groups (PAGs) and foundations across hundreds of rare diseases", test "referral and email outreach, PAG partnerships and sponsorships, events, participant compensation, and paid media", and "Track how community efforts influence key metrics, including patient acquisition and CAC". The role asks for "Genuine empathy for engaging a sensitive, high-stakes population".Source
    • Your websiteHow it works (homepage FAQ): free testing programs "address specific conditions, informed by collaborative efforts with patient advocacy groups, researchers, and pharmaceutical developers", with "a very limited number of tests available at a time"; assessments "are typically reviewed in a week or less"; patients may be offered insurance-billed testing "while they wait on free testing opportunities", starting with a remote genetic counselor through the telehealth partner Genome Medical. Condition landing pages say "more than 90% of families pay $0 out of pocket for testing".Source
  • 13

    The Head of Community Marketing must track how community efforts affect "patient acquisition and CAC". Homepage buttons already carry tracking parameters, but community sources such as a group newsletter or an event are easy to lose.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Data Scientist

    First action

    Add partner names to the source question.

    How to measure it

    Profiles with attributed source

    Now
    –
    Target
    90%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define sources

      Partners, events, paid, organic.

      Senior Data Scientist 1 week

    2. 2

      Tracked links

      Per partner and event.

      Growth marketing lead 1 week

    3. 3

      Source question

      In the assessment.

      Senior Product Manager 1 week

    4. 4

      Dashboard

      Cost per profile by source.

      Senior Data Scientist 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Review

      Monthly with marketing.

      Head of Community Marketing monthly

    6. 6

      Reallocate

      Budget to what works.

      Head of Community Marketing quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Analyst time
    Owner
    Senior Data Scientist

    Smallest test

    Track one partner newsletter this month.

    Why it works

    Add a "how did you hear about us" step with partner names, use tracked links for every partner and event, and report completed profiles and cost per profile by community and channel each month.

    Without community-level numbers, paid media gets the budget by default.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Self-reported sources are noisy

      Combine with tracked links.

    Evidence

    • HiringHead of Community Marketing (San Francisco, posted September 10, 2026): will "build and lead our community marketing strategy for the patients, families, and caregivers of the rare disease population we serve" and "turn a scattered, often isolated population into an engaged community, and turn that community into a growth engine"; will "Build and own relationships with patient advocacy groups (PAGs) and foundations across hundreds of rare diseases", test "referral and email outreach, PAG partnerships and sponsorships, events, participant compensation, and paid media", and "Track how community efforts influence key metrics, including patient acquisition and CAC". The role asks for "Genuine empathy for engaging a sensitive, high-stakes population".Source
    • Your websiteCalls to action across the site go to the assessment at chat.probablygenetic.com, with tracking parameters (utm and a pgid value) on the homepage buttons; homepage entry points are "Share a diagnosis", "Share a hereditary risk", "Share unexplained symptoms" and "I don't know where to start". Careers are hosted on a separate netlify.app address.Source
    • HiringSenior Data Scientist (San Francisco, posted October 14, 2026): will "Optimize our patient intake experience using NLP and multimodal data analysis to determine which questions to ask, in what order, to maximize data quality and conversion", and run "prospective testing experiments". Every post describes the company: "Our technology discovers undiagnosed patients online, analyzes their disease state using machine learning and at-home testing, and enables compliant communication with patients", backed by "Threshold, Khosla, and Y Combinator".Source
  • 14

    In Google's mobile lab test the homepage hero image takes 8.7 seconds to appear, while real visitors pass Core Web Vitals. Ad and social traffic on slower phones sits closer to the lab case.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Web developer

    First action

    Compress the hero image.

    How to measure it

    Mobile LCP (lab)

    Now
    –
    Target
    Under 3 s
    By
    1 month

    Steps

    1. 1

      Compress

      Hero image.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 hour

    2. 2

      Responsive sizes

      Mobile version.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 hour

    3. 3

      Preload

      Hero image.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 hour

    4. 4

      Check templates

      /lp/ and program pages.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 day

    5. 5

      Retest

      PageSpeed.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 day

    6. 6

      Watch

      Field data monthly.

      Growth marketing lead monthly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Web developer (Webflow)

    Smallest test

    Compress and retest today.

    Why it works

    Serve a smaller, compressed hero image for mobile, preload it, and check the landing page templates used in ads the same way.

    A faster first screen keeps more of the families who tap an ad.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Image quality

      Check on real devices.

    Evidence

    • Google PageSpeedHomepage: mobile lab score 59 with an 8.7-second Largest Contentful Paint on the hero image, but real Chrome visitors pass Core Web Vitals (LCP about 1.5-1.7 s, INP 83 ms, CLS 0).Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (checked October 22, 2026): 703 URLs, of which 607 are /lp/ condition landing pages. A random sample of ten all have the browser title "Probably_Genetic_Website", no meta description and a noindex tag, yet they are listed in the sitemap. Near-duplicate slugs exist, such as alstrom-syndrome and alstr-m-syndrome, and 22q11-2-deletion-syndrome and 22q112-deletion-syndrome; other pages include /pediatric-seizures-copy and /thank-you.Source
  • 15

    The Senior Product Manager leads a new product line for biopharma and R&D accounts, and the partner pages show one program example. Buyers want to see how programs ran: time to first patients, number of profiles, testing timelines.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Senior Product Manager

    First action

    Ask two sponsors for permission.

    How to measure it

    Partner meetings

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick programs

      Three with good results.

      Senior Product Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Get approval

      Sponsors.

      Biopharma partnerships lead 1 month

    3. 3

      Write

      One page each.

      Senior Product Manager 1 month

    4. 4

      Review

      Claims and privacy.

      Clinical and compliance review 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Publish

      Partner page.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 day

    6. 6

      Use in sales

      Proposals and renewals.

      Biopharma partnerships lead ongoing

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager

    Smallest test

    Publish one summary.

    Why it works

    Write three anonymised program summaries with sponsor approval (therapeutic area, timeline, profiles, tests completed, counseling delivered), with no individual patient information. Use them on the partner page and in sales.

    Proof from comparable programs shortens biopharma sales cycles and supports renewals.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Sponsors decline

      Use fully anonymised summaries.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Product Manager (San Francisco, posted September 21, 2026): will "Lead a new product line end to end" whose primary users are "biopharma customers, R&D organizations", own "the full post-sale relationship for key biopharma and R&D accounts", and work on "renewal planning, and expansion opportunities across the biopharma, R&D and insurance portfolio".Source
    • Your websiteSponsored-programs page for drug developers ("Find undiagnosed rare disease patients faster"): next to "55% Superior diagnostic yield" its stats row still shows template placeholder text, "12% Varius enim in eros elementum tristique." and "85% Elementum tristique. Lorem ipsum dolor." It cites one partnership, "helping a public drug developer find ultra rare mitochondrial disease patients". A second partner page, /partnership-finding-patients, is the one linked as "For Partners" and says "Partnering with small biotech to top-20 pharma companies" and "10+ Therapeutic areas".Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: Citizen Health, "Built for rare disease patients and caregivers. Trusted by 100+ patient advocacy groups"; Sano Genetics, a precision medicine platform that "de-risks trials" for clinical operations teams; GeneDx, "advanced genetic testing" with "the world's largest rare disease dataset".Source

Big bets 3

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 16

    The Head of Community Marketing will show up at conferences, meetups and fundraisers across hundreds of rare diseases. Families struggle to find events for their condition, and many small groups have no place to list them.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Head of Community Marketing

    First action

    Collect next quarter's events from ten partner groups.

    How to measure it

    Events listed

    Now
    –
    Target
    200
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Collect events

      Ten groups.

      Head of Community Marketing 1 month

    2. 2

      Build calendar

      Webflow collection.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 month

    3. 3

      Open submissions

      Group self-service.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 month

    4. 4

      Moderate

      Review each listing.

      Head of Community Marketing ongoing

    5. 5

      Promote

      Newsletters and social.

      Head of Community Marketing monthly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Visitors and assessments.

      Senior Data Scientist monthly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Head of Community Marketing

    Smallest test

    Publish a calendar with 20 events.

    Why it works

    Host a free calendar where partner groups post their events (family conferences, webinars, fundraisers), searchable by condition. Probably Genetic attends or supports selected events and offers information sessions.

    Being the place families find their community makes Probably Genetic the natural first stop for testing questions.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Moderation workload

      Only verified groups post.

    Evidence

    • HiringHead of Community Marketing (San Francisco, posted September 10, 2026): will "build and lead our community marketing strategy for the patients, families, and caregivers of the rare disease population we serve" and "turn a scattered, often isolated population into an engaged community, and turn that community into a growth engine"; will "Build and own relationships with patient advocacy groups (PAGs) and foundations across hundreds of rare diseases", test "referral and email outreach, PAG partnerships and sponsorships, events, participant compensation, and paid media", and "Track how community efforts influence key metrics, including patient acquisition and CAC". The role asks for "Genuine empathy for engaging a sensitive, high-stakes population".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The diagnostic odyssey ends here."; "200,000+ Patients"; "50+ Patient Advocacy Partners: We're partnered with over 50 patient advocacy groups to help connect patients with support & community." Testing is "Physician-ordered, with a genetic counseling appointment to go over results", in a "CLIA-Certified & CAP-accredited lab". No page on the site lists the advocacy partners by name; individual program pages mention one partner each, such as the Caregiver Action Network.Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: Citizen Health, "Built for rare disease patients and caregivers. Trusted by 100+ patient advocacy groups"; Sano Genetics, a precision medicine platform that "de-risks trials" for clinical operations teams; GeneDx, "advanced genetic testing" with "the world's largest rare disease dataset".Source
  • 17

    The role asks for a track record of members "referring others, and organizing around the brand themselves". Caregivers who found answers often want to help other families.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters Head of Community Marketing

    First action

    Invite five caregivers who have offered to help.

    How to measure it

    Ambassador-sourced profiles

    Now
    –
    Target
    1,000
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Design rules

      What ambassadors may say.

      Clinical and compliance review 1 month

    2. 2

      Recruit

      Five ambassadors.

      Head of Community Marketing 1 month

    3. 3

      Train

      Messaging and boundaries.

      Head of Community Marketing 1 month

    4. 4

      Support

      Monthly calls.

      Head of Community Marketing monthly

    5. 5

      Measure

      Tracked links.

      Senior Data Scientist monthly

    6. 6

      Grow

      To 25 ambassadors.

      Head of Community Marketing 2 quarters

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Program costs
    Owner
    Head of Community Marketing

    Smallest test

    Run a pilot with five ambassadors.

    Why it works

    Recruit a small group of caregiver ambassadors who share their own experience (with consent and training), moderate online groups and speak at events. Compliance sets rules for what they may say; ambassadors never give medical advice.

    Authentic peer voices reach isolated families that ads cannot.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Overpromising

      Training and approved talking points.

    Evidence

    • HiringHead of Community Marketing (San Francisco, posted September 10, 2026): will "build and lead our community marketing strategy for the patients, families, and caregivers of the rare disease population we serve" and "turn a scattered, often isolated population into an engaged community, and turn that community into a growth engine"; will "Build and own relationships with patient advocacy groups (PAGs) and foundations across hundreds of rare diseases", test "referral and email outreach, PAG partnerships and sponsorships, events, participant compensation, and paid media", and "Track how community efforts influence key metrics, including patient acquisition and CAC". The role asks for "Genuine empathy for engaging a sensitive, high-stakes population".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The diagnostic odyssey ends here."; "200,000+ Patients"; "50+ Patient Advocacy Partners: We're partnered with over 50 patient advocacy groups to help connect patients with support & community." Testing is "Physician-ordered, with a genetic counseling appointment to go over results", in a "CLIA-Certified & CAP-accredited lab". No page on the site lists the advocacy partners by name; individual program pages mention one partner each, such as the Caregiver Action Network.Source
  • 18

    Free programs have "a very limited number of tests available at a time", and families can be offered insurance-billed testing while they wait. Waiting families can lose touch.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 3 quarters Senior Product Manager

    First action

    Map what a waitlisted family receives today.

    How to measure it

    90-day engagement

    Now
    –
    Target
    60%
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Map today

      Messages sent.

      Senior Product Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Design journey

      Status, options, resources.

      Senior Product Manager 1 month

    3. 3

      Review

      Wording.

      Clinical and compliance review 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Build

      Email and profile updates.

      Senior Product Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Launch

      All waitlisted families.

      Head of Community Marketing 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Engagement and conversions.

      Senior Data Scientist monthly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Product time
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager

    Smallest test

    Send one status update to current waitlists.

    Why it works

    Build a clear journey for waitlisted families: status updates, an explanation of the insurance-billed option and counseling, community resources from partners, and notice when new programs open. Wording reviewed by clinical and compliance review.

    Keeping waiting families informed preserves trust and fills new programs quickly.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Too many messages

      Monthly maximum.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHow it works (homepage FAQ): free testing programs "address specific conditions, informed by collaborative efforts with patient advocacy groups, researchers, and pharmaceutical developers", with "a very limited number of tests available at a time"; assessments "are typically reviewed in a week or less"; patients may be offered insurance-billed testing "while they wait on free testing opportunities", starting with a remote genetic counselor through the telehealth partner Genome Medical. Condition landing pages say "more than 90% of families pay $0 out of pocket for testing".Source
    • Your websiteProgram pages under /diseases/ (15 in the sitemap, including SYNGAP1, WHIM syndrome, primary ciliary dyskinesia, CTX, Danon disease, von Willebrand disease and the Caregiver Action Network, plus one Spanish page for the Caregiver Action Network program). The footer's "Active Programs" lists insurance-billed testing and three conditions. On the SYNGAP1 and Caregiver Action Network pages the "Understanding..." section has an empty dropdown whose items read "Link 1", "Link 2" and "Link 3".Source
    • HiringHead of Community Marketing (San Francisco, posted September 10, 2026): will "build and lead our community marketing strategy for the patients, families, and caregivers of the rare disease population we serve" and "turn a scattered, often isolated population into an engaged community, and turn that community into a growth engine"; will "Build and own relationships with patient advocacy groups (PAGs) and foundations across hundreds of rare diseases", test "referral and email outreach, PAG partnerships and sponsorships, events, participant compensation, and paid media", and "Track how community efforts influence key metrics, including patient acquisition and CAC". The role asks for "Genuine empathy for engaging a sensitive, high-stakes population".Source

Wildcards 3

Unexpected experiments, each with a cheap way to test it.

  • 19

    The role expects regular travel to conferences and fundraisers. Small groups often cannot afford exhibitors, and families at these events are the most engaged.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 quarters Head of Community Marketing

    First action

    List partner conferences in the next two quarters.

    How to measure it

    Event-sourced profiles

    Now
    –
    Target
    500
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List events

      Partner conferences.

      Head of Community Marketing 1 week

    2. 2

      Design kit

      Banner and guide.

      Head of Community Marketing 1 month

    3. 3

      Review

      Printed wording.

      Clinical and compliance review 1 week

    4. 4

      Ship kits

      To events.

      Head of Community Marketing ongoing

    5. 5

      Track

      Event links.

      Growth marketing lead ongoing

    6. 6

      Review

      Per event results.

      Senior Data Scientist quarterly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Printing and travel
    Owner
    Head of Community Marketing

    Smallest test

    Use the kit at one event.

    Why it works

    Build a lightweight kit (banner, printed guide on how testing and insurance work, tablet for profile sign-up later by email) that partner groups can use, staffed by Probably Genetic where possible.

    Presence at the group's own event signals commitment to that community.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Privacy at events

      No health data collected on site.

    Evidence

    • HiringHead of Community Marketing (San Francisco, posted September 10, 2026): will "build and lead our community marketing strategy for the patients, families, and caregivers of the rare disease population we serve" and "turn a scattered, often isolated population into an engaged community, and turn that community into a growth engine"; will "Build and own relationships with patient advocacy groups (PAGs) and foundations across hundreds of rare diseases", test "referral and email outreach, PAG partnerships and sponsorships, events, participant compensation, and paid media", and "Track how community efforts influence key metrics, including patient acquisition and CAC". The role asks for "Genuine empathy for engaging a sensitive, high-stakes population".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage (checked October 22, 2026): "The diagnostic odyssey ends here."; "200,000+ Patients"; "50+ Patient Advocacy Partners: We're partnered with over 50 patient advocacy groups to help connect patients with support & community." Testing is "Physician-ordered, with a genetic counseling appointment to go over results", in a "CLIA-Certified & CAP-accredited lab". No page on the site lists the advocacy partners by name; individual program pages mention one partner each, such as the Caregiver Action Network.Source
  • 20

    Advocacy groups need content for member newsletters; Probably Genetic has blog guides on insurance and testing.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Head of Community Marketing

    First action

    Write the first piece from the insurance guide.

    How to measure it

    Partners using it monthly

    Now
    –
    Target
    20
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick topics

      Twelve months.

      Head of Community Marketing 1 week

    2. 2

      Write

      Monthly piece.

      Head of Community Marketing monthly

    3. 3

      Review

      Compliance.

      Clinical and compliance review monthly

    4. 4

      Send

      To partners.

      Head of Community Marketing monthly

    5. 5

      Track

      Links per partner.

      Growth marketing lead monthly

    6. 6

      Refine

      Topics that work.

      Head of Community Marketing quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Head of Community Marketing

    Smallest test

    Send one piece to five partners.

    Why it works

    Each month, offer partners a short reviewed piece (for example how insurance-billed testing works), with their tracked link, ready to paste.

    It fills a real need for small groups and reaches members in a trusted inbox.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Partners edit the content

      Approve their changes before use.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteBlog (53 posts): condition guides (SYNGAP1, WHIM, CTX, FTD, von Willebrand, Angelman), insurance guides ("does insurance cover genetic testing in 2025"), family stories, and clinician pieces such as "when to refer primary care genetic testing" and a WHIM guide for nurse practitioners and physician assistants. There is a /physician-referral page.Source
    • HiringHead of Community Marketing (San Francisco, posted September 10, 2026): will "build and lead our community marketing strategy for the patients, families, and caregivers of the rare disease population we serve" and "turn a scattered, often isolated population into an engaged community, and turn that community into a growth engine"; will "Build and own relationships with patient advocacy groups (PAGs) and foundations across hundreds of rare diseases", test "referral and email outreach, PAG partnerships and sponsorships, events, participant compensation, and paid media", and "Track how community efforts influence key metrics, including patient acquisition and CAC". The role asks for "Genuine empathy for engaging a sensitive, high-stakes population".Source
    • Your websiteCalls to action across the site go to the assessment at chat.probablygenetic.com, with tracking parameters (utm and a pgid value) on the homepage buttons; homepage entry points are "Share a diagnosis", "Share a hereditary risk", "Share unexplained symptoms" and "I don't know where to start". Careers are hosted on a separate netlify.app address.Source
  • 21

    Careers live on a separate netlify.app address. Candidates, partners and families who check the company see a different site.

    Low impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Growth marketing lead

    First action

    Create /careers with the job board embed.

    How to measure it

    Applicants via the site

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Build page

      /careers.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 day

    2. 2

      Embed jobs

      Job board.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 hour

    3. 3

      Redirect

      Old address.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 hour

    4. 4

      Update links

      Menu and footer.

      Web developer (Webflow) 1 hour

    5. 5

      Add mission

      Short section.

      Growth marketing lead 1 day

    6. 6

      Measure

      Applications.

      Growth marketing lead monthly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Growth marketing lead

    Smallest test

    Publish /careers this week.

    Why it works

    Host the careers page on probablygenetic.com with the open roles from the job board and a short mission section, and redirect the old address.

    A consistent home strengthens trust for every audience.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • None worth noting

      Simple change.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteCalls to action across the site go to the assessment at chat.probablygenetic.com, with tracking parameters (utm and a pgid value) on the homepage buttons; homepage entry points are "Share a diagnosis", "Share a hereditary risk", "Share unexplained symptoms" and "I don't know where to start". Careers are hosted on a separate netlify.app address.Source
    • HiringSenior Data Scientist (San Francisco, posted October 14, 2026): will "Optimize our patient intake experience using NLP and multimodal data analysis to determine which questions to ask, in what order, to maximize data quality and conversion", and run "prospective testing experiments". Every post describes the company: "Our technology discovers undiagnosed patients online, analyzes their disease state using machine learning and at-home testing, and enables compliant communication with patients", backed by "Threshold, Khosla, and Y Combinator".Source

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30/60/90 roadmap

What to focus on in each month, and the ideas that carry it.

  1. Days 1 to 307 ideas

    Partner page, Blog link, partner-page placeholders, consistent counts, landing page titles and the programs list.

  2. Days 31 to 6010 ideas

    Caregiver sharing, counselor sessions, assessment conversion, Spanish path, partner resources, clinician referrals, community CAC, faster hero and program results; partner newsletter features.

  3. Days 61 to 904 ideas

    Events calendar, ambassadors, the waitlist journey and the conference kit.

The research behind the plan

3 research areas, each summarised in a few lines. Open any of them for the full detail.

Customers

What customers say

Customers value no-cost or insurance-billed testing. The most cited problem: years-long diagnostic odyssey.

  • At-home cheek swab
  • Cost and insurance uncertainty
  • In their words: “diagnostic odyssey”

Market

Competitive landscape

3 competitors compared: Citizen Health, Sano Genetics and GeneDx.

  • Gap to exploit: A visible partner network for families
  • Citizen Health: Records-focused, not testing
  • Sano Genetics: Less patient-community presence

Hiring signals

Probably Genetic is making community the growth engine: a Head of Community Marketing will build relationships with advocacy groups across hundreds of rare diseases, test referral, events, sponsorships and participant…

  • Head of Community Marketing: Advocacy partnerships, referral, events and CAC. Ideas 1, 7, 8, 16, 17.
  • Senior Data Scientist: Intake questions for conversion. Ideas 9, 13.
  • Senior Product Manager: New biopharma product line. Ideas 3, 15.

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