Sara Bowman

Sara Bowman

Program Lead

Biography

Sara joined Crossref in 2020 as a Product Manager. She is passionate about building technology to connect research outputs and improve scholarly communication. Prior to joining Crossref, Sara spent 6 years in various roles at the Center for Open Science, most recently as Product Manager. In 2024 Sara took on the expanded role of Program Lead, responsible for all the activities that help Crossref systems modernise and scale. When she’s not working, she can be found running, reading, cooking, and chasing a toddler.

Sara Bowman's Latest Blog Posts

The programs approach: our experiences during the first quarter of 2025

Helena Cousijn, Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025

In ProgramsRoadmapStrategy

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At the end of last year, we were excited to announce our renewed commitment to community and the launch of three cross-functional programs to guide and accelerate our work. We introduced this new approach to work towards better cross-team alignment, shared responsibility, improved communication and learning, and make more progress on the things members need.

Next steps for Content Registration

Sara Bowman, Monday, May 17, 2021

In Content RegistrationProductCommunity

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UPDATE, 19 June 2025: We are planning to sunset Metadata Manager at the end of 2025. We will be in touch with affected members throughout the year with guidance and resources on making the switch from Metadata Manager to our new record registration form or alternative content registration methods. For more information and feedback, see this post in the Community Forum.
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Hi, I’m Sara, one of the Product Managers here at Crossref. I joined the team in April 2020, primarily tasked with looking after Content Registration mechanisms. Prior to Crossref, I worked on open source software to support scientific research. I’ve learned a lot in the last year about how our community works with us, and I’m looking forward to working more closely with you in the coming year to improve Content Registration tools.

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