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Senior Product ManagerTakeda Pharmaceuticals • Boston, MA, US
Senior Product Manager

Senior Product Manager

Takeda Pharmaceuticals • Boston, MA, US
2 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Senior Product Manager

The Senior Product Manager role involves aligning business and technology stakeholders to develop and communicate a portfolio of (or larger products) product vision, managing product planning and backlog prioritization, and ensuring a sustainable end-to-end customer experience globally. This position reports to the Head of Design & Delivery and operates within the Development & Regulatory DD&T organization, supporting Global Development and Global Regulatory business functions.

Responsibilities include :

  • Developing and conveying product(s) strategy and vision in collaboration with stakeholders, aligning with business goals and technology directions.
  • Maintaining and communicating the product roadmap and backlog to ensure team alignment and delivery of value.
  • Consistently challenging how processes and therefore products can evolve to exploit AI and drive towards the workforce and products of the future.
  • Understanding clinical trial delivery and / or Regulatory processes, product management in pharmaceutical R&D, and the ability to bridge business and technical teams.
  • Collaborating with product engineers and designers to support a modern product ecosystem.
  • Prefer a bachelor's degree in scientific discipline, computer science, or business administration, with at least seven (7) years of experience in R&D, IT service delivery, or related areas.
  • Emphasizing stakeholder management, design thinking, and excellent communication skills.

Accountabilities include :

  • Soliciting information from IT Business Partners or from Business Stakeholders on business direction, goals and strategies to inform development of product strategies.
  • Collaborating effectively with technology delivery teams to develop roadmap for new and ongoing product development.
  • Continuously prioritizing the work in the backlog to deliver the most significant value to the product users.
  • Facilitating and driving alignments among key stakeholders to develop product strategy, vision, and roadmap to support business strategy.
  • Working within product budget established in consultation with stakeholders by balancing resources, vision development, and prototyping, and sustaining product teams to deliver and maintain the product.
  • Maintaining and serving as the communicator of the product vision.
  • Continually monitoring and refining the product and performing service management.
  • Optimizing user experience.
  • Core elements related to this role include :

  • Strategic planning and thinking - developing product strategies, vision and roadmaps that align with the product line, architecture and technology direction and is consistent with enterprise priorities.
  • Functional knowledge of Clinical Trial Delivery processes and technologies.
  • Technical / Functional (Line) Expertise includes :

  • Understanding the language the product teams use to conduct the business of the team, and is conversant with all the tools and techniques required to communicate with and send work to a team.
  • Ability to operate within the domains of any core technologies that the product requires to deliver capabilities (artificial intelligence or machine learning, for example) if required.
  • Effective in translating technical language into business language as needed to bridge the gap between business and technical professionals engaged in the full product value stream.
  • Understanding the business processes supported by the product and able to communicate with the relevant R&D teams.
  • Leadership includes :

  • Collaborate effectively with Product Engineers, Business System Owners, Solution Architecture and other stakeholders on a Ecosystem of Products, Platforms, Analytics and Microservices to give Takeda a modern footprint.
  • Decision-making and Autonomy includes :

  • Ability to evaluate and recommend the right technology platforms and software products to solve business problems.
  • Interaction includes :

  • Embeds with product teams as needed to ensure full transparency and no surprises, keeping product stakeholders up to date with the latest on delivery status, product risks and scope changes.
  • Reconciles perspectives on product strategy and priorities into a consensus that all stakeholders can support.
  • Innovation includes :

  • Stay on top of new trends in the industry and understand how these new technologies may be applied to the product roadmap.
  • Complexity includes :

  • Is effective at conveying the product vision and other messages requiring action, in a way that brings people on board with the vision and builds their enthusiasm about fulfilling it.
  • When required to evangelize the vision into target communities or ecosystems, is effective in representing the product or platform within that community in a way that ensures all ecosystem partners feel heard, and well-served by the product vision.
  • Education, Behavioral Competencies and Skills include :

  • Bachelor Degree in scientific discipline, computer science or business administration is preferred, but not required.
  • 7 years or more professional experience in R&D business lines, IT service delivery or related area. Familiarity working in a lean and agile software delivery team is preferred.
  • Professional in-depth knowledge of product management in pharmaceutical industry.
  • Experience in stakeholder relationship management. Influential in orchestrating key stakeholders and product teams to turn product vision into reality.
  • Strong understanding of Clinical Trial Delivery and / or Regulatory Affairs / Operations business processes and supporting technology platforms.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, business acumen, and enterprise knowledge.
  • Minimum : Understands design thinking.
  • Nice to have : Is an accomplished practitioner of design thinking, with a proven track record of developing and exploiting deep customer insights.
  • Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary :

    We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.

    For Location : Boston, MA

    U.S. Base Salary Range : $137,000.00 - $215,270.00

    The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and / or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

    U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and / or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

    EEO Statement :

    Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

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