MSD Associate Director Technical Product Manager 

Czechia 

310413444

Job Description

developing and implementing solutionsfor data management, including data movement, transformation,and governance tosupport Bio-Pharma Research needs.enterprise capabilities to service research needs and only enable solutions to fill gaps or support bespoke needs of research.Product Manager will work closely with research stakeholders to understand their needs,and groom backlog, and enable solutions in an agile fashion.

Key Responsibilities:

• Platform Engineering Capability: Help establish robust platform engineering practices to ensure high reliability and performance of D&A solutions for the research community.
• Collaborative Requirements Gathering: Engage with research stakeholders to understand their data management needs, transforming insights into clear, actionable backlog items.
• Agile Backlog Management: Lead the definition, prioritization, and grooming of the product backlog, ensuring a smooth and efficient development process.
• Strategic Partnership: Build strong relationships with enterprise teams, influencing the roadmap of data and analytics (D&A) and cloud products to align with research objectives.
• Vision and Roadmap Development: Create a comprehensive product strategy and roadmap that supports the organization’s goals and enhances research efficiency.
• Cost Management: Take ownership of the total cost of ownership for solutions and services, ensuring they are cost-effective and aligned with user needs.
• Investment Decisions: Evaluate potential investments with a focus on user value, balancing business goals with user requirements.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead a diverse team of product analysts and engineers, fostering collaboration to deliver high-quality, reliable solutions that meet stakeholder needs.

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
• Strong understanding of hyperscaler technologies (AWS preferred), with previous hands-on engineering or solution architecture experience preferred.
• Familiarity with data governance, transformation, and analytics.
• Agile Methodologies: Experience in agile development practices (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) and familiarity with product management tools like Jira.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional ability to convey both technical and non-technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences, fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Proven capability to recruit, lead, and mentor talent, contributing to a positive team culture and fostering professional growth.
• Delivering solutions that provide best value for a given budget, ability to prioritize in context of cost and value delivered.
• A minimum of 3 years in a leadership position (Product or Team), guiding cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with biopharma research stakeholders or within the biopharmaceutical industry.
• Demonstrated ability to innovate and think strategically about product development.

What we offer

• Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment
• Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally
• Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern (e.g., even 80% full-time is possible in justified cases)
• Pension and health insurance contributions
• Internal reward system plus referral programme
• 5weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution
• Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card
• Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and Mall.cz discount programmes
• Up-to-date laptop and iPhone
• Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, library, music corner
• Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more

Current Contingent Workers apply

Asset Management, Benefits Management, Management System Development, Product Management, Requirements Management, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, System Designs

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