Technical Product Manager with Life science or Pharma Domain, R&D Platforms, GCP and AI experience

Technical Product Manager with Life science or Pharma Domain, R&D Platforms, GCP and AI experience

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Title: Technical Product Manager with Life science or Pharma Domain, R&D Platforms, GCP and AI experience

Location: Remote

What You’ll Do

Strategic Product Leadership

• Own end-to-end product strategy, roadmap definition, and business value validation for assigned R&D platform products
• Drive continuous discovery and innovation focused on new product development and R&D acceleration
• Lead product through all four PDLC governance checkpoints: Strategy Alignment®, Requirements Validation®, Architecture/Design Review®, Launch
• Manage large strategic initiatives or portfolios of 5‑10 established applications (including modernization, rationalization, or sunsetting)
• Conduct continuous validation of business value through metrics, user feedback, and experimentation

Product Requirements & Delivery

• Translate complex, ambiguous scientific and technical requirements into clear Product Development Plans (PDPs)
• Create comprehensive user stories with clear acceptance criteria and robust requirements traceability
• Manage backlog prioritization using Jira, Confluence, and Jira Product Discovery
• Partner with Project Managers on scope trade‑offs, resource allocation, and dependency management
• Drive UAT, release decisions, and launch readiness across technical and business stakeholders

Stakeholder Management & Discovery

• Serve as primary point of contact for business stakeholders and R&D end‑users
• Map stakeholder landscapes (influence, needs, communication frequency) and develop tailored engagement strategies
• Conduct user interviews, discovery sessions, and continuous feedback loops with researchers and scientists
• Facilitate requirements validation workshops and design reviews
• Present executive‑ready materials to business leadership and governance forums

Technical Platform Expertise

• Deep understanding of APIs, data flows, cloud platforms (GCP required), and R&D systems architecture
• Work closely with engineering, infrastructure, and data platform teams on technical feasibility and design
• Monitor support channels, triage technical requests, and align them with product strategy
• Understand GCP services (BigQuery, Workflows, VertexAI, Cloud Run, GCS) and integration patterns
• Navigate complex data ecosystems, authentication systems (SSO, LDAP), and compliance requirements

AI‑Native Product Management

• Leverage Gemini Pro and Atlassian AI for intelligent prioritization, velocity forecasting, and automated insights
• Apply NLP‑based sentiment analysis and predictive analytics to inform backlog prioritization
• Co‑develop AI use cases with client teams (target: 2‑3 production AI use cases per quarter)
• Drive GenAI‑powered documentation generation and requirements automation

Governance & Reporting

• Participate actively in bi‑weekly sprint planning, retrospectives, and delivery reviews
• Attend monthly Product Strategy Reviews with business stakeholders and Product Owners
• Contribute to quarterly 360° performance reviews and monthly portfolio health reporting
• Maintain comprehensive Confluence documentation and knowledge‑management practices

Requirements

Essential Qualifications

Core Product Management Skills

• 8+ years of product management experience, preferably in technical or platform products
• Strong business use case analysis and user interview capabilities
• Proven stakeholder mapping, management, and conflict‑resolution abilities
• Excellent requirements documentation and PRD writing skills
• Deep understanding of agile development methodologies and hybrid delivery models
• Expert user of Jira and Confluence for backlog management and documenta