Associate Director, Technical Product Management

MSD • Rahway, NJ

20h • Hybrid

About The Position

Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and translate business requirements into technical specifications and product features. Monitor and enhance adoption and usage of the product and digital services. Work closely with the cross organizational teams to develop integration points that streamline business processes. Research and evaluate emerging technologies (e.g., AI, machine learning, blockchain, IoT) to identify opportunities for innovation within the integration platform. Lead cross-functional global agile teams implementing platforms or solutions. Develop and execute the integration strategy across health sciences orgs and systems like SAP ERP, ensuring alignment with business goals. Identify integration requirements and drive the implementation of solutions that enhance operational efficiency and data flow. Collaborating with CTO leaders and other API and Integration leads in our company's to identify the API and integration needs across the enterprise and help solve for these needs. Partner with other foundational platforms teams, enterprise architecture, networking and cloud computing and other teams to architect, design, implement digital services and products, as well as drive their adoption in (not only) divisional teams. Act as the primary product owner for the integration platform, responsible for the product vision, roadmap, and backlog prioritization. Maximize value of the product across full lifecycle (from start to decommissioning where applicable). Drive optimization of TCO and ROI realization across the products and solutions. Develop business case(s) and investment plans in support of investments in the product, gain investment approvals and monitor and manage spend and ROI for the investments. Leverage cutting-edge technologies such as Mulesoft, APIs, microservices, and cloud platforms to enhance integration capabilities. Utilize in-depth knowledge of health sciences, including regulatory standards (e.g., HIPAA, FDA) and industry best practices, to inform integration solutions. Leverage functional knowledge of SAP ERP modules (e.g., S/4HANA, FI/CO, SCM, DL, MM, SD) to facilitate seamless data integration and interoperability between systems. Ensure that integration solutions are scalable, secure, and compliant with relevant industry standards. Engage with cross organizational architects and leads to keep abreast of latest technology and trends in the API & Integration domain. Up to 10% of international travel is required. No direct reports.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Computer Sciences or Information Technology and 10 years of experience in the position offered or related.
• 10 years of experience with working in integration leadership and product ownership and developing digital products and services.
• 10 years of experience building and provisioning engineering toolsets with high autonomy, automation, and self-service level.
• 10 years of experience working with API & integration patterns and modern technologies to support these patterns.
• Experience as a product owner, deliver lead in the integrations with ERP and other health sciences enterprise applications.
• Experience applying soap & rest standards and architectures.
• Experience working with the implications of integration technology choices to performance, flexibility and agility of systems.
• Experience advising clients on related solutions and services.
• Experience working in all areas of software delivery cycle.
• Working knowledge of cloud-based API and integration solutions.
• Business outcomes driven leadership with ability to connect value to investments and relentless focus on actions that lead to better value and ROI.
• Facilitation, marketing and persuasion skills to help stakeholder community understand the value of product line offerings and help them adopt the offerings.
• Experience in a global or multi-national organization.

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Responsibilities

• Gather and translate business requirements into technical specifications and product features.
• Monitor and enhance adoption and usage of the product and digital services.
• Develop integration points that streamline business processes.
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies (e.g., AI, machine learning, blockchain, IoT) to identify opportunities for innovation within the integration platform.
• Lead cross-functional global agile teams implementing platforms or solutions.
• Develop and execute the integration strategy across health sciences organizations and systems like SAP ERP.
• Identify integration requirements and drive the implementation of solutions that enhance operational efficiency and data flow.
• Identify API and integration needs across the enterprise and help solve for these needs.
• Partner with other foundational platforms teams, enterprise architecture, networking and cloud computing and other teams to architect, design, implement digital services and products, and drive their adoption.
• Act as the primary product owner for the integration platform, responsible for the product vision, roadmap, and backlog prioritization.
• Maximize value of the product across full lifecycle.
• Drive optimization of TCO and ROI realization across the products and solutions.
• Develop business case(s) and investment plans, gain investment approvals, and monitor and manage spend and ROI for investments.
• Leverage cutting-edge technologies such as Mulesoft, APIs, microservices, and cloud platforms to enhance integration capabilities.
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of health sciences, including regulatory standards (e.g., HIPAA, FDA) and industry best practices, to inform integration solutions.
• Leverage functional knowledge of SAP ERP modules (e.g., S/4HANA, FI/CO, SCM, DL, MM, SD) to facilitate seamless data integration and interoperability between systems.
• Ensure that integration solutions are scalable, secure, and compliant with relevant industry standards.
• Engage with cross organizational architects and leads to keep abreast of latest technology and trends in the API & Integration domain.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days
• annual bonus
• long-term incentive

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior