Associate Product Manager

Performance Validation•Indianapolis, IN

26d•Onsite

About The Position

Performance Validation is seeking an Associate Product Manager, New Services to join our Indianapolis team. This is a new role, and it is a different kind of move than most CQV professionals get offered. Instead of executing the work on a client site, you will be figuring out what work PV should be doing next: which service lines are worth building, which competitors are already there, what clients actually need that nobody is selling them yet. Your technical background is what makes that possible. You know this industry from the inside, and you can tell the difference between an idea that sounds good in a market report and one that will hold up on a project floor. You will start out reporting directly to our President/CEO, which means your research lands in front of the people making the decisions without passing through three layers first. As the organization grows, the position will report to a VP. If you have been thinking about a path into product management and business strategy but did not want to leave the life sciences to get there, this is that path.

Requirements

Minimum of 2 years of CQV or Cx experience
Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, marketing, or life sciences
Experience in FDA-regulated industries (pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or life sciences) preferred
A high level of curiosity and confidence in front of clients
A self-starter who is creative, comfortable with ambiguity, and able to zero in on solutions
Committed to building product management and marketing skills through self-learning and outside coursework
Based at our Indianapolis headquarters

Responsibilities

Conduct the market research and data analysis needed to identify and prioritize new service lines
Research direct and adjacent competitors through market reports, industry surveys, and interviews with PV subject matter experts and established clients
Turn what you find into clear recommendations leadership can act on
Help develop service concepts and the strategies to bring them to market
Primary market research: meeting industry leaders and prospective clients through your own outreach and at industry events
Test-marketing proposed solutions with established and prospective clients to confirm they fit
Building full launch plans with support from our leadership team, covering resourcing and timing, delivery skills and training, pricing, target markets and clients, positioning and messaging, technical content and collateral, demand generation, success metrics, and financial budgeting and forecasting
Working with our Commercial and Service Delivery teams to launch new services internally and externally, then tracking how they perform and adjusting the offering based on what you hear back
Leading these efforts and owning PV's new service introduction roadmap