Director, Product Success

MSD • Rahway, NJ

1d • Remote

About The Position

Join a global pharmaceutical company with a 130-year legacy and mission to achieve new milestones in healthcare. As part of the Digital Human Health (DHH) organization, you will help shape how our company forecasts and makes commercial decisions. Working within Commercial AI Capabilities (CAIC), you will play a leadership role on the forecasting product team, coordinating more than 1,000 users across the globe to deliver data-driven insights across 15+ franchise areas. This role sits at the intersection of product strategy and customer success. You will ensure that the product not only evolves to meet the business’s needs, but is activated effectively and delivers measurable impact for the global forecasting community. As Director, Product Success, you will collaborate with colleagues in product management and delivery to drive the strategy for product adoption and customer activation, serving as the primary voice of the customer in shaping the product roadmap. You will partner closely with members of our global team to ensure the product is built, refined, and deployed in ways that generate measurable business value. You will serve as a leader within the Commercial AI Capabilities organization, influencing stakeholders at every level of the enterprise.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, Life Sciences, Computer Science, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience in analytics, product management, or consulting roles in pharmaceutical or life sciences
• Demonstrated knowledge of pharmaceutical forecasting processes and commercial operations
• Demonstrated ability to drive large scale transformation with delivered business outcomes
• Proven experience leading or owning product management or product success delivery for a technology product or analytics platform
• Strong track record of managing stakeholder relationships, including executive and cross-functional stakeholders in a matrix environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to connect with technical and non-technical audiences

Nice To Haves

• MBA or advanced degree preferred
• Experience building or scaling analytics or technology products for internal enterprise users
• Familiarity with AI/ML, GenAI, or agentic analytics capabilities and their application to commercial decision-making
• Consulting or advisory background supporting life sciences or pharmaceutical clients
• Experience working with or alongside global commercial forecasting teams (finance, marketing, integrated revenue forecasting)
• Experience establishing adoption metrics and incorporating user feedback into product roadmaps

Responsibilities

• Embed with forecasting and commercial stakeholders globally to develop deep understanding of their business problems and configure the product to meet their needs
• Collaborate with forecasting leaders to anticipate future solution requirements and ensure the product roadmap is evolving to meet them
• Co-develop training, enablement materials, and communications that help users across the globe use the product effectively
• Work with stakeholders in a consultative and responsive manner to deliver high-quality, high-impact analytical and forecasting solutions
• Serve as the primary advocate for customers in product planning, helping to propose, prioritize, and evaluate features based on user needs and business impact
• Develop systematic feedback loops and translate insights from users into clear, actionable product requirements
• Partner with the Product Management team to co-own the product roadmap strategy, balancing customer needs, scalability, and long-term business priorities
• Define and manage KPIs for product adoption, user satisfaction, output quality, and business impact; set targets and report progress to leadership
• Develop and execute quality assurance plans to ensure the configured product consistently meets business needs
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and measure outcomes over time
• Lead, develop, and inspire a team across product success functions
• Foster a culture of customer obsession, growth mindset, and continual learning
• Create talent pathways within the organization and across the broader DHH organization
• Mentor and guide team members, providing direct feedback and coaching to drive high performance
• Build trusted relationships with forecasting leadership, commercial operations, and IT stakeholders across our company's global business units
• Influence product strategy and investment decisions through executive-level business cases and ROI framing
• Present product outcomes, roadmap direction, and success metrics to senior and executive audiences with clarity and impact
• Navigate complex organizational dynamics to drive alignment across cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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