Principal Business Product Manager - Insights & Analytics (Targeting)

Roche•South San Francisco, CA

1d•$166,500 - $309,300

About The Position

The Data, Digital, & Analytics (DDA) team at Genentech is central to its mission, collaborating with Commercial, Medical, and Government Affairs (CMG) to leverage data, analytics, and AI/ML for rapid, impactful decisions. The Insights & Analytics (I&A) Product Suite team develops scalable, enterprise-wide product solutions designed to break down silos and provide CMG teams with a unified view of customers, actions, and outcomes. This team acts as a trusted advisor focused on measurable results and is organized into four pillars: 360 Insights, Forecasting, Targeting & Recommendation, and Measurement & Optimization. The opportunity is for a visionary, highly strategic, and growth-minded Principal Business Product Manager to join the Targeting pillar within the I&A Product Suite. This Director-level role demands a rigorous first-principles thinker with exceptional core product management skills, adept at dissecting complex business problems, navigating extensive data environments, and orchestrating cross-functional teams (including product activation, data science, AI/ML, and technology) to transform complex analytical models into clear, high-impact business solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, data science, or other quantitative field.
8+ years of experience with at least 5 years in pharmaceutical analytics or business analytics product management across multiple therapeutic areas.
Proven experience in a Product Manager or Product Owner role, taking an analytical or digital product through its full lifecycle (ideation to launch).
Deep understanding of integrated insights in pharmaceutical commercial, medical, sales and access fields.
Proven success in aligning cross-functional stakeholders and the ability to "push back" on requests that are misaligned with corporate objectives.
Experience working in an Agile setting, managing product backlogs, and coordinating with technical IT/Data teams.
Exceptional presentation skills, with the ability to evangelize the "Product Vision" to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Collaborate cross functionally to enable product roadmap.

Nice To Haves

MBA, MS in Business Analytics, Data science or related graduate-level qualification.
Experience working with AI (Claude, ChatGPT, etc.), Jira, data visualization tools (Tableau/PowerBI), product prototyping, and cloud-based data environments.
Deep knowledge of healthcare-specific data sets and the compliance frameworks surrounding them.

Responsibilities

Partner with the Business Product Owner and/or Executive Director of Product Suite to support the definition of the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Targeting & Recommendation products.
Apply rigorous first-principles thinking to break down dense, ambiguous business challenges across Commercial, Medical, Sales and Access teams, translating them into scalable, long-term data and analytics product solutions.
Leverage complex data insights to propel significant, measurable business transformation, driving enterprise-wide product adoption and market differentiation.
Manage advanced data and analytics products through their full lifecycle: from initial ideation and complex requirement definition to launch, scaling, and ongoing performance optimization.
Partner closely with Technical Product Managers, Data Leads, Data Scientists, and IT engineering to steer the development, deployment, and optimization of sophisticated analytical models, API service layers, and intuitive UI/UX capabilities.
In close partnership with business activation teams, oversee end-to-end business process mapping, user feedback compilation, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure high-velocity feature rollouts and immediate end-user adoption.
Establish robust agile operational standards, backlog management rigor, and reusable product templates to ensure seamless pull-through and efficient execution.
Serve as the vital bridge between senior commercial/business leaders and deep technical engineering squads, ensuring product milestones remain perfectly aligned with overarching corporate objectives.
Drive cross-functional consensus and actively evangelize the product’s strategic value proposition to executive stakeholders across diverse organizational channels.
Champion a practice-based apprenticeship model, actively coaching, mentoring, and upskilling cross functional product teams including program managers, operations managers, and peers within the broader product community.
Comply with all laws, regulations, and policies governing Genentech's business activities.