Product Operations Manager

AstraZeneca • Gaithersburg, MD

392d

About The Position

The Product Operations Manager will drive process improvements and enhance collaboration across the Product Development teams at Evinova. This role focuses on optimizing product development processes, ensuring effective communication, and implementing best practices to support the delivery of life-changing medicines. The manager will work cross-functionally with various teams to streamline operations and improve efficiency in product development.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of experience in a related role (Product Manager/Owner, Software Engineer, Product Ops, Project Manager, etc.).
• Mastery of product development tools such as Jira, Miro, ProductBoard, and Confluence.
• Experience working cross-functionally across product development (Product Management, Engineering, and Design).
• Hands-on attitude in solving problems, creating processes, and managing tooling.
• Experience integrating new tools into company processes and developing guidelines for effective use.
• Strong influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with product managers, engineers, designers, and other stakeholders to define, implement, and optimize product development processes.
• Develop and maintain best practices for product launches, roadmaps, data management, and tooling.
• Analyze product usage data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and implement product feedback loops to gather and integrate customer insights and end-user insights.
• Manage PDLC and roadmap implementations and processes.
• Champion a data-driven approach to product decision-making.
• Proactively identify and solve operational challenges to improve product development efficiency.
• Track key performance indicators (KPIs) and report on product operations performance.
• Stay up-to-date on industry trends and best practices in product operations.
• Implement tools and ensure that the best tools are being provided for Evinova.
• Ensure transparency and communication regarding product performance, backlog, roadmap, prioritization, and delivery.
• Streamline product development processes to drive optimized value creation.
• Maintain pulse of development and training opportunities.
• Drive cultural needs and activities to support innovation, product excellence, and change management across the Product Team.
• Manage consistency of the Ways of Working across product teams including the development of toolkits.
• Facilitate discussions and decisions at all levels.

Benefits

• Diversity and inclusion initiatives
• Opportunities for professional development
• Collaborative work environment
• Commitment to science and innovation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree