Senior Director, Product Management

Clarivate • Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

The Senior Director of Product Management, Commercial Solutions leads vision, strategy and delivery for Clarivate’s portfolio of commercial strategy solutions. This position reports to the General Manager of the business unit. The Senior Director is accountable for product outcomes - defining strategy, driving innovation, setting measurable objectives, and guiding cross‑functional teams to deliver customer value and business impact. This is a player‑coach role managing approximately two Product Managers, with hands‑on leadership. In this role, you will work closely with colleagues in engineering, operations, sales, marketing, and finance to optimize product development processes. About You – experience, education, skills, and accomplishments Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. 10+ years of progressive product management experience in B2B/SaaS. 5+ years in life sciences. Experience driving outcome‑based product strategy. Experience coaching and developing Product Managers. It would be great if you also have . . . Advanced degree Experience building data and/or software for pharmaceutical commercial teams. Familiarity with pharmaceutical commercial strategy workflows, including forecasting, long-term strategic planning, go/no go decision making, investment prioritization, business case development, competitive landscape review and SWOT analysis. Strong understanding of pharmaceutical industry data and how it is used in commercial workflows. Strong understanding of life science industry and trends. Experience working with a global team and customer base Strong decision‑making under ambiguity and ability to manage complexity. Experience guiding teams and colleagues through fast-paced and difficult periods of transformation (either fast growth or transformation experience) Clear communicator who influences across functions to drive action.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of progressive product management experience in B2B/SaaS.
• 5+ years in life sciences.
• Experience driving outcome‑based product strategy.
• Experience coaching and developing Product Managers.
• Strong decision‑making under ambiguity and ability to manage complexity.
• Experience guiding teams and colleagues through fast-paced and difficult periods of transformation (either fast growth or transformation experience)
• Clear communicator who influences across functions to drive action.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree
• Experience building data and/or software for pharmaceutical commercial teams.
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical commercial strategy workflows, including forecasting, long-term strategic planning, go/no go decision making, investment prioritization, business case development, competitive landscape review and SWOT analysis.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical industry data and how it is used in commercial workflows.
• Strong understanding of life science industry and trends.
• Experience working with a global team and customer base

Responsibilities

• Set a clear portfolio direction rooted in customer problems and measurable outcomes
• Lead continuous discovery
• Build and coach a high‑performing Product Management team (player‑coach; ~2-3 PMs)
• Drive product outcomes that contribute to commercial performance

What This Job Offers

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