Senior Manager, Product Development

NMDP•Minneapolis, MN

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Product leads a team responsible for product development and/or management. Utilizing market research and analyses, knowledge gained from voice of the customer initiatives, product financials and operational metrics, partner with leaders to define product and set strategy, develop strategic and tactical roadmaps, and lead a cross-functional team to define the business needs, financial designs, and within the technical constraints where it applies. The leader develops and contributes to product strategy, product development, and product lifecycle management, ensuring the products are aligned to operational needs, customer priorities, organizational goals, and long-term product strategy.

Requirements

Proven leader who understands healthcare/biopharma products and services and is experienced at influencing internal teams (Finance, IT, sales, marketing, operations) and developing product strategies, roadmaps and product management.
Demonstrated leadership in product development.
Product management methodologies, business case development, pricing strategies.
Work with broad cross-functional teams with ability to sell ideas and plans to internal constituencies, executives, customers, and partners.
Build transformational product strategies/ roadmaps
Effectively lead and grow a product management and cross-functional product development teams, including large technology initiatives.
Leverage an entrepreneurial mindset and instill this in others.
Lead in an innovative and changing environment with the objective of testing, learning and iterating to continually improve products and services.
Effectively work with all levels of the organization.
Keep an external-focus and become the go-to for market insights and opportunities.
Must have excellent interpersonal skills – can rapidly connect with people – plus the ability to establish credibility among various external and internal constituencies.
Demonstrated record of success in identifying new issues, trends and opportunities driven by data and customer insights.
BA or BS in business, management, healthcare or related discipline desired.
Minimum 5-7 years of directly related work experience, within the healthcare industry
2-4 years of experience leading teams
Demonstrated experience working effectively and leading cross-functional teams in a matrix environment.
Experience leading innovation/ new product initiatives from idea through launch.

Nice To Haves

Pharma, biotech industry with major points for knowledge of cellular therapy market.
Salesforce, Supply Chain, Personalization experience.
P&L ownership.
Platform development experience.
MBA
Experience leading AI roadmaps

Responsibilities

Leads the team responsible for developing/ contributing to product strategy, development and management
Partners with the leaders of Customer Experience & Engagement, Marketing Research, Finance, and Operations to seek and understand the voice of the customer and promote a customer-centric culture, along with developing customer-driven solutions.
Works closely with Customer Experience & Engagement, Operations, and IT, to inform the product roadmaps
Collaborates with Customer Experience & Engagement, and other departments, to develop go-to-market strategies to win in targeted customer segments and create end-to-end operational plans to profitably grow and scale the business products for existing and emerging markets.
Provides leadership on product development, including leading cross-functional team.
Collaborates within the Product organization on strategy, road mapping and execution, including dependencies.