Senior Product Manager

Vanderbilt University Medical Center • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

The Senior Product Manager manages the vision, roadmap, delivery, and outcomes for a portfolio of products supporting customers. The role translates customer needs into portfolio roadmaps and executable product and project initiatives, and provides direction for product and project resources involved in development, execution, and monitoring. The position supports the All of Us Research Program, a national initiative funded by the National Institutes of Health to accelerate medical research through a diverse health database.

The role is part of the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical & Translational Research (VICTR), which supports clinical and translational research by providing researchers and clinicians with tools and support. The position analyzes markets for product and service trends, capabilities, and scalability. It is a six-month-to-one-year term position, works normal business hours Monday through Friday, and offers the opportunity to work remotely.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Five years of relevant experience.
• Intermediate IT portfolio management capabilities.
• Intermediate product vendor management capabilities, including contract development, issue resolution, technical specifications, and make-versus-buy analysis.
• Intermediate knowledge of emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Intermediate project coordination capabilities, including project tracking, change management, and customer feedback.
• Sufficient product knowledge, training, and experience to develop or support applications without requiring support and instruction from others.

Responsibilities

• Lead the vision, roadmap, delivery, and outcomes for a portfolio of products.
• Translate customer needs into product and project initiatives within a portfolio roadmap.
• Provide direction on development, execution, and monitoring of product roadmaps and related initiatives.
• Analyze markets for new product and service trends, capabilities, and scalability.
• Manage application and project portfolio investments, considering organizational value, potential return on investment, and overlapping investments.
• Lead software or hardware contract development and serve as a primary contact for vendor issue notification, escalation, and resolution.
• Work with vendors on technical specifications and contract negotiations, and assess make-versus-buy financial considerations.
• Investigate, evaluate, recommend, and implement emerging technologies to meet systems and project requirements.
• Track and report project progress, task completion dates, dependencies, risks, schedule conflicts, and assignments for resolution.
• Manage project scope-change prioritization and acceptance procedures; measure progress, revise objectives, and apply change control procedures.
• Guide project managers and others on project management practices, templates, and tools.
• Measure customer satisfaction and collect feedback at project milestones and completion.
• Develop or support product applications and educate or train others on product processes.
• Additional duties may be assigned.

Benefits

• The position may include health, disability, retirement, and/or wellness offerings.
• Opportunity for remote work.

What This Job Offers

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