Senior Product Owner

Becton Dickinson Medical Devices•Durham, NC

4h•Onsite

About The Position

We are the makers of possible BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities. We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us. Excited to grow your career? We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply! Our people make all the difference in our success. About the role: We are looking for a Senior Product Owner to join our R&D team within Pharmacy Automation team to serve as a subject matter expert in their field with depth and breadth of experience, knowledge, and skills. As a Senior Product Owner, your top three primary responsibilities will be: 1) championing product management strategies via the elicitation and refinement of software product requirements, 2) collaborating with Software Delivery Leads to solution software product requirements into features and stories, and 3) delivering solutions to market that delight our customers and drive business value. In recent years, BD’s Medication Management Solutions (MMS) business unit has expanded into the high-growth pharmacy automation space and is now one of the global leaders in pharmacy automation. The Pharmacy Automation platform positions BD to offer our pharmacy customers a more comprehensive set of thoughtful, connected care technologies as they expand care to new settings, centralize their pharmacy operations and own the charge in addressing some of the biggest challenges facing the industry, including health care worker burnout and the global clinician shortage. BD’s Pharmacy Automation portfolio covers a wide range of hardware and software technologies from storage and dispensing robots, vision solutions, pouch packagers, vial filling systems, blister card production systems as well as central fill solutions and enterprise pharmacy management software solutions. We are searching for a Staff Product Owner to join our MMS Pharmacy Automation team.

Requirements

In-depth knowledge of Agile process and principles; experience working in Lean/Agile software development teams
Experience using product management and development operations tools such as Aha!, Azure DevOps, or Jira
Outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
Creative thinker with a vision
Attention to detail
Domain experience in Pharmacy or Health care
Bachelor’s Degree or Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT) required
5+ years of applicable experience
This position may require up to 20% domestic/international travel.
For most roles, we require a minimum of 4 days of in-office presence per week to maintain our culture of excellence and ensure smooth operations, while also recognizing the importance of flexibility and work-life balance.

Responsibilities

Manage the software product backlog consisting primarily of features, stories, and product defects to ensure that the work defined for the development team is meaningful to the customer, yet realistic and attainable.
Balance candidate scope items via prioritization in collaboration with the cross-functional core team.
Consider risk factors that could affect scope, schedule, and/or resources, and inform adequate contingency plans for potential issues.
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Managers, Software Delivery Leads, and Core Team Members to manage portfolio scoping, coordinate release activities, and partner for value delivery.
Champion product quality via constant collaboration with the engineering and QA teams to ensure timely, quality delivery of product increments.
Perform the requirement engineering process throughout the software development life cycle which includes eliciting, documenting, analyzing, and harmonizing functional and non-functional requirements.
Support agile processes such as sprint planning, feature and story reviews and estimations, and incremental delivery.
Play an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of release and sprint goals, providing governance for change management, and recommending adjustments to plan when necessary.
Facilitate scoping of software requirements to align product roadmaps with scope delivery.
Lead system design reviews for assigned portfolio, gather inputs from other functions.
Support quality by ensuring the testability of requirements and the ongoing review of test cases and defects.
Lead verification and validation with user acceptance testing for their cross-functional project team which includes UAT planning, execution, and reporting.
Support beta launch activities including site selection, authoring success criteria, and documenting outcomes.
Liaise with the Service and Support teams to ensure escalations are managed and defects are triaged, prioritized, and remediated.
Provide third-line support to diagnose and resolve production issues.
Execute work within company processes and procedures including engineering tools (requirement management, escalation management, etc), Design Controls, Product Lifecycle Management, Configuration Management, Phase Reviews.
Act as a key contributor in a complex environment while working independently with minimal guidance.
Contribute to Intellectual Property generation that protects the portfolio and improves market position.
Share expertise with others.
Follow our competitors and our industry; keep abreast with Agile/Scrum standard processes and new trends.