Vice President of Product Management

Certara

13h

About The Position

Certara accelerates the potential of bringing medicines to market and to patients using biosimulation software, technology, and services to transform traditional drug discovery and development. Our clients include more than 2,400 biopharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, and regulatory agencies across 70 countries. Our goal is to enable the life sciences industry’s use of data, modeling, and analytics to make better decisions across the various phases of discovery and drug development. Our software and scientists incorporate modern advances in scientific understanding, drug development experience, data analysis, and AI resulting in significant opportunities to decrease the cost and increase the probability of success for new drug approval and commercialization. Certara is seeking a highly strategic and business-oriented Vice President of Product Management to lead a diverse and evolving portfolio of clinical data and submission technologies for the Pinnacle 21 portfolio of products. This role requires an experienced leader who can drive commercial success, shape portfolio strategy, collaborate across the organization, and operate confidently at the executive and board level.

Requirements

10+ years of product management experience, with at least 5 years in a senior or executive role.
Proven success leading a portfolio of products—not just a single product—ideally across different maturity stages (mature, free/community, emerging, and acquired products).
Demonstrated ability to drive business results, revenue growth, and commercial strategy.
Experience collaborating closely with Sales and Marketing on go-to-market and business strategy.
Strong organizational leadership skills with a track record of assessing and improving product and delivery organizations.
Experience presenting to executive leadership and preferably to a board of directors.
Prior leadership experience at a company with $50M+ in revenue, ideally larger.

Nice To Haves

Domain experience in clinical data, regulatory technology, life sciences software, or adjacent markets is beneficial but not strictly required.

Responsibilities

Lead strategy and execution across a multi-product portfolio with varying market positions and maturity levels, including: A market-dominant flagship
A free/community product
Emerging and advanced tier offerings
An acquired platform being integrated
Develop an aligned portfolio vision, ensuring each product’s strategy contributes to Certara’s broader growth ambitions.
Balance investment, prioritization, and lifecycle decisions across mature, free, emerging, and integration-stage products.
Serve as a business leader first, not just an R&D leader—owning market performance, revenue growth, and commercial outcomes.
Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Professional Services to drive: Go-to-market strategy
Pricing and packaging
Positioning and messaging
Cross-sell and upsell motions
Competitive strategy and market segmentation
Deliver measurable improvements in product performance, customer expansion, and overall portfolio economics.
Assess the current product, engineering, and service delivery organizations with fairness and objectivity.
Identify and address gaps in: Talent
Structure
Processes
Roles & responsibilities
Drive organizational alignment and product excellence, making strategic, evidence-based recommendations for change.
Lead through influence and cross-functional collaboration, not just positional authority.
Present confidently to the executive leadership team.
Build trust with senior stakeholders through clarity, insight, and strong business judgment.
Translate complex technical and strategic issues into compelling, executive-ready narratives.