Product Management Leader, Data to Insights Platform (1111)

The Company
Founded in 2010, Axtria is a global provider of cloud software and data analytics to the Life Sciences industry. We help Life Sciences companies transform the product commercialization journey to drive sales growth and improve healthcare outcomes for patients. We are acutely aware that our work impacts millions of patients and lead passionately to improve their lives.

Technology innovation has been our winning differentiation, and we continue to leapfrog the competition with platforms that deploy Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. With customers in over 30 countries, Axtria is one of the biggest global commercial solutions providers in the Life Sciences industry. We continue to win industry recognition for growth and are featured in some of the most aspirational lists – INC 5000, Deloitte FAST 500TM, NJBiz FAST 50, SmartCEO Future 50, Red Herring 100, and several other growth and technology awards.

Axtria Product Management

We build products that deliver data-to-insights-to-actions for life sciences commercial operations. We support the goal of global life sciences organizations. Our products make reaching the patient at the right time with the right therapies possible. The Head of Product Management, Data to Insights is responsible for driving and delivering a world-class strategy for a suite of Axtria products. The incumbent should have a unique blend of business & technical savvy, the drive to make vision a reality, and the desire to invest in the commercial success of their product.

• Our work positively impacts patients’ health outcomes.
• We guide our customers through their journey from data -> insights.
• Axtria is a pioneer in data science, AI/ML, cutting-edge technology, data management, and software platforms.
• We are a transparent, fast-paced organization with top-down communication, and an employee-first philosophy that promotes self-growth.

The Role

The Product Management Leader, Data to Insights Platform, is responsible for driving and delivering a world-class strategy for Axtria’s Data to Insights products. Success in this role will require leadership, business & technical savvy, influence, and confidence. You should be the best salesperson for your own products, ensuring further commercial success. This role partners cross-functionally to define product release requirements and execution strategies and works closely with Engineering and UX teams to develop and drive delivery of the holistic product strategy and roadmap.

You will have the opportunity to define go-to-market strategy with the Head of Product Marketing, ensuring that product positioning is clear and strategically beneficial for target customer engagement. You will be an internal and external evangelist for the products, while also partnering with the direct sales & customer success teams, and high value customers.

This role has a team management component but will be expected to be a hands-on leader/doer. This role reports to the Product Executive. The location is Berkeley Heights, NJ and has a hybrid model of 3 days onsite.
Key Responsibilities

• Define, lead, and communicate product strategy in line with the business goals.
• Ensure rapid pace of moving from strategy to execution of product initiatives.
• Synthesize ideas on strategy, planning, and execution to identify new market opportunities & create the next generation of products, building consensus and driving execution along the way.
• Work within a team of Product Managers, Engineers and UX Designers to drive agile execution of new product launches. Develop a strong understanding of stakeholders to drive decisions.
• Actively participate in Scrum ceremonies working with team members in the US as well as in India.
• Ensure ongoing product growth and expansion by gaining and utilizing market feedback from customers and prospects.
• Evaluate market share and drive competitive analysis across a suite of products.

Required Experience/Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree required – engineering or similar technical undergraduate degree preferred,
• MBA or equivalent highly preferred.
• Minimum 15+ years’ experience in product management, with a combined 10+ years industry experience including product development/technical role/product marketing in a software solutions-oriented business.
• Strength in market analysis, customer insights and ability to use this data for strategy.
• Astute problem-solving skills and confident decision making are required in addition to strong negotiation and influence.
• Leadership & people management – inspire and motivate team members both on and offshore.
• Experience in a B2B SaaS or software company specifically in data/analytics products.
• Travel expectation up to 25% as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in leading Agile/Scrum adoption in prior roles as a Product Owner.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working on large scale data integration products is beneficial in providing product strategy guidance to R&D teams and architects.
• Familiarity or work experience in the Pharmaceutical or Life Science space is highly desired.
• Ability to conceptualize, negotiate and sell ideas internally and externally.
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles.
• Proven track record for developing, managing, and launching large-scale cloud-based software products.

The exact nature of duties, level of role as well as the salary and compensation package will be commensurate with experience and salary history.

Axtria is an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We offer attractive performance-based compensation packages including salary and bonus. Comprehensive benefits are available including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, and 401k with company match. Immigration sponsorship will be considered.

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