Associate Director - Data Product Management

Job DescriptionPosition Description:Associate Director Data Product Management Job DescriptionWe are seeking a strong, highly energetic and collaborative leader to join our Company’s Human Health Digital, Data & Analytics (HHDDA) organization and play an active role in our Company’s Human Health transformation journey to become the premier “Data First” commercial biopharma organization.In this Associate Director Data Product Management role, you will be part of the HHDDA Commercial Data Solutions team and lead Digital Product Management capabilities role, driving shaping and delivery of impactful solutions that enable data-driven decision-making across our Company's commercial digital marketing division for Global stakeholdersAs subject-matter expert in commercial analytics data domains, you will leverage your expertise and apply techno-functional skills to shape and execute digital data products, drive a portfolio of digital data solutions initiatives and partner with delivery team to enable use cases across the HHDDA portfolio. In addition, you will also lead a team of highly talented individuals working on multiple data products and use cases, providing thought leadership and guidance to drive results and enable their success.Specific responsibilities include:

Lead team to manage life cycle of digital data product, including use case identification, discovery all the way to development and maintenance.

Translate use cases into implementation roadmaps to deliver high quality data products

Establish common performance expectations and processes for data product owners, data analysts and scrum masters.

Leverage data domain knowledge to shape the vision, strategy, and roadmap of domain level analytics ready datasets.

experience in large scale multi country program rollout with cross divisional and market stakeholders

Strategic thinking, risk management, and roadmap planning for data product evolution

Ensure implementation of Agile principles and best practices to continuously adapt to evolving business needs and user feedback

Develop and maintain relationships with key vendor partners to shape the overall staffing strategy and continuously ensure high quality deliverables and optimized return on investment for the respective domain programs

Demonstrate and role model key leadership behaviors, including: cross-functional and inclusive leadership, assertiveness and swift decision-making, active listening and strategic thinking

Position Qualifications :Education Minimum Requirement:

B.S. or M.S. in Engineering or related field (Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, etc.)

Required Experience and Skills:

Digital and Marketing data domain knowledge in commercial space in biopharma industry is a must to have.

Minimum 10+ years of relevant work experience, with demonstrated expertise in data and analytics solutions including a solid technical understanding of tools and architecture.

Strong experience in building data products and capabilities using agile approach.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to quickly establish credibility and trust with a variety of stakeholders.

Dynamic problem solving skills in matrix organization.

Experience managing portfolios of initiatives, tracking performance and managing risks, issues and escalations

Knowledge of data analysis and data & analytics use cases and capabilities

Experience with Agile delivery frameworks and strong knowledge of scrum execution

Strong organizational skills, with proven ability to navigate complex teams and highly-matrixed environments

Preferred Experience and Skills:

Analytics experience in commercial insights generation in biopharma industry is preferred.

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