Product Manager

Elsevier; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Elsevier Health in Japan is seeking a talented Product Manager to shape the local digital portfolio for clinicians and healthcare professionals. You will drive roadmaps from concept to market and collaborate with global and local teams to deliver impactful product experiences.

The role demands strong analytical skills, fluent Japanese and English, and experience with Agile/Scrum and design thinking. Prior exposure to Generative AI for digital health is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; 4–6 years in digital product management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with data-driven decision making.
• Fluent Japanese and English with ability to collaborate across global teams.
• Familiarity with Generative AI applications in digital health a plus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market analysis to identify trends, unmet needs, and product impact.
• Define strategic product vision and roadmaps for the Japan portfolio.
• Lead opportunity assessments, business cases, and prioritization of features.
• Serve as project manager to align global and local stakeholders and deliver on strategy.
• Support go-to-market and launch planning with marketing and customer teams.
• Promote adoption of product management tools and best practices across teams.
• Champion agile product development with a customer-centric, data-informed approach.

Skills

Digital product management

Agile/Scrum

Design thinking

Data analysis

Bilingual Japanese/English

Generative AI in health

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Are you an innovative and forward-thinking product management professional who wants to shape the future of healthcare in Japan?

Keen to join a global leader in information and analytics?

About our Team

Elsevier Health is a global leader in providing evidence-based information and innovative digital solutions to healthcare professionals, educators, and students. Our offerings span clinical decision support, professional development and medical education, and healthcare analytics, all aimed at improving patient outcomes and advancing the practice of medicine.

About the role

We are looking for a talented and resourceful Product Manager to join our Japan Products and Content Development team. This role will play a critical part in shaping the future of our local product portfolio in Japan, with a focus on digital solutions for clinicians and healthcare professionals.

Reporting to the Director of Clinical Solutions Japan, the Product Manager will help to drive key initiatives to uncover unmet customer needs, define product vision and development roadmap and bring product ideas from concept to market.

The ideal candidate will bring experience in digital product management, strong analytical and communication skills, and a passion for building impactful solutions that improve healthcare outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Conducting market analysis to identify emerging trends, unmet customer needs, and evaluate their impact on current and future products
• Helping to define the strategic product vision and development roadmap for our local digital product portfolio in Japan.
• Leading opportunity assessments, develop business cases, and prioritize new features or product concepts based on value and feasibility.
• Acting as a project manager and facilitator, ensuring alignment across global and local stakeholders (including technology, UX, marketing, content, and sales) to deliver high-impact product experiences on time and on strategy
• Supporting the go-to-market and launch planning activities in collaboration with customer-facing and marketing teams
• Working with global teams to promote and adopt product management tools and best practices
• Championing agile product development methodologies, and ensure processes and outcomes are customer-centric and data-informed.

Requirements

• Hold a Bachelor's degree with at least 4–6 years of experience in digital product management and a proven track record of driving product lifecycle activities ideally within education, healthcare, or related technology industries.
• Deep understanding of product development methodologies (Agile/Scrum, design thinking) and project management approaches.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; comfortable working with data to guide decisions and measure success.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills in both Japanese and English, with the ability to build relationships across global teams and stakeholders.
• Familiarity/ experience with developing Generative AI related applications for digital health or related areas a plus

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career.

About the Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.