Biopharma Data Product Manager

Merck; West Point (PA); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 184,200; Full time

Job summary

Merck is seeking an experienced Technical Product Manager to lead an emerging data product portfolio. You will define vision and strategy for data products across discovery workflows, coordinating data scientists, engineers, and designers to deliver compliant, scalable solutions.

You will apply Agile methods, drive adoption, ensure FAIR data practices, and partner with stakeholders to accelerate innovation in biopharma data usage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 2:
• Five or more (5+) years of experience in technical product management, particularly within the biopharma or healthcare sectors.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to simplify complex technical and scientific concepts for nontechnical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to prioritize competing demands and drive cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to motivate cross-functional teams and drive product strategy from conception to execution.
• Demonstrated understanding of PCC, Safety, PK/PD, and Bioanalytical data.
• Experience with data management, information architecture, cloud storage, and compute infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure) and knowledge of automation and monitoring tools.
• Strong experience with Agile methodologies and product management frameworks.
• Familiarity with modern data warehousing tools such as Databricks and Redshift.
• Familiarity with FAIR data principles and best practices related to data management and interoperability.
• Knowledge of GxP compliance and regulatory data standards.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business data needs for in silico research and define core capabilities.
• Develop and communicate a product vision, strategy, and roadmap for emerging data products.
• Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders regarding product vision, strategy, and roadmap updates.
• Act as a key point of accountability for the execution and delivery timelines.
• Create and lead cross-functional teams to drive product development and execution.
• Ensure alignment with the product vision and motivate the team to contribute.
• Foster a collaborative environment with open communication.
• Apply Agile methodologies in managing the product lifecycle.
• Lead with a prototype-driven, learn-and-evolve approach to validate capabilities.
• Ensure compliance with GxP and audit requirements for data usage and dashboarding.
• Advocate for FAIR data principles in development of data products.
• Highlight the need for outcome-driven data quality and context standards.
• Drive adoption through user training, documentation, pilots, and evangelism.
• Measure adoption metrics and business outcomes.

Skills

Agile Methodology

Apache Kafka

Biopharmaceutical Research

Data Modeling

Drug Discovery Process

In Vitro Models

Management System Development

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pharmacodynamics

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacology

Pharmacotherapy

Product Management

Product Strategies

Requirements Management

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Strategic Planning

System Designs

Toxicology

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

LIMS (Labware)

ELN (Benchling)

Databricks

Power BI

Collibra

Spark

Apache Kafka

Job description

Merck is seeking an experienced Technical Product Manager to lead an emerging data product portfolio. You will define vision and strategy for data products across discovery workflows, coordinating data scientists, engineers, and designers to deliver compliant, scalable solutions.

You will apply Agile methods, drive adoption, ensure FAIR data practices, and partner with stakeholders to accelerate innovation in biopharma data usage.