Lead Product Owner, Labs of Tomorrow Small Molecule

Scorpion Therapeutics; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CSPO certification

SAFe POPM certification

Job summary

Takeda seeks a Technical Product Owner for AI-native small molecule discovery within the Labs of Tomorrow program. You will lead technical delivery and architecture for discovery software, translating scientific goals into executable plans and managing cross-functional teams.

The role requires 8+ years in software product ownership in pharma/biotech R&D, with expertise in AI/ML, cloud platforms, and medicinal chemistry workflows. Hybrid Boston location with collaboration across partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, or related fields.
• 8+ years in software product ownership or engineering within pharma/biotech R&D.
• Knowledge of medicinal chemistry workflows, AI/ML systems, cloud/data platforms.
• Experience translating scientific needs into technical specs.
• Stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage backlog and develop technical roadmaps.
• Translate scientific/business goals into executable plans.
• Oversee integration with lab workflows and other platforms.
• Partner with Business Lead in a joint leadership model.
• Ensure solutions are scalable and aligned with AI-enabled workflows.
• Manage technical risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communication.
• Collaborate with external tech partners.

Skills

Backlog management

Roadmap development

Requirements translation

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Chemistry/Computational Chemistry

Tools

AI/ML platforms

Cloud/data platforms

Job description

Role

Technical Product Owner for AI-native small molecule discovery within Takeda's Labs of Tomorrow program, leading technical delivery and architecture for discovery software products.

Responsibilities

• manage backlog
• develop technical roadmaps
• translate scientific/business goals into executable plans
• oversee integration with lab workflows and other platforms
• partner closely with the Business Lead in a joint leadership model
• Ensure solutions are scalable, scientifically valid, and aligned with AI-enabled workflows
• manage technical risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communication
• collaborate with external tech partners

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, or related fields
• 8+ years in software product ownership or engineering within pharma/biotech R&D
• knowledge of medicinal chemistry workflows, AI/ML systems, cloud/data platforms
• experience translating scientific needs into technical specs
• stakeholder management skills

Preferred

• experience with scientific data standards, cheminformatics tools, AI-driven discovery applications, and laboratory automation platforms
• certifications like CSPO or SAFe POPM

Location

Boston, MA; full-time, hybrid; travel requirements not specified.