Manager, Product Portfolio

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute seeks a Product Portfolio Manager to lead an integrated portfolio of products, applications, and capabilities. You will translate business objectives into portfolio priorities, partner with business and technology leaders, and drive roadmaps, investments, and performance metrics to deliver sustained value.

Located in Boston, the institute emphasizes inclusive, diverse care and groundbreaking cancer research.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required and 5+ years leading products or technology capabilities.
• Experience translating business needs into product direction and roadmaps.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic and operational leadership for an integrated product portfolio.
• Defines product direction, roadmaps, and investment recommendations.
• Oversees day-to-day portfolio health, service, and continuity.
• Fosters partnerships between business and technology leaders.
• Establishes and manages KPIs to measure portfolio value.

Skills

Product leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional teamwork

Strategic planning

Portfolio management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field

Job description

Product Portfolio Manager is accountable for the strategic direction, operational performance, and continuous evolution of an integrated portfolio of products, applications, and capabilities supporting a defined business domain. The role leads and develops a team of Product Managers and Application Analysts and ensures the portfolio delivers reliable day-to-day service while advancing the capabilities, experiences, and outcomes needed by the business. As a strategic partner to business and technology leadership, the Manager translates business priorities and end-to-end process needs into a cohesive product direction, balancing operational demands with opportunities for innovation, improvement, and investment. The role brings together product strategy, release planning, performance management, change and adoption, and cross-domain collaboration to ensure the organization realizes sustained value from its technology investments.

Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS, and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides strategic and operational leadership for an integrated portfolio of products, applications, and capabilities supporting an assigned business domain. Translates organizational and business objectives into portfolio priorities, balancing daily operational needs with longer-term business and technology objectives. Maintains a holistic understanding of end-to-end business processes and dependencies across the domain and with other functional areas.
• Partners with business and technology leaders to define product direction, priorities, roadmaps, and investment recommendations for the portfolio. Leads the team in evaluating new capabilities, features, enhancements, and emerging technologies based on business value, user needs, operational impact, risk, and available resources. Oversees release planning and coordinates priorities across products and teams to drive cohesive and sustainable improvements.

• Provides oversight of the day-to-day management, health, service, and support of the domain portfolio, ensuring established quality, performance, and service expectations are met. Sets priorities for operational work, customer service, issue resolution, and continuous improvement while coordinating with other technology teams to maintain business continuity. Identifies operational risks, recurring issues, and opportunities for improvement and ensures appropriate actions are prioritized and addressed.
• Serves as a primary relationship leader between the business and technology organizations for the assigned domain, fostering strong partnerships and effective communication. Represents business needs while balancing enterprise objectives, cross-functional dependencies, technology standards, governance, and resource constraints. Uses sound judgment to make decisions within established objectives and governance and develops recommendations for matters requiring broader leadership direction.
• Works with Product Management leadership and business stakeholders to establish and manage KPIs that measure portfolio health, service performance, adoption, and business value. Partners with Change Management, Communication, Training, and Adoption teams to coordinate readiness, communications, and adoption of new capabilities and improvements. Uses performance data, stakeholder feedback, and business outcomes to inform priorities and ensure the organization realizes sustained value from its products and technology investments.
• Supervises staff. Hires, develops, and manages staff to achieve organizational goals. Sets clear expectations, delivers feedback, and monitors performance for quality, efficiency, and compliance with policies and procedures. Mentors staff, fosters career growth, and cultivates a positive and productive work environment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated understanding of product management, portfolio management, business process analysis, technology delivery, and the lifecycle management of enterprise products and applications.
• Strong grasp of business and technology planning, service management, change and adoption practices, and approaches for measuring product performance and business value.
• Broad understanding of organizational objectives, governance practices, industry trends, and the interdependencies among business functions, processes, products, and technology capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business needs and organizational objectives into clear product strategies, priorities, roadmaps, and actionable plans.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills, with the ability to influence business and technology stakeholders, facilitate decisions, navigate competing priorities, and communicate complex information effectively.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop diverse teams while establishing clear expectations, accountability, collaboration, and engagement.
• Demonstrated ability to balance strategic priorities with day-to-day operational demands while maintaining focus on service quality, business continuity, and long-term value.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to evaluate complex business processes, technology capabilities, performance information, and cross-functional dependencies to identify risks and opportunities.
• Sound judgment and decision-making skills, with the ability to operate independently within established objectives and governance, influence across organizational boundaries, and develop recommendations that support effective portfolio and business decisions.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field required.
• 5 years of progressive experience leading products, applications, or technology capabilities supporting business functions required.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams, managing stakeholder relationships, and balancing operational priorities with strategic initiatives required.

• Experience translating business needs into product direction, priorities, roadmaps, and continuous improvement opportunities required.

License/Certification/Registration Required:

• None.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervise a team of approximately 3-10 direct reports that can consist of Application Analysts, Product Managers, Developers and other technology resources as appropriate for specific product portfolio.

Patient Contact:

• None.

At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an innovative, caring, and inclusiveenvironment where every patient, family, and staff member feels they belong. As relentless as we are in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer for all, we are committed to having faculty and staff who offer multifaceted experiences. Cancer knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated and compassionateprofessionals, neither do we.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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Pay Transparency Statement

The hiring range is based on market pay structures, with individual salaries determined by factors such as business needs, market conditions, internal equity, and based on the candidate’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.

For union positions, the pay range is determined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

$149,600.00 - $170,600.00