Product Manager

Certara; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biotechnology firm in the United States is seeking a Product Manager to lead the development of frameworks for data integration in clinical applications. This entry-level position requires strong skills in application integrations, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement. The role emphasizes collaboration and responsibility for business outcomes, making it an exciting opportunity for those looking to innovate in the healthcare space.

Qualifications

• Must have experience with application integrations and data exchange.
• Strong background in data-intensive applications required.
• Ability to lead product launch readiness across functions.

Responsibilities

• Gather and prioritize requirements from stakeholders.
• Oversee product lifecycle from ideation to market.
• Drive collaboration and decision-making across teams.

Skills

Application integration design

Data analysis

Systems-thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Adaptability

Education

Degree in business, programming, data science

Experience in SaaS or CRO

Job description

Overview

Certara is a growing company that provides a dynamic and exciting place to work. Our purpose is to assist in accelerating the development of meaningful medicines that make an impact on our society and the people that need them most. Innovation and creativity are highly valued, and everyone is given the opportunity for training and continuous development. Our portfolio spans the discovery, preclinical, clinical and post-marketing phases of drug development, working with 1,200 commercial companies, 250 academic institutions, and numerous regulatory agencies.

As a Product Manager embedded in one of our Software divisions, you belong to the functional team whose work encompasses product strategy, product delivery, product management & product operations. This role will initially require you to lead the development of a scalable framework for integrating clinical and preclinical data applications by defining and prioritizing product requirements and roadmaps that enhance data accessibility, quality, and usability. Drive cross-functional initiatives to implement data integration strategies that ensure seamless interoperability across research, clinical, and informatics systems, supporting translational science and data-driven decision-making.

You and your colleagues in Product Management specifically are charged with:

• Gathering, prioritizing requirements from the market (customers and non-customers) and from across the Certara product teams
• Being accountable for decision-making, problem selection, and business outcomes
• Guiding product lifecycle from ideation to development to go-to-market to scaled product-market-fit
• Targeting R&D investments towards maximum value for customers and business ROI

Responsibilities

• Execution & Delivery: Cross-team Collaboration, Judgement & Decision Making, Responsibility for Outcomes
• Research & Strategy: Stakeholder Engagement, Data & Market Analysis, Thought Leadership

Qualifications

Must Have

• Proven experience designing and implementing application integrations, including system interoperability and data exchange across platforms.
• Strong background working with data-intensive applications, with demonstrated expertise in data capture, data flow architecture, and data analysis to support business and scientific objectives.
• Strength in working across the portfolio to evangelize the capabilities of the integration platform and lobby for adoption in support of key use cases
• Fastidious for facts, insistent on evidence- and data-driven choices, able to separate signal from noise
• Systems-thinking and ability to predict or extrapolate to second, third, and fourth order effects
• Adept at analytics, independent research, unscripted interviews, and other intel-gathering techniques
• Not afraid to speak up and veto a bad idea, or have your ideas vetoed in favor of what the team prioritized
• Curious about our clients and products, cautious with our brand and industry goodwill, conscientious in follow-through
• Willing to learn and serve, flexible in adapting to rapid organizational change, receptive of constructive criticism
• High tolerance for ambiguity, low tolerance for mess; able to create order out of chaos, attend to details, and push quality higher
• Relentlessly resourceful and discerning in solving problems independently and across multi-disciplinary teams
• Fluency in leading product launch readiness across functions including Support, Commercial, Customer Success, and more

Preferred

• Intimate familiarity with a specific scientific domain, such as biosimulation, PK/PD modelling, clinical trial data standardization and analysis, etc.
• Ability to work remotely with strong written and spoken communication; skill in exerting influence without formal authority
• Education or qualifications relating to business, programming, data science, health sciences, medical writing, customer support, project management, or corporate communications
• Experience with a software-as-a-service (SaaS) vendor, clinical laboratory, pharmaceutical company, or Contract Research Organization (CRO)

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other
• Industries: Business Consulting and Services