Senior Director, Applied Research Intelligence

John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Michigan; On-site; USD 145,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Wiley in the United States seeks a Director of Product for Applied Research Intelligence (ARI). You’ll own the outward-facing product strategy for ARI, partnering with R&D customers in pharma, biotech, life sciences, and materials science to translate scientific insight into a scalable intelligence platform.

As a senior product leader, you will build partnerships, guide integration with ecosystem players, drive early customer wins, and represent ARI with authority at industry events, while

Qualifications

• Experience in corporate R&D in pharma/biotech/life sciences with product mindset.
• Track record turning scientific literature into intelligence outputs.
• 10+ years in senior product, data-science, or scientific-innovation leadership roles.
• Hands-on GenAI/RAG implementation in scientific context.
• Ability to engage with C-suite and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead ARI outward-facing product strategy and value proposition.
• Lead partnership and integration ecosystem.
• Drive early customer wins and adoption.
• Represent ARI externally with authority at conferences.
• Build and scale the product function.

Skills

R&D experience

GenAI/RAG experience

Commercial acumen

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Education

PhD/MS in life sciences or related

Job description

Wiley in the United States seeks a Director of Product for Applied Research Intelligence (ARI). You’ll own the outward-facing product strategy for ARI, partnering with R&D customers in pharma, biotech, life sciences, and materials science to translate scientific insight into a scalable intelligence platform.

As a senior product leader, you will build partnerships, guide integration with ecosystem players, drive early customer wins, and represent ARI with authority at industry events, while