Senior Product Owner

Tekniforce; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in pharmacy technology is seeking a Senior Pharma Product Owner to work onsite in RTP, North Carolina. The ideal candidate will have over 9 years of experience in a Product Owner role, expertise in pharmacy, and knowledge of Agile processes. You will be responsible for managing the product backlog and promoting product management strategies alongside cross-functional teams. This position requires travel to Germany and North America and offers a contract-to-hire or full-time option.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of hands-on experience working in a Product Owner role.
• Experience with Medication/Healthcare software solutions.
• Ability to travel 10-20% to Germany, Austria, North America.
• Experience working in Lean/Agile software development teams.

Responsibilities

• Promote product management strategies for software requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for value delivery.
• Manage the software product backlog for development.
• Manage backlog of features, stories and defects for the development team.
• Balance scope items via prioritization with the cross-functional core team.
• Inform contingency plans for potential issues affecting scope/time/resources.
• Support agile processes such as sprint planning, reviews and estimations.
• Scoping requirements to align roadmaps with scope delivery.
• Ensure testability of requirements and review of test cases and defects.
• Lead UAT planning, execution and reporting for cross-functional projects.

Skills

Experience in pharmacy

Communication skills

Agile process knowledge

Leadership skills

Cross-functional

Presentation

Travel readiness

Tools

Aha!

Azure DevOps

Jira

Job description

***The most important skill for this job is someone who comes from the Pharmacy Industry, even if you have not worked in IT.

We are looking for a Senior Pharma Product Owner. This is a contract to hire or full-time onsite position in RTP, North Carolina with our client.

Responsibilities as a Sr. Pharma Technology Product Owner:

• Promote product management strategies via the elicitation and refinement of software product requirements
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Managers, Software Delivery Leads, and Core Team Members to manage portfolio scoping, coordinate release activities, and partner for value delivery
• Deliver solutions to market that drive business value
• Manage the software product backlog consisting primarily of features, stories, and product defects to ensure that the work defined for the development team
• Balance candidate scope items via prioritization in collaboration with the cross-functional core team
• Consider risk factors that could affect scope, schedule, and/or resources, and inform adequate contingency plans for potential issues
• Support agile processes such as sprint planning, feature and story reviews and estimations, and incremental delivery
• Facilitate scoping of software requirements to align product roadmaps with scope delivery
• Support quality by ensuring the testability of requirements and the ongoing review of test cases and defects
• Lead verification and validation with user acceptance testing for their cross-functional project team which includes UAT planning, execution, and reporting

Required skills as a Senior Sr. Pharma Technology Product Owner:

• 9+ years of hands-on experience working in a Product Owner role
• Experience in pharmacy, manufacturing, or conveyor systems.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience working with Medication/Healthcare software solutions or similar software products
• In-depth knowledge of Agile process and principles
• Experience working in Lean/Agile software development teams
• Experience using product management and development operations tools such as Aha!, Azure DevOps, or Jira
• Outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to travel 10-20% to Germany, Austria, North America