Director, Product Management
full-time•Bangalore East
About this role
Overview
Responsibilities
Qualifications
OptymEdge, a Veridix company within the Emmes Group, is transforming ophthalmology clinical development by digitizing manual processes and data collection into streamlined workflows. Through our Acuvera platform, we leverage technology to build innovative data products that drive efficiency and insight. The Director, Product Management OptymEdge will define and drive the strategy, vision, and execution of a large-scale, cloud-native platform that integrates with external systems and powers data-driven innovation in clinical development. This role leads a team of Product owners, fostering cross-functional alignment, and partnering closely with Engineering, Data, AI/ML, and Business stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions.
The job holder combines strategic thinking with hands-on leadership, owning the full product lifecycle from ideation to launch and growth. The Director, Product Management OptymEdgee will shape architecture decisions, manage budgets and resources, and ensure products meet rigorous technical and compliance standards.
Responsibilities
- Strategy & Vision:Define and own multi-year product strategy and technical roadmap for a large-scale, cloud-native platform with integrations and interfaces with external platforms. Represent Product in executive reviews, roadmap discussions, and key stakeholder engagements.
- Leadership & Mentorship:Manage, coach, and develop a team of Product Owners/Managers, fostering a culture of innovation and accountability. Lead execution across multiple product teams, managing dependencies and delivery across releases.
- Cross-Functional Alignment:Collaborate with Engineering, Clinical, Delivery, Commercial, and other departments to ensure product success. Partner with Engineering leadership to drive architecture decisions and trade-offs across scalability, reliability, performance, security, and cost. Serve as the primary product partner to Business, Engineering, Data, AI/ML, Security, and Infrastructure teams.
- Stakeholder Communication: Communicate product plans, progress, and results to executive leadership and stakeholders.
- Product Lifecycle Management:Own the product lifecycle from ideation through launch, growth, and end-of-life. Translate ambiguous product and business problems into clear technical product requirements, system-level designs, and execution plans. Ensure product requirements address non-functional requirements, including availability, latency, observability, data integrity, and compliance. Review and influence technical design documents, RFCs, and architecture proposals.
- Market & Customer Focus: Oversee market research, competitive analysis, and customer feedback to identify opportunities.
- Budget & Resource Management: Manage product budgets and resource allocation for development, marketing, and operations.
- Data-Driven Decisions: Guide strategic decisions using metrics, performance data, and financial impact analysis. Define and own product success metrics, north-star KPIs, and OKRs.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, preferred, with 8+ years of professional experience in product management (cloud, AI, data domains and/or clinical) or software development.
- 6+ years leading cross-functional or multi-team initiatives.
- Experience in user authentication, data security, and privacy best practices.
- Proven ability to work in technical, cross-functional environments and communicate with senior stakeholders.
- Building/managing data-enabled products, particularly around real-time data capture and aggregation.
- Experience building platforms or integrating operational/data systems.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver strategic programs in high-stakes, fast-paced settings.
- Background with start-ups or scaling early-stage platforms.
- Entrepreneurial mindset; comfortable in ambiguous, rapid environments.
- Domain expertise in life sciences technology (e.g., drug discovery, clinical trials) is preferred.
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What you'll do
- The Director, Product Management will define and drive the strategy and execution of a cloud-native platform while leading a team of Product Owners. Responsibilities include managing product lifecycles, ensuring cross-functional alignment, and communicating with stakeholders.
About Emmes Global
For over 40 years, our team of 1,000+ experienced professionals have provided the full range of Contract Research Organization expertise necessary to conduct clinical research with a firm scientific basis that is fully compliant with national and international regulatory guidelines. With offices throughout the US, Europe, Canada, and India, Emmes supports the advancement of global public health and biopharmaceutical innovation through disciplined science, rigorous research, fact-based decision-making, and operational excellence.
Emmes possesses knowledge across a broad range of therapeutic areas, with specializations in Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, Ophthalmology, Immunology and Neuroscience. From comprehensive support of pandemic research to groundbreaking work in cell and gene therapy across the globe, Emmes has collaborated on clinical research across a wide array of disease states in over 75 nations.
As a strategic collaborator with applied talent in over 2,000 clinical trials and contributions to over 2,500 publications that advance the understanding of medicine and public health, Emmes is committed to expanding the services offered to best meet the changing needs of clients and studies. Ongoing investments in global clinical research capabilities, innovative data management platforms, biostatistics/bioinformatics expertise, and people have enabled Emmes to provide a multi-faceted approach to help you meet your research objectives.
Emmes is a diverse, inclusive, innovative CRO that values integrity, agility, passion for excellence, collaborative partnerships, and intellectual curiosity.
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