Technical Product Manager

Location: Stone, Staffordshire.

Status: Permanent, Full Time

Package: Competitive Salary, Flexible Working (with one-off allowance and 2 Days in the office), Development & Opportunity (Personal & Technical), Private Medical (Optical & Dental options), Matching Contributory Pension, 25 Days Leave + Public Holidays + Buy and Sell Scheme, Life Insurance, Referral Scheme, Employee Assistance Program, Benefits Hub.

Who’s Instem?

Well, we’re a global provider of bespoke industry-leading software solutions and services, which facilitate the pre-clinical, and clinical phases of the drug discovery process. We have over fifteen products in our portfolio, used by over 700 pharmaceutical clients (including all the top 20!)

What’s the culture/environment like? For a global business of over 300 staff, we very much have a family feel. You’ll be part of a friendly, communal, solution based, flexible environment, where you’ll feel empowered, valued and accountable. We’ll invest in you as a person and encourage you to take part in companywide workshops for wellbeing, mental health, critical conversations, and strengths.

Why are we hiring a Product Manager?

We are building our Technical Product team and would love for a customer-obsessed product manager to join us on this journey!

Reporting to the Director of Product, the product manager will help guide product(s) to success, balancing customer needs, business priorities, and technical constraints, while providing leadership and a strategic outlook that is vital for the company's growth and competitiveness.

What are you responsible for?

The Technical Product Manager is responsible for steering the product to agreed commercial goals and ensuring that customers love the product(s).

• Interpreting the needs of the market for the product and identifying the most cost-effective means of meeting those needs.
• Defining and communicating a clear product vision and strategy. Also ensuring it aligns with the broader business objectives and client needs.
• Engaging directly with users, gathering insights, and deeply understanding their pain points and desires.
• Collaborating with other product managers, engineers and UX designers to come up with effective solutions that are valuable, viable, usable and feasible.
• Be a go-to-person for the product(s) with a deep knowledge of our users and customers, and the data about how our customers engage with our products.
• Manage the product backlog along with engineering and design teams. Break down complex product requirements into actionable user stories for engineering teams.
• Define acceptance criteria and ensure thorough understanding of technical, regulatory, and risk considerations.
• Promoting their product through sales support and marketing activities, ensuring the appropriate marketing materials are available to effectively promote the product
• Developing and maintaining a financial model for their product that demonstrates its commercial value to the organisation in terms of expenditure and revenues over the long term (past, present and future)
• Track industry trends and analyse competitive landscape of the product area
• Adherence to the Company’s Quality Management System to ensure that all work is handled Securely, Professionally and Diligently
  
  
  

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• A seasoned product manager experienced working on technology-powered products as a product manager with several years experience.
• Knowledge of life sciences, specifically drug discovery and development would be a plus.
• Demonstrated understanding of the techniques and methods of modern product discovery and product delivery.
• Understanding of multiple functional areas of business – engineering, design, finance, sales, or marketing.
• Creative and influential in solving problems that enables customers to get best value from their investment in our products
• Keen sense of prioritization, balancing short-term gains with long-term strategic goals, and ensuring the team focuses on what will deliver the most value.
  
  
  

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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