Digital Research Experiment and Assay Product Line Owner

Role Summary

The Digital Research Experiment and Assay Product Line Owner will lead the strategy and delivery of digital products that enable Sanofi Research labs. You will own the vision, roadmap, and business value delivery for FAIR data capture, modern lab operations, and seamless lab workflow automation, overseeing a portfolio of products from ideation to scale. Location: Cambridge, MA.

Responsibilities

• Demand Intake & Management:
  • Collaborate closely with R&D business stakeholders to develop a clear vision and define operational demand initiatives, ensuring products evolve with R&D business needs and drive high maturity
  • Lead the strategic demand ideation of research lab digital products, including sourcing external innovation, coordinating with R&D business and key stakeholders, drive ideation working sessions, and ensure effective product prioritization
  • Work with team leadership to develop the long-term strategy and delivery roadmap for the portfolio of products
• Vertical Product Delivery:
  • Oversee the development and execution of all product projects and initiatives within your product line, ensuring solutions meet scientists’ needs
  • Manage execution of multiple product lines to ensure accurate delivery and timeliness of the products, while mitigating issues, risks, and blockers
  • Drive product development through required governance: build recommendations for go/no-go at stage gates based on supporting data, evidence, and R&D business value to governance bodies with compelling executive summaries and requests
  • Work with business stakeholders to ensure adoption of product line, via proper business transformation / change management integrating product to existing or new business processes
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and build a culture that fosters knowledge-sharing amongst teams, aiming to resolve blockers and accelerate product delivery
  • Ensure effective partnership and communication between externally supporting roles
  • Be the voice of the customer to drive the development of modern user-centric research lab products
• Innovation & Team Management:
  • Act as a change agent and thought leader on Digital opportunities and priorities
  • Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in product management and Pharma Research applications
  • Create a balanced workload for product teams by managing priorities and delivery across products
  • Act as the primary escalation point for Product Owners and associated Pod delivery teams
  • Act as the key liaison between R&D business stakeholders & technical teams

Qualifications

• Experience: 8-10+ years of experience in product management, project management in a technical field, R&D data management, or other related field

Education

• Bachelors Degree or Advanced Degree (PhD, MS) in a relevant scientific field (e.g., Chemistry, Structural Biology, Bioengineering, Computational Sciences) or equivalent industry experience

Skills

• Proven experience in digital product management, particularly in digital research lab systems within the pharmaceutical R&D or life sciences context
• Strong understanding of drug discovery workflows and challenges
• Track record of delivering high-impact products in pharmaceutical research or life sciences, demonstrating ability to meet time, scope, cost, and quality expectations
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing complex projects in a large pharma environment
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with ability to bridge technical and business teams
• Strong facilitation skills in design-thinking workshops and ideation sessions with diverse stakeholder groups
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to derive value from data pipelines and workflows to address business challenges
• Experience in building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders, understanding their needs, and translating them into effective data products