Senior Manager, Product Management (Planisware)

Role Summary

Senior Product Manager to lead the implementation and adoption of the Planisware platform within Regeneron's global IT team supporting development and clinical trials. Drive multi-phase implementation, align with business objectives, and deliver scalable solutions for project, program, and resource management. Partner with business functions across the clinical trials landscape to identify challenges, propose solutions, provide leadership on projects, maintain and develop new solutions, and identify opportunities for Planisware to meet PPM needs across the clinical trials lifecycle. This role can be based in Warren, NJ or Armonk, NY and requires onsite presence 4 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary business lead for Planisware implementation, end-to-end support, performance, commitment to continuous improvement, and collaborating with internal teams and external partners.
• Intake, assess, prioritize and validate functional needs/requirements, including partnership with BSPs to ensure connectivity with partners.
• Own backlog grooming, sprint planning, and story acceptance in partnership with BSPs and Business Owners.
• Partner with GD IT Business Solution Partners, Functional Area Leads, Development Analytics & Data Science, Enterprise IT, and GD IT Operation Resources to ensure solutions are designed, planned, executed, and operationalized with seamless integration and data flow across systems.
• Define and evolve the product vision and roadmap for Planisware, aligned with enterprise goals and stakeholder needs.
• Translate business requirements into actionable product features and enhancements, prioritizing based on impact and feasibility.
• Own all technical changes related to system improvements including user testing activities.
• Facilitate workshops, demos, and feedback loops to ensure user needs are captured and addressed.
• Collaborate with other Product Leads in the Delivery and Operations team to drive consistency across functional domains.
• Ensure day-to-day product support meets business expectations and compliance requirements.
• Manage steering committee meetings, working groups, system change requests, issue management, and release management for upgrades to existing product.
• Ensure designs are well documented and socialized with technical teams to align on approach and future strategy.
• Monitor platform usage, performance, and business value delivery.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, automation, and enhanced reporting capabilities.
• Partner with Enterprise IT to ensure designs and solutions meet security, privacy, and data protection standards.

Qualifications

• Progressive experience with Planisware for Project and Program Management, Resource Management, and Time Tracking.
• Ability to develop and strengthen deep knowledge of PPM technologies and business processes for assigned areas.
• Ability to serve as a workstream lead to ensure plans that support key process areas meet current and future business requirements.
• Strong collaboration with IT leaders, business leadership, and senior technologists to define processes, analyze operational efficiencies, implement solutions, and measure delivery results.
• Analytical thinking and proactive problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into practical business terms for varied audiences.
• Ability to challenge/influence technical designs to ensure simplicity and supportability.
• High business insight and urgency to act.
• Get-it-done attitude with ability to juggle multiple high-priority tasks.

Education

• BS/BA Degree with 8+ years relevant experience or MS/MBA Degree with 6+ years relevant experience, including at least 3 years in enterprise Planisware PPM platform; system-specific and implementation knowledge required.

Additional Requirements

• Technical expertise in platform, product, and service knowledge; proven experience leading large-scale Planisware implementations.