Senior Product Manager, Molecule Design Products

The Onyx Research Data Tech organization is GSK’s Research data ecosystem which has the capability to bring together, analyze, and power the exploration of data at scale. We partner with scientists across GSK to define and understand their challenges and develop tailored solutions that meet their needs. The goal is to ensure scientists have the right data and insights when they need it to give them a better starting point for and accelerate medical discovery. Ultimately, this helps us get ahead of disease in more predictive and powerful ways. 

We are a full-stack shop consisting of product and portfolio leadership, data engineering, infrastructure and DevOps, data / metadata / knowledge platforms, and AI/ML and analysis platforms, all geared toward:

• Building a next-generation, metadata- and automation-driven data experience for GSK’s scientists, engineers, and decision-makers, increasing productivity and reducing time spent on “data mechanics”
• Providing best-in-class AI/ML and data analysis environments to accelerate our predictive capabilities and attract top-tier talent
• Aggressively engineering our data at scale, as one unified asset, to unlock the value of our unique collection of data and predictions in real-time

Onyx Product Management is at the heart of our mission, ensuring that everything from our infrastructure, to platforms, to end-user-facing data assets and environments is designed to maximize our impact on R&D. The Product Management team partners with R&D stakeholders and Onyx leadership to develop a strategic roadmap for all customer-facing aspects of Onyx, including data assets, ontology, Knowledge Graph / semantic search, data / computing / analysis platforms, and multi-omics applications.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Product Manager who will be accountable for designing and delivering the road map for protein design tools to support GSK Research and Development. This role will be pivotal in ensuring a cohesive enterprise level strategy towards protein design solutions and will ensure our scientists have access to best-in-in-class tools to improve research productivity and ultimately deliver new medicines for our patients.

In this role you will:

• Play a key role in defining the strategic direction for protein design tools at GSK, establishing a modern protein design workflow that involves; data strategy (generation, harmonization, governance), protein modelling best practice, and streamline R&D cross-functional processes with cloud technology
• Own and lead the product roadmap, product development, launch and adoption of novel protein design solutions to benefit the scientific community at GSK across multiple departments
• Partner closely with the wider Onyx tech team, as well as R&D scientists and leaders, to deliver industry-leading data products and solutions to accelerate drug discovery

Key Responsibilities:

• Product Strategy and Roadmap: Develop and execute a comprehensive product strategy and roadmap for protein design solutions and tools, aligned with Onyx’s overall product vision and objectives
• Customer Understanding: Conduct in-depth customer research, gather customer insights, and engage with customers regularly to understand emerging requirements.
• Product Planning and Definition: Collaborate with stakeholders to define product requirements, features, and specifications based on customer feedback, product vision, and business goals.
• Agile Product Development: Work closely with portfolio and engineering teams in an agile environment to ensure successful and timely delivery of product releases, including prioritization, sprint planning, and backlog management.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with both tech and RD teams, including DevOps & Infrastructure, data engineering, computing platform engineering, data & knowledge platform engineering, program management teams and RD data leadership teams, to align product strategies, gather input, and drive successful implementation plans.
• Product Launch and Adoption: Lead product launches, ensuring effective communication, training, and support materials to drive successful product adoption and customer satisfaction.
• Product Performance and Optimization: Continuously monitor product performance, collect and analyze data, and drive iterative improvements to enhance product usability, performance, and customer experience.
• Stakeholder Management: Engage with key stakeholders, including senior technology and RD leadership, to provide updates on product performance, roadmap, and future plans.
• Industry Thought Leadership: Stay abreast of industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in the protein design and pharma tech space. Share insights and act as a thought leader within the organization and industry events

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computational Biology, Computational Chemistry, Data Science, or related discipline
• 6+ years of experience with DevOps and/or cloud infrastructure, product development or management with Bachelor’s.
• 4 + years of experience with DevOps and/or cloud infrastructure, product development or management with a Master’s.
• 2 + years of experience with DevOps and/or cloud infrastructure, product development or management with PhD.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Good comprehension of protein biology/bioinformatics/cheminformatics processes and ways of working.
• Knowledge of key protein design tools such as alphafold2, Rosetta, etc.
• Understanding of the pharma industry and the process of drug discovery.
• Familiarity with cloud computing, DevOps, AIML modelling, MLOps, agile development processes, orchestration tools) airflow, nextflow, snakemake, etc.)
• Extensive experience in product management with a proven track record of successfully launching and managing high-stake, business-critical scientific products spanning multiple geographies and time zones.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions
• Strong leadership abilities and a self-driven, proactive approach. Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Design and drive product roadmaps and strategy to achieve short- and long-term priorities, leveraging strong domain knowledge across a variety of aspects: business processes, industry best practices, current market solutions, technology drivers and data integration priorities
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to manage and prioritize the product backlog of the highest business value while managing budget effectively.  Accountable for the product business case development, backlog management, and cost forecast.
• Partner with stakeholders to define the value of products and development activities, manage delivery and service performance while managing budget effectively, and manage business risk within the scope of the product
• Design and deliver a set of products and services using agile methodologies which meets partner groups and GSK’s core strategy and requirements and adheres to technical requirements and future-looking best practices. Demonstrate focus on value-add and beneficial business outcomes.
• Ensure all products within the domain are compliant with internal security and risk management policies and practices, including any relevant external regulatory and statutory requirements
• Translate customer requests and industry trends into value drivers of new technology solutions and product requirements that can be easily understood by product teams 
• Ensure changes are delivered in accordance with the services levels and manage Level 3 support issues and escalations.  Accountable for Lifecycle Management of the product. 
• Excellent communicator with ability to influence efficiently and build relationships at all levels of the organization

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