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Director, Product Development
Vaniam GroupUnited States, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 26 Mar 2026
💰 $105,000/yr($90,000/yr – $105,000/yr)
About the role
Director, Product DevelopmentWhat You'll DoAs Vaniam Group continues to grow and evolve our service offerings, the Director of Product Development will play a high-impact, cross-functional role for a strategic thinker and doer who can own a portfolio of products from concept to delivery — bridging the worlds of business strategy, client needs, and technical execution. You will serve as the connective tissue between our business leaders and technical and delivery teams — defining vision, driving roadmaps, and making sure the right things get built at the right time. This is an individual contributor role to start, with a clear path to build and lead a team as the function matures.A Day in the LifeDeliverables
- Define and own the product vision and roadmap for Vaniam Group’s product portfolio, aligned to business strategy and client needs
- Build and maintain detailed, prioritized product roadmaps that balance short-term client commitments with long-term product investment
- Define product requirements, user stories, and success criteria in partnership with business stakeholders and technical leads
- Drive cross-functional delivery by working closely with technology, creative, scientific, and operations teams to ensure on-time, high-quality releases
- Monitor product performance post-launch and use data and client feedback to inform iteration and improvement
- Work with Sales, Client Services, and Leadership to ensure Vaniam Intelligence capabilities are included in SOWs and review proposed elements for alignment with pricing and client value
- Serve as the primary product liaison between business development, client services, and technical delivery teams
- Facilitate alignment sessions, roadmap reviews, and product steering conversations with senior leaders and key clients
- Communicate product status, risks, and decisions clearly and proactively to all stakeholders
- Establish and continuously refine product development processes, frameworks, and tools that support a growing team
- Introduce best practices in product management adapted for the unique context of a traditional service-led environment
- Identify and implement ways to increase speed, quality, and consistency of product delivery
- Lay the groundwork for scaling the Product Development function, including potential future team building
- Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and client discovery to identify opportunities for new or evolved products and services
- Partner with senior leadership to prioritize investments and ensure the product portfolio delivers measurable business value
- Translate complex, ambiguous business problems into clear product direction and executable plans
- Champion a client-centric, outcomes-focused mindset across the organization
- 7+ years of experience in product management, product strategy, or a closely related function
- Demonstrated ability to own and drive a product roadmap from vision through delivery in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment
- Strong background working at the intersection of business strategy and technical delivery — comfortable speaking both languages fluently
- Experience working with or within healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceutical, or medical communications organizations
- Proven ability to influence without authority, building alignment across diverse teams and seniority levels
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex concepts clearly to executive audiences
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; comfort with ambiguity and the ability to create structure where little exists
- Ability to communicate clearly and work collaboratively in a dynamic, virtual environment
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively and professionally at all levels within the organization and with clients
- Flexible, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
- Results-oriented with a commitment to accountability
- Excellent problem-solving skills including the ability to ana
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