Global Product Manager - Digital Unit (Healthcare Software)

Working Location: Nationwide; MASSACHUSETTS, WESTBOROUGH 

Workplace Flexibility: Field

Are you looking for a company that cares about people’s lives and health, including yours? Let’s inspire healthier lives, together.

 

Olympus, a leading medical technology company, has focused on making people’s lives better for over 100 years.

Our Purpose is to make people’s lives healthier, safer, and more fulfilling.

 

Our Core Values are reflected in all we do: Integrity – Empathy – Agility – Unity – Long-Term View

 

We deliver on our purpose and our core values by staying True to Life.

Job Description

As a Global Product Manager of Digital Unit, you have a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact by leading the development and execution of our product strategy. Join our dynamic team and work as part of a product trio, consisting of a Product Designer and Engineering Manager, to solve real problems for customers while meeting the needs of our business. Your role as a servant-leader is crucial in driving excellence and expertise throughout the product lifecycle.

Job Duties

• Work closely with design and engineering as well as cross functional initiative teams and serve as the face of a product-area to the business leads and business unit.
• Articulate and develop a cohesive vision and strategy including the business value of building, supporting and developing value within the Squads product-area.
• Create and manage an actionable product roadmap, ensuring feasibility with respect to business objectives and alignment to overarching platform governance.
• Continuously communicate with all stakeholders, including business managers and development teams to maintain the vision and overall alignment to the platform roadmap.
• Keep abreast with the product roadmap, good practices and new trends.
• Work closely with development teams to ensure development and delivery timelines are met.
• Conduct risk and quality management assessments at a product level.
• Work with the development team to identify, define and organize activities, as well as coordinate all stages of product creation including design and development.
• Plan, monitor and evaluate product progress and identify any areas with the potential for improvements.
• Prepare and maintain product documentation (user and technical).
• Develop user stories that articulate end user needs, leverage these to improve overall product outcomes.
• Engage early with all stakeholders to plan and prepare roll-out, coordinate key stakeholders for project roll-out where necessary.
• Support and engage in any change management activities related to the product.
• Create and maintain the product backlog based on evolving requirements and good practice, ensuring that changes align with broader business objectives and are prioritized based on product vision.
• Map out dependencies to ensure development of a realistic and efficient plan.
• Pilot product resource use, monitor progress and ensure that project KPIs, schedule and budget are respected.
• Engage with business stakeholders to collect requirements input and to present ideas for testing and further development.
• Cross-Functional Communication: Foster effective communication and collaboration among different departments, including sales, marketing, customer support, and development teams.

Job Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, or other related field (or equivalent and related experience). Masters, PhD, or equivalent experience in or related field preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in software product management, either as a product manager, software engineer, or in a role associated with healthcare and/or medical device software development.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in agile software development methodologies or related activities
• Minimum of 3 years of experience leading complex, cross-functional projects.
• Healthcare Domain Expertise: Strong understanding of healthcare software and/or medical device software development environment, regulatory compliance, and the healthcare ecosystem.
• International Healthcare Experience: Knowledge of international healthcare systems, standards, and regulations
• EHR (Electronic Health Records) Knowledge: Experience with EHR systems and their integration with healthcare platform
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to influence and drive results in cross-functional teams.

Preferred:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, especially in the context of healthcare workflow optimi