Senior Product Manager, CMC

Responsibilities:

Product Strategy & Roadmap

Own and evolve the product roadmap, grounded in customer discovery, regulatory intelligence, and competitive market analysis

Prioritize platform capabilities through structured discovery—customer interviews, advisory boards, EAP programs, and field observations

Translate emerging ICH guidelines, FDA and EMA digital transformation initiatives, and Pharma 4.0 trends into actionable roadmap decisions

Partner with the CPV Product Manager to ensure coherent positioning across the Process Lifecycle Suite

Voice of the Market

Serve as the internal authority on CMC practitioner workflows, priorities, and pain points across pharma, biotech, and CDMO segments

Build and maintain a Customer Advisory Board spanning large pharma, emerging biotech, and CDMOs

Support Sales and Pre-Sales in customer discovery, product demonstrations, and competitive evaluations

Represent ValGenesis at industry events including ISPE, PDA, AAPS, and DIA

Delivery & Execution

Author product requirements—user stories, acceptance criteria, use-case documentation—that translate scientific workflows into buildable software specifications

Lead sprint reviews and backlog grooming with Engineering; track KPIs for adoption, NPS, and customer retention

Manage Early Adopter Program (EAP) and early release cycles for major capability launches

Go-to-Market & Commercialization

Partner with Marketing and Sales Enablement on product launches, competitive positioning, and solution messaging

Develop battle cards, solution briefs, and demo narratives grounded in scientific credibility

Contribute to pricing, packaging, and segment strategy in collaboration with commercial leadership

Requirements:

CMC Domain Knowledge

5+ years of hands-on experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or CDMO CMC functions—formulation development, process development, analytical development, manufacturing sciences, or regulatory CMC

Direct, working familiarity with QbD methodology and risk assessment tools (FMEA, HAZOP, PHA, Ishikawa) as practiced in a regulated development environment

Exposure to technology transfer, analytical method validation, and regulatory CMC submissions

Familiarity with the systems CMC teams rely on: LIMS, QMS, MES, ELN platforms, and GxP-regulated informatics

Product Management

3+ years in product management or a closely adjacent role within a life sciences software company

Proven ability to translate complex scientific workflows into clear, prioritized software requirements

Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery; comfortable in sprint-based development environments

Strong communication skills—credible with bench scientists and C-suite executives alike

Education

M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, or a related discipline strongly preferred

Equivalent experience considered where CMC domain expertise is clearly evidence