Director, Data Product Management

About this role

Responsibilities

• S
• et
• the vision and strategy for data products
• in given
• domain
• s
• , guided by a clear understanding of business value and customer needs
• , ultimately
• translating
• these
• needs as input into the design,
• build
• and iteration of data produc
• t
• s
• .
• C
• reate
• ,
• maintain
• and own
• data product roadmaps, leading the ongoing delivery and management of the product from
• inception
• to maturity
• O
• wn and manage feature backlog
• s
• , teaming with architects, analysts, and engineers to elaborate requirements
• .
• This will also i
• nclud
• e
• timely
• reversal of technical debt.
• I
• dentify
• and manage partnerships
• Thrives in a fast-paced work environment, comfortable with complexity and uncertainty at times, lots of
• humour
• , dedication to deliver outcomes and motivated by the opportunity to rethink our approach to healthcare.
• A
• bility to manage a cross-functional product development and deployment process,
• including
• team
• s
• of people with diverse skills to perform the needed tasks
• Comfort
• able
• operating in
• a heavily
• matrixed organizations with excellent
• communication
• skills and intuition to manage the needs of various stakeholders.
• Solid Project and / or Product management skills, including managing vendors, budgets,
• timelines
• and risks.
• Experience bringing innovation to bear on solving complex and multi-dimensional issues from an operational, technical,
• financial
• and human perspective.
• Understanding of the principles of Product Management
• Familiarity
• with data engineering concepts such as data modelling, data lakes / databases, reference data, master data
• ,
• etc.
• Experience leading or working on agile development teams
• Excellent leadership, communication, influencing
• ,
• and stakeholder management skills
• Master’s or PhD in a scientific or technical discipline
• .
• 3
• + years of relevant experience in
• pharmaceutical
• industry with strong knowledge of Drug Development Processes and the diverse sources of information that support,
• inform
• and
• assist
• in
• healthcare/clinical research.
• Familiarity with the latest research and thinking and understanding of dynamics affecting the pharmaceutical industry and needs for transformation
• .
• Ability to work globally including international travel
• .
• Familiarity with data science, data visualization, and reporting concepts
• Ability to work in fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple streams of work simultaneously
• Date Posted
• 20-abr-2026
• Closing Date
• 07-may-2026
• AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

Requirements

• to ensure innovative capabilities
• at
• the intersection of data science,
• technology
• and healthcare.
• L
• ead cross-functional teams from
• ideation
• to launch
• of
• data product
• s
• ensuring coordination between data platform
• s
• ,
• solution architecture,
• information
• architecture
• and data governance
• so that the final product meets
• business,
• technical
• and regulatory requirement
• s.
• C
• hampion agile, iterative development processes, while also ensuring data products are Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable
• M
• anage
• dependencies in and across releases to complete release phases and milestones.
• C
• ommunicate effectively with the business leaders whose operations are
• impact
• ed
• by
• data products
• and the programming surrounding
• them
• .
• Act as the voice of the business to prioritize building what matters most to enable the strategic goals of the enterprise
• Own and manage the business metadata and metrics for
• specified
• data products
• Engage and collaborate with partners and stakeholders to gather input and communicate plans, timelines, and deliveries
• Perform relevant Data Steward
• ship
• activities if assigned to that role
• for
• establishing
• , communicating, and executing product roadmaps
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with the ability to make data-driven decisions
• Ability to rapidly grasp concepts and
• to
• manage
• complexity by simplifying
• it
• for others
• and providing clear directions to
• delivery
• team
• s
• .
• Familiarity
• with the key principles and
• processes of Data
• Management
• (Governance,
• Architecture, Modelling,
• Reference and Master
• Data, Integration,
• Storage, Business Intelligence)
• Ability
• to
• understand data
• related problems
• from
• Business /
• Product
• Teams
• and
• effortlessly
• translate
• these into technical requirements with
• Data Engineering leads
• .
• Ability to manage and influence strategically and persuade tactfully, to obtain desired outcomes while
• maintaining
• effective, positive, organizational relationships
• .