Director, Digital Product Management – Medical Writing

Thermo Fisher Scientific

. Lead the vision, strategy, and lifecycle of a global portfolio of AI-enabled Medical Writing products .

Posted 10/6/2026full-timeRemote • North Carolina • United States, CanadaLead💰 $185,000 - $215,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in leading the product lifecycle for AI-enabled Medical Writing products, with a strong focus on strategy, user experience, and regulatory compliance. Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and deliver high-quality, evidence-based solutions in a highly regulated environment.

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Product Lifecycle ManagementAI-Enabled Product DevelopmentClinical Research ExperienceStakeholder LeadershipRegulatory Compliance

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Hard Skills

Product ManagementAI FluencyGenerative AI FamiliarityClinical Document AuthoringWorkflow AutomationData AnalysisBusiness Case DevelopmentPerformance ManagementQuality AssuranceUser Research

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCollaborative LeadershipCustomer OrientationResilienceSound Judgment

Industry Keywords

Medical WritingLife SciencesRegulatory ContentDrug DevelopmentMatrix OrganizationDigital ProductsUser ExperienceStakeholder CommunicationChange EnablementEvidence-Based Value Tracking

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the vision, strategy, and lifecycle of a global portfolio of AI-enabled Medical Writing products
Define and communicate the product vision, multi-year strategy, and outcome-based roadmap
Translate Medical Writing and clinical development priorities into reusable product capabilities
Partner with business leaders, the PPD Digital Product Domain Head, technology teams, and delivery partners
Build product-management practices and coach product owners and cross-functional contributors
Conduct user discovery, workflow observation, user research, and Voice of Customer activities
Define users, problems, use cases, requirements, acceptance criteria, and measurable success outcomes
Ensure human-in-the-loop authoring and review, source traceability, version lineage, scientific integrity, and qualified-user accountability
Represent the full content lifecycle from authoring through review, amendment, approval, reuse, submission, or archival
Lead global, matrixed delivery across product, engineering, data science, UX, quality and validation, information security, operations, and vendors
Own product scope, backlog priorities, release goals, acceptance criteria, definition of done, and readiness decisions
Manage delivery partner and vendor outcomes, quality, timelines, dependencies, escalations, and stakeholder communication
Partner on build, buy, and partner choices and secure, scalable, maintainable, reusable architectures
Shape requirements for generative AI and automation approaches
Establish product quality measures and evaluation approaches for content accuracy, completeness, consistency, critical errors, reviewer effort, and appropriate use
Embed responsible AI, privacy, security, validation, auditability, and regulatory expectations into product decisions
Ensure release evidence demonstrates intended-use fitness and clarifies limitations, fallbacks, and human-review responsibilities
Own the lifecycle from opportunity discovery and business case through launch, production support, continuous improvement, and retirement or replacement
Define and monitor adoption, user experience, document quality, cycle time, review effort, reliability, efficiency, and business-value measures
Lead launch readiness, stakeholder communications, training, change enablement, and feedback loops
Use production insights, support themes, defects, and user feedback to refine priorities
Monitor external markets, customer needs, emerging AI capabilities, competitors, and regulatory expectations
Develop value propositions and evidence-based business cases
Represent the portfolio to senior internal and external audiences

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in life sciences, technology, business, or a related discipline
Advanced degree preferred
Progressive product-management experience, including senior leadership of complex digital products or portfolios, comparable to 10+ years’ experience
Ownership of the full product lifecycle, including discovery, strategy, roadmap, delivery, launch, adoption, performance management, and value realization
Experience in clinical research, drug development, Medical Writing, regulatory content, or another highly regulated life-sciences environment strongly preferred
Experience delivering AI, machine-learning, analytics, or workflow-automation products
Practical familiarity with generative AI highly desirable
Experience leading global, cross-functional teams and third-party delivery partners in a matrixed organization
Strong product leadership and product-management skills
Working knowledge of clinical-document authoring and review, including quality, traceability, confidentiality, and regulatory expectations
AI fluency sufficient to collaborate with technical teams and make informed decisions about model quality, evaluation, limitations, governance, and user experience
Stakeholder and vendor leadership
Customer orientation and discovery skills
Commercial and analytical acumen, including business cases, portfolio prioritization, product metrics, and evidence-based value tracking
Clear, persuasive written and verbal communication
Sound judgment, resilience, and collaborative leadership style
Ability to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people
Ability to work upright and stationary for typical working hours
Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency
Ability to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities
May require as-needed travel (0-20%)
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, including a drug screening

Benefits

Comp & perks

Variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy
Remote work
As-needed travel (0-20%)
Possibility of equivalent experience
Relocation assistance is NOT provided