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Director, Digital Reference Standards Products – Partnerships
US Pharmacopeia. Own the strategy, development, delivery, and adoption of Digital Reference Standards products, including USP-ID .
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Demonstrates expertise in product management for Digital Reference Standards, with a strong focus on scientific software development, customer needs translation, and regulatory compliance. Capable of leading cross-functional teams and managing external partnerships to drive product strategy and execution.
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Product ManagementScientific Software DevelopmentRegulatory ComplianceCustomer Needs TranslationAnalytical Laboratory Workflows
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Hard Skills
Analytical ChemistrySoftware Requirements DefinitionRoadmap DevelopmentUser Acceptance TestingRisk AssessmentProduct Vision and StrategyBudget ManagementLicensing ArrangementsGxP ComplianceNMR or qNMR Experience
Soft Skills
Judgment in Risk IdentificationCommunication with Non-SpecialistsCollaboration Across Stakeholders
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Related DisciplineMaster's Degree or PhD (Desired)MBA (Desired)
Industry Keywords
Digital Laboratory ProductsPharmaceutical R&DAnalytical DevelopmentQuality ControlScientific Model LibrariesLaboratory InformaticsRegulated Life Science Product DevelopmentStandard Setting OrganizationRegulatory AgencyPharmaceutical Company
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own the strategy, development, delivery, and adoption of Digital Reference Standards products, including USP-ID
- Define product vision, strategy, roadmap, target use cases, value proposition, success measures, and investment recommendations
- Convert customer observations, validation findings, scientific limitations, and regulatory expectations into requirements, acceptance criteria, development priorities, and evidence plans
- Manage software development and integration roadmaps, backlog prioritization, release planning, user acceptance testing, defect resolution, documentation, knowledge transfer, and business continuity planning
- Serve as the primary product-management counterpart for external developers, integration partners, distributors, and technical collaborators
- Establish operating cadences, shared deliverables, decision rights, and escalation pathways with partners
- Partner with Science and Quality on validation readiness, controlled documentation, traceability, risk assessment, remediation planning, and product claims
- Lead customer discovery, lighthouse collaborations, demonstrations, trials, onboarding, support escalation, and post-trial learning
- Lead pricing, packaging, channel strategy, forecasts, budgets, contracts, licensing arrangements, and partner economics
- Support governance through executive updates, KPI and risk reviews, decision documentation, and product and partner knowledge repositories
- Contribute product perspectives to the Digital Standards strategy and scientific framework
- Provide functional leadership across scientific, quality, technology, marketing, commercial, and external partner contributors
- Supervise the Program Manager, Digital Standards
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree in analytical chemistry, chemistry, chemical engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, cheminformatics, scientific computing, or a related discipline
- Ten or more years of relevant professional experience, including substantial responsibility for scientific software, digital laboratory products, analytical technologies, or regulated life science product development or customer acquisition
- Experience identifying and articulating customer needs and product-market fit in a scientific software context
- Experience translating customer needs into software requirements, acceptance criteria, and roadmap decisions
- Experience managing external software development, technology, distribution, or commercialization partners
- Experience coordinating across scientific, quality, legal, commercial, and executive stakeholders in a matrixed organization
- Working knowledge of analytical laboratory workflows and performance concepts including accuracy, precision, reproducibility, robustness, traceability, and fitness for purpose
- Ability to explain technical risks, evidence gaps, and strategic choices to non-specialists
- Demonstrated judgment in identifying, documenting, and escalating product, supplier, quality, architectural, and commercial risks
- Remote employees must reside in MD, VA, DC, PA, WV, CA, MI, IL, KS, FL, NC, or MN
- Desired: Master's degree, PhD, PharmD, or MBA
- Desired: Hands-on NMR or qNMR experience, or knowledge of quantum mechanical spectral analysis, chemometrics, spectral informatics, or scientific model libraries
- Desired: At least four years of product management or product owner experience
- Desired: Experience developing or commercializing software for pharmaceutical R&D, analytical development, process chemistry, manufacturing, or quality control
- Desired: Experience with software used in GxP or other regulated environments, including electronic records, audit trails, user permissions, validation documentation, change control, or 21 CFR Part 11
- Desired: Experience operationalizing licensing, distribution, co-development, intellectual property, or strategic partnership agreements
- Desired: Experience in a standard setting organization, regulatory agency, pharmaceutical company, scientific software company, analytical instrument company, or laboratory informatics business
Benefits
Comp & perks- Company paid time off
- Comprehensive healthcare options
- Retirement savings
- Target annual bonus (percentage varies based on level of role)