Innovation Accelerator Principal Product Manager
Roche
Summary
The Innovation Accelerator Product Manager leads the concept, prototyping, development, scaling, and value delivery of digital, agentic AI, and data-driven solutions that enhance decision-making and efficient clinical development across Roche's R&D ecosystem. This role blends product strategy, technical acumen, and agile execution to deliver impactful products from concept through release, with an emphasis on early stages of innovation.
Job description
The Opportunity
The Innovation Accelerator Product Manager leads the concept, prototyping, development, scaling, and value delivery of digital, agentic AI, and data-driven solutions that enhance decision-making and efficient clinical development across Roche's R&D ecosystem. This role blends product strategy, technical acumen, and agile execution to deliver impactful products from concept through release, with an emphasis on early stages of innovation.
- Manage the product lifecycle from concept through development and launch, contributing new approaches to build innovative data and information solutions that enable more informed drug development
- Develop product vision, strategy, and KPIs aligned with functional objectives, interpreting internal and external trends to guide improvements to product outcomes
- Own the product roadmap and backlog, managing priorities, sprint execution, and cross-functional collaboration to enable delivery of valuable product features
- Translate user needs and business challenges into clearly defined product requirements, influencing cross-functional teams toward shared outcomes
- Collaborate closely with engineering, UX, and data science teams to ensure product delivery is aligned with scientific, technical, and user needs
- Identify cross-initiative risks, constraints, and dependencies, contributing to risk mitigation and resource planning at the product or stream level
- Communicate product status, value, and risks to functional stakeholders and support product-related inputs to governance
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related field
- Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in product management, including direct responsibility for product development across multiple lifecycle phases; or an advanced degree with 6 years of professional experience in product management
- Specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise in product development, with good knowledge of product operations and cross-functional collaboration in life sciences or technology domains
- 4+ years of professional experience in at least two of the following domains: healthcare industry (ideally biotechnology), building digital and/or SaaS products supporting analysis and decision-making, delivering products focused on scientific or quantitative users, developing and deploying agentic AI solutions with measurable impact
- Working knowledge of agile methods, backlog management, and sprint planning
- Proven ability to lead product workstreams or sub-streams in complex, cross-functional projects
- Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to propose and implement product solutions to unique business challenges
Preferred
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related field
- Familiarity with data science concepts and/or early-phase R&D product development
- Experience leading initiatives with cross-functional teams under moderate complexity and resource constraints
- Experience leading the development and deployment of agentic AI solutions into business teams, especially scientific or clinical stakeholders
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related field
- Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in product management, including direct responsibility for product development across multiple lifecycle phases; or an advanced degree with 6 years of professional experience in product management
- Specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise in product development, with good knowledge of product operations and cross-functional collaboration in life sciences or technology domains
- 4+ years of professional experience in at least two of the following domains: healthcare industry (ideally biotechnology), building digital and/or SaaS products supporting analysis and decision-making, delivering products focused on scientific or quantitative users, developing and deploying agentic AI solutions with measurable impact
- Working knowledge of agile methods, backlog management, and sprint planning
- Proven ability to lead product workstreams or sub-streams in complex, cross-functional projects
- Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to propose and implement product solutions to unique business challenges
Benefits
- Annual bonus
- Medical, Dental & Vision
Company overview
Roche is a Swiss multinational healthcare company and a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, founded in 1896 and headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. As the world's largest biotech company and the fifth-largest pharmaceutical company by revenue, Roche operates through two primary divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. The company is renowned for its leadership in personalized healthcare, combining strengths in both drug development and diagnostic testing to deliver tailored treatments for patients. Roche maintains a strong focus on oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology, and central nervous system disorders, with a portfolio that includes over 30 medicines on the World Health Organization's Model Lists of Essential Medicines. The company owns significant subsidiaries including Genentech, Chugai Pharmaceuticals, Ventana Medical Systems, and Foundation Medicine. With approximately 103,000 employees worldwide and operations in over 100 countries, Roche has established itself as a leader in cancer treatments globally while maintaining a robust pipeline of innovative therapies and diagnostic solutions. The company's commitment to sustainability has been recognized through ten consecutive years as Group Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices within the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry.