Senior Staff IT Product Lead - Digital Applications (Commercial Data, Analytics & Sales Operations)

Summary/Job Purpose

Lead a portfolio of digital products critical to Exelixis's success and ambition to launch innovative medicines for patients. Drive strategy, development, and operational excellence of the digital application ecosystem, ensuring alignment with business objectives and a strong focus on user experience and value delivery. Define product roadmaps, foster cross-functional collaboration, and lead agile product teams to deliver innovative and impactful digital solutions that accelerate drug discovery, development, and commercialization.

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Own two or more digital products and execute the vision and strategy within the Digital Applications job family (e.g., Clinical Trials Applications, R&D Informatics, Commercial Operations Platforms).
• Work with business owners and stakeholders to gather user needs and drive development of product requirements and user stories.
• Support market research and technology reviews to support product planning and identify areas for improvement.
• Evaluate product initiatives by assessing business value, technical feasibility, and compliance considerations.
• Own the architecture and design of one or two products and ensure digital solutions align with enterprise design and security standards.

Product Development & Delivery

• Own product development activities across one or more digital products through the lifecycle—from concept to launch and post-launch support—using Agile practices (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
• Draft user stories and acceptance criteria across two or more digital products.
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and QA teams to deliver secure, scalable, and high-quality digital applications.
• Coordinate with vendors and service providers to support product delivery timelines and operational needs.
• Improve user experience by incorporating feedback from usability testing and end user research.

Stakeholder Management & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Translate technical concepts into business-friendly language across two or more functional areas.
• Build working relationships with stakeholders to support alignment on product goals and deliverables.
• Contribute in team meetings and cross-functional discussions to stay aligned on priorities and progress.
• Own planning sessions and provide input on product-related decisions.

Operational Excellence, Quality & Compliance

• Maintain the stability, performance, and security of digital applications in collaboration with IT operations and infrastructure teams.
• Manage vendor interactions and support the use of third-party software solutions.
• Support compliance efforts by ensuring product features and processes meet regulatory and internal standards (e.g., GxP, HIPAA, GDPR).
• Support quality assurance activities to ensure product deliverables meet expectations.
• Implement and maintain robust data management & AI practices to protect sensitive information and ensure accuracy and reliability.
• Monitor product performance metrics and KPIs to support continuous improvement.

Commercial Data & Analytics Technology Leadership

• Lead IT product strategy and technology enablement across Commercial Data & Analytics, Sales Operations, Incentive Compensation, Strategic Insights, Revenue Management, and Omnichannel Analytics.
• Design and govern ELT/ETL pipelines and data models using Amazon Redshift, DBT, SQL, Python, AWS, and Databricks to ingest, integrate, and curate first-party and third-party commercial data sets.
• Deliver dashboards, self-service reporting, and visual analytics in Tableau, and apply CIDRe as the commercial data and analytics platform for targeting, field performance, and revenue insights.
• Apply Microsoft Copilot, GenAI, RAG, and agentic workflows, with model evaluation and human-in-the-loop safeguards, to automate and enhance data-intensive commercial workflows.

Education/Experience

Bachelor's degree in related discipline and 9 years of related experience; or Master's degree in mathematics or statistics or engineering and 7 years of related experience; or PhD degree in a related discipline and 5 years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Exceptional leadership and team-building skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate diverse teams.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Deep understanding of product management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Kanban) and product lifecycle management.
• Solid technical acumen with the ability to understand complex IT architectures and development processes.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Occasional travel (5–10%) may be required to other company sites, conferences, or vendor locations.