Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Merative is transforming healthcare through data, innovation, and real-world impact. The Senior Director, Product Management – MarketScan will set portfolio strategy and drive cross-functional execution across MarketScan data products and delivery experiences, aligning various teams and representing MarketScan externally.
Responsibilities
- Define and lead the long-term strategy for MarketScan, aligning portfolio priorities to corporate growth objectives and evolving market demand in life sciences, government, and academic research
- Identify and pursue new opportunities for MarketScan expansion, including new data assets, partnerships, and AI-enabled experiences that improve speed-to-insight and research usability
- Manage investment tradeoffs across data product innovation, and operational excellence to deliver against financial growth plans
- Own end-to-end portfolio leadership across MarketScan offerings (datasets, delivery modalities, and applications), including roadmap, lifecycle management, performance tracking, and product packaging strategy
- Drive “research-grade” data value through clear product definitions, data documentation expectations, and fit-for-purpose usability for diverse researcher personas (programmers, epidemiologists, HEOR leaders, etc.)
- Partner with Data Operations, Data Governance, and Engineering to ensure quality, repeatability, and consistency in data pipelines and releases
- Advance MarketScan’s delivery experiences—supporting both file-based and cloud-enabled access models—and define product requirements to continuously improve customer onboarding, usability, and adoption
- Partner with Engineering to evolve the product delivery model with modern SDLC practices (automation, CI/CD enablement where applicable, quality improvements, operational resiliency)
- Define where and how AI can create meaningful customer value across the MarketScan experience (e.g., discovery, documentation, study setup support, workflow acceleration)—with a focus on responsible, compliant, and practical adoption
- Provide strategic direction to marketing, sales, partnerships, and enablement teams—ensuring clear value narratives, differentiated positioning, and aligned packaging guidance for MarketScan
- Translate product strategy and performance into executive-ready updates, and drive decision-making across senior stakeholders
- Strengthen feedback loops with Sales, Consulting/Services, and Customer Success to inform roadmap priorities and reduce friction across the customer lifecycle
- Serve as a public-facing leader for MarketScan—engaging with strategic customers, partners, and industry forums to build trust, gather market intelligence, and shape the external point of view
- Build deep customer relationships to validate roadmap direction, accelerate adoption, and identify co-creation opportunities
- Build and lead a high-performing product organization; set clear goals, decision rights, and a coaching-oriented culture
- Establish a predictable operating cadence (OKRs/roadmap reviews/quarterly planning) that drives cross-functional alignment and on-time delivery
- Lead and develop a high-performing team of product managers and technologists (as applicable), fostering a culture of clarity, execution, accountability, and continuous learning
- Drive continued execution of AI maturity into core product practice
Skills
- 10+ years of experience in product management, product strategy, data/analytics platforms, or adjacent domains, with at least 5 years in senior leadership roles
- Expert understanding of market needs, client pain points, key use cases of real-world data, and growth opportunities
- Proven success leading complex product portfolios—ideally within real-world data, healthcare claims data, data platforms, analytics, or research solutions
- Strong understanding of healthcare data expectations and constraints (data quality, privacy, governance, de-identification principles, and operational controls)
- Demonstrated ability to partner deeply with Engineering, Data Operations, and Governance teams to deliver scalable, reliable data products and customer experiences
- Track record of influencing cross-functional executive stakeholders and driving alignment across product, commercial, and operational priorities
- Exceptional strategic thinking, communication, and leadership skills
- Bachelor's degree required
- MBA, MPH, PhD, or related advanced degree
Benefits
- Remote first / work from home culture
- Flexible vacation to help you rest, recharge, and connect with loved ones
- Paid leave benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k retirement savings plan
- Infertility benefits
- Tuition reimbursement, life insurance, EAP – and more!
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