Product Manager

Product Manager (12m FTC)

WHO WE ARE

Datapharm is a fast-growing technology firm and SaaS provider in the healthcare space. Our medicines information database, emc (electronic medicines compendium) is the UK’s most comprehensive, trusted and accessible source of information on medicines. We provide innovative solutions to support the Life Sciences and wider Healthcare sectors, serving more than 350 Pharma customers in the UK. 

THE JOB ROLE

We are building a product culture at Datapharm focusing on understanding customer and user needs and creating products which align with our mission of improving the accessibility, effectiveness, and excellence of medical information. We are looking for an experienced Product Manager who has worked in both product and sales-led environments and thrives on developing innovative solutions and iteratively delivering both user and business value.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Main duties & responsibilities:

• Building relationships with the wider Datapharm business, collaborating closely with researchers and subject matter experts to build your own domain knowledge.

• You will be crafting prioritised roadmaps that contain not features, but themes and problems to be solved, linked to business outcomes.

• Helping your team create hypotheses, you'll delight in experimentation. Testing assumptions and validating solutions through a mix of lean design sprints, workshops and dual track agile.

• Focus on delivering value early and through continuous improvement to your product set.

• Lead autonomous cross-functional squads, who define and ship functionality to tackle user problems.

• Driving successful delivery of consumer products from conception to adoption, you'll use data-informed metrics to determine how people experience our products.

• Understanding the needs of both our customers and users and identifying opportunity spaces and growth levers.

• Research the market, competitors and clients to help continually conceptualise the future state of our products.

• Report the status of your product development and impacts to the wider business.

• Represent Datapharm at industry events.

ABOUT YOU

Skills, Expertise & Competencies:

• Subject Matter Expertise & Credibility: Minimum 5 years as a Product Manager.. Demonstrated understanding of the techniques and methods of modern product discovery and product delivery.

• Understanding risks and tradeoffs: Demonstrated ability to figure out solutions to hard problems with many constraints, using sound judgement to assess risks, and to lay out your argument in a well-structured, data-informed, written narrative.

• Intellectually curious: Able to learn quickly, assimilating new information and synthesising viewpoints/hypotheses. Able to become proficient in new areas in weeks, not months. Demonstrated ability to learn multiple functional areas of business - engineering, design, finance, sales, or marketing.

• Emotional Intelligence: High EQ and empathy for both our external customers (i.e., Pharmas, Patients & Healthcare Professionals) and internal customers (senior stakeholders, cross-functional collaborators). Excited to bring people on the journey with you.

• Data-Driven Decision Making: Able to evidence your decisions in sound qualitative and/or quantitative analysis and logic.

• Excellence in Communication: Able to communicate well and articulate the ‘why’ behind your decision, whether to senior stakeholders or team-mates.

• Bias to Action: Pragmatic, resourceful and acts without waiting to be told what to do. An obsessive problem-solver who isn’t afraid to ‘get out of the building’ and engage with customers to uncover their own insights.

• Culture Contributor: Enthusiastic contributor to the cultural fabric of our team, lives to see the team succeed together and proactively brings new ideas to the table. Proven ability to engage with engineers, designers, and company leaders in a constructive and collaborative relationship.

ABOUT DATAPHARM 

Datapharm is the leading medicines information provider in the UK. Our medicines information database, emc (electronic medicines compendium) is the UK’s most comprehensive, trusted and accessible source of information on medicines. emc is used by the NHS daily, lists more than 10,000 medicines and attracts a growing audience of over 50 million visitors per year. 

We partner with a wide range of professional and voluntary health organisations to improve health literacy and decision making about medicines for patients, carers, healthcare professionals and the pharmaceutical industry. 

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?  

• 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays.

• Life assurance.

• Private medical and dental plan.

• Pension contribution of 10% (after 12 months)

• Ongoing training in software, including accreditations.

• Discounts on gym memberships and discounts with retailers.

• A fun, supportive and inclusive culture – the opportunity to work with, and learn from, some great people.

• Full onboarding and support to be successful in your role.

Our Mission 

Our mission is to improve the accessibility, effectiveness and excellence of healthcare product information.

We do this through our expertise in medicines information, providing regulatory, compliance and commercial software solutions to the pharmaceutical industry. This enables the delivery of trusted and accessible medical information to, and increased engagement with, healthcare professionals and patients.

Our Values 

• We Care for colleagues and customers by acting with integrity, responsibility, and mutual respect.

• We Collaborate to ensure a shared commitment to goals which are based on customer impact and success.

• We have the Courage to create positive change, be open to new challenges and learn new skills.

Don’t meet every single requirement?

At Datapharm we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with everything in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another within the company.