Director Product Management
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Position Overview
At Exact Sciences, we are cancer fighters. We are united by our mission to change lives by providing earlier, smarter answers. Through advances in cancer detection and treatment guidance, we will help eradicate the disease and the suffering it causes.
The Director, Product Management is responsible for providing strategic leadership to the team and the products areas supported. Their responsible product areas could be a set of digital solutions. The Director, Product Management acts as the primary liaison to the business, coordinating the digital solution roadmap for their area working with key stakeholders. This position enjoys both the strategic work of finding the best solution and the implementation work of how best to bring it to life for maximum impact. This person excels at working with business stakeholders across the organization to bring new tests to life by working with the following pillars: ordering, sample acquisition, labs, report access, problem cases, and billing.
This role works cross-collaboratively to define and execute on a digital product roadmap (including 3rd party and internally developed technology solutions) that will maximize business, growth, and growth protection objectives of cancer screening and precision oncology tests, as well as allow for flexibility to address changing market dynamics. The role requires someone that possesses strong leadership skills, including the ability to influence multiple stakeholders and leaders.
Essential Duties
Include, but are not limited to, the following:
Provide strategic leadership and set the strategy for the product areas within the team’s scope and effectively communicate strategy to the team.
Accountable for setting the strategy for how team members act as the voice of the customer for all outside stakeholders to ensure that their needs are heard and that the delivery teams are getting the support needed.
Identify and cultivate strategic collaboration with delivery teams, which would include the most senior Product Manager accountable for the totality of a given product, and the Value Management team to develop product-level digital Objectives & Key Results (OKRs), measurement and reporting.
Effectively influence stakeholders across the organization, including executives, to build buy-in and support for new products or features.
Conduct thorough market analysis to identify opportunities for growth and differentiation within the provider experience domain.
Stay abreast of industry trends, competitor activities, and customer needs to inform strategic decision-making through innovation and experimentation.
Set the strategy for defining and tracking KPIs based on Journey OKRs to garner actionable insights.
Accountable for ensuring team members are effectively leading the grooming and prioritizing backlogs for product areas to ensure work is in line with strategy and OKRs, which includes and is balanced across new development, non-functional requirements, and other technical work that leverages OKR and KPI data, research, industry trends, etc.
Effectively manage, support, and guide your team, including, but not limited to delegating tasks and responsibilities, assess employee performance and provide helpful feedback and training opportunities.
Consistent demonstration of exceptional leadership qualities, including, but not limited to the ability to attract and retain the best team, foster a culture of high performance, lead with integrity, humility, accountability, and courage, and set a clear vision to energize teams towards the future.
Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.
Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Marketing, Business, Finance, or related field of study; or High School Degree/General Education Diploma and 4 years of relevant experience as outlined in the essential duties in lieu of Bachelor’s degree.
10+ years of experience working as a Product Manager, with at least 5 years using Agile / Scrum / Kanban methodologies.
8+ years of direct leadership experience.
Experience leading a team, including setting a vision and direction and effectively.
Extensive experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver products/services.
Extensive experience applying techniques and methods of modern product management, product discovery, and product delivery – along with expertise with product management platforms and tools.
Extensive experience facilitating the development of product vision, strategic roadmaps, and go-to-market strategy for services and products as part of a broader end-to-end user experience.
Expert problem-solving, organizational, and analytical skills with the ability to evolve product strategy based on research, data, and industry trends.
Expert business analysis skills; including, but not limited to, process and user flow definition and business KPIs.
Extensive experience translating complex user, business, operational, and technical requirements into clear epics, features, stories, and acceptance criteria.
Experience with A/B testing, user testing, user interviews, and conversions funnels.
Experience in relationship building, motivation, and curiosity to bring together different personalities for creative thinking and collaborative solutioning.
Extensive experience engaging with engineers, designers, researchers, SMEs, and company leaders in a constructive and collaborative relationship where you can both learn and influence.
Strong leadership skills, including the ability to influence multiple stakeholders and leaders without direct authority.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to agilely adapt to the respective audience (team member to senior leadership).
Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.
Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in healthcare, oncology diagnostics, wellness, or digital health.
Experience with service design and operations.
Understanding of user experience and human centered design.
Experience in digital analytics tools such as Adobe Analytics, Tableau, Google Analytics, etc., A/B testing tools such as AB Tasty, Optimizely, MoEngage, etc., and/or design tools such as Adobe XD, Figma, Sketch, etc.
Experience in mentoring, coaching, growing and being the decision-maker of a product management team.
Salary Range:
$174,000.00 - $277,000.00The annual base salary shown is for this position located in US - WI - Madison on a full-time basis. In addition, this position is bonus eligible, and is eligible to receive company stock upon hire as well as annually.Exact Sciences is proud to offer an employee experience that includes paid time off (including days for vacation, holidays, volunteering, and personal time), paid leave for parents and caregivers, a retirement savings plan, wellness support, and health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage. Learn more about our benefits.
Our success relies on the experiences and perspectives of a diverse team, and Exact Sciences fosters a culture where all employees can develop personally and professionally with a sense of respect and belonging. If you require an accommodation, please contact us neo@exactsciences.com.
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