IT Product Manager Full Time

As a leading global animal health company, Elanco delivers innovative products and services to improve the health of pets and farm animals around the world because we believe making animals’ lives better, makes life better. Since 1954, we have provided solutions that support veterinarians, farmers and pet owners to advance our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life. Elanco’s promise to employees: Together, we foster an inclusive culture where everyone can make a difference, encouraging ownership, growth and well-being.

Job Summary:

Are you looking for a purpose-driven culture as well as a rewarding and challenging career where you can make a difference?  Then look no further!  At Elanco, our people shape who we are and everything we do for our customers; for Elanco IT, this includes enabling a secure, reliable, and efficient IT ecosystem for continued value delivery. 

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Product Manager to join our Research and Development (R&D) IT team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving the development and commercialization of innovative digital products.  You will collaborate with cross-functional teams such as but not limited to scientists, regulators, product owners, senior stakeholders, and vendors to ensure successful product launches and ongoing product improvements.  Come join us for an exciting opportunity to transform the R&D landscape for the second largest animal health company through digital products! 

Product Management Capability – Product Safety

• At Elanco, this capability is defined as the collection, detection, assessment, monitoring, and prevention of adverse effects with Elanco products.

Job Responsibilities:

• Owning the product vision, strategy, and roadmap: focus on defining product vision, product strategy, capturing requirements and creation of a product roadmap aligned with a measurable business case (ROI).  Including the ability to represent technology solutions to business stakeholders. 
• Business planning and budget management: as the manager of the product, you will manage the product portfolio including financials for the product ensuring we make the most value of our investments. 
• Prioritization: understanding and applying prioritization techniques, and bridge knowledge gaps demonstrating a broad understanding of the business. 
• Risk management: being aware of risks, ability to identify risks early in the process, and ability to clearly articulate impact versus probability of risk. 
• Product optimization: continuous refinement and improvement of the product whilst continuously measuring value and focusing on adoption. 
• Gathering user insights: user insights (internal & external) are key to ensure the product(s) being developed is focused on our users during all stages of a product lifecycle. 
• Customer Journey Mapping: focus on the ‘what’ vs the ‘how’ to map out the customer’s journey from beginning to end. 
• Market Research and Assessment: ability to understand market trends, competitor landscape, and influencing external partners.  This includes determining the need for creating new product(s), scaling existing product(s) or enhancing existing product(s). 

Requirements and Skills:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in relevant field (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, MBA) or equivalent work experience supporting pharmacovigilance activities
• Proven experience as an IT Product Manager, preferably in an R&D or technology-driven environment or pharmaceutical industry
• Strong understanding of software development processes, agile methodologies, and IT project management. 
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate R&D needs into IT product requirements. 
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally and influence stakeholders. 
• A user-centric mindset, with a focus on understanding and meeting user needs.
• Knowledge of security and regulatory requirements relevant to the industry. 
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. 

Note: This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities and requirements of a Product Manager.  It is not an exhaustive list, and additional duties may be assigned as needed. 

If you are passionate about leveraging technology to drive innovation in R&D and have a strong background in IT product management, we would love to hear from you.  Apply now to join our dynamic R&D IT team!

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status

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