Digital Product Manager

At Astellas, we strive to become a cutting-edge, value-driven life science innovator. This means working at the forefront of healthcare change to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients.

What sets us apart is our focus on patients, our pioneering innovation, our collaborative culture, and the passion of our talented people.

Making a positive impact on patients’ lives is the purpose behind everything we do. At Astellas, we are relentless in our pursuit of scientific progress and in tackling unmet medical needs, demonstrated by our legacy in oncology, overactive bladder and transplant and our impressive pipeline in women's health, blindness and regeneration, genetic regulation, immuno-oncology, mitochondria and targeted protein degradation.

About Us

We are a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Japan, with a team of more than 14,000 managing operations in approximately 70 countries around the world. We are in the Top 30 global biopharma company based on global revenues and are predicted to be one of the Top 10 Cancer Drug Makers of 2024 by Fierce Pharma.

In Canada, we are growing to meet the exciting opportunities realized by our legacy brands and rich pipeline of innovative treatments.

From the first day in role, everyone at Astellas has a responsibility for creating a brighter future for patients around the world. We nurture exceptional relationships with our employees to allow them to thrive, foster innovation, and deliver exceptional business results. We work to create a culture where our people feel empowered to pursue brave ideas and ambitious outcomes, to have the confidence to be accountable for a higher standard of performance and embody a competitive and solutions-oriented mindset.

Our expertise, science and technology make us a pharma company. Our open and diverse culture is what makes us uniquely Astellas.

**Purpose**:
The Digital Product Management chapter is growing to support strategic initiatives within Astellas. One such space is GenAI solutions. This role involves leading or being a core member of a Value Team(s) as a Digital Product Manager, understanding business needs and opportunities, translating these into product strategies and roadmaps, and leading development of digital solutions from early prototype to launch and post launch evolution. The Digital Product Manager will coordinate Value Team activities working closely with the Pod and Hub leadership teams as needed, delivering value for the business, working within our agile methodology and development framework.

**Essential Job Responsibilities**:
As a member of the Digital Product Management chapter, although this role is expected to focus principally on GenAI product initiatives and solutions, it is expected that the foundational and core skills of digital product management can be leveraged where appropriate and necessary to work as a core member of, or Value Team captain for, other Value Teams within DigitalX, as directed by the Digital Product Management Chapter Lead.

Some of the expected core responsibilities are outlined below.

Translate business needs into digital product initiatives. Specifically, identifying high impact GenAI opportunities aligned to enterprise priorities and unmet user needs.

Manage stakeholder communications to align product initiatives with broader organizational objectives.

Lead and own product strategy and road mapping activities for GenAI product initiatives, aligning with business goals and market needs.

Lead a cross-functional value team(s) through the full digital product lifecycle - from ideation, prototyping, development, testing, to launch and continuous improvement based on user feedback and performance metrics.

Act as the voice of the customer, identifying user pain points and opportunities through research and feedback, and advocating for usability, value creation, and adoption of GenAI products.

Define clear product requirements, prioritize features, and manage agile development cycles, ensuring rapid iteration, high-quality delivery, and strong alignment between business and technical teams.

Monitor product performance, using analytics and user engagement data to drive continuous improvement, optimizing product iterations and output quality.

Stay current with emerging GenAI technologies and industry trends to innovate and maintain competitive advantage in GenAI product considerations.

Collaborate with legal, compliance, privacy, and security, as appropriate, to ensure adherence to relevant regulations in pharma (GxP, HIPAA, GDPR, etc.).

This position may require travel domestically and/or internationally

**Qualifications Required**:
Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Engineering, Information Systems/Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field

Minimum of 6 years related experience in digital product management or related roles.

Proven experience managing digital products end-to-end - from strategy and roadmap creation to developm