[Remote] Product Manager

Note The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Certara is dedicated to accelerating the development of meaningful medicines that impact society. As a Product Manager, you will be responsible for enhancing customer value through application improvements, working collaboratively across various teams to ensure successful adoption of products. Responsibilities Engage with our SMEs and customers to deeply understand data workflows and pain points Establish trusted customer relationships Collect customer insights and create actionable product ideas Identify and validate recurring customer problems that represent market opportunities and align with organizational capabilities Understand the competitive landscape and be able to talk about strengths and weaknesses of our competition Have broad awareness of the Certara Data Science portfolio to optimize software building Guide product lifecycle from ideation to development to go-to-market to scaled product-market-fit - ensuring successful execution of all steps Build roadmap that aligns with our application’s vision and strategy Partner with sales and customer success teams to ensure successful outcomes for our customers Translate product vision and strategy into reasoned software priorities Understand the personas of customers, and how each persona engages with our software Ensure customer requirements are met with enterprise grade capabilities in performance, scalability, and reliability; authentication; access control; and software validation and compliance Skills BS/BA in science or technology related field or equivalent work experience 5+ years' experience in product management Demonstrated ability to be an extremely organized system thinker Proficiency in shaping an idea in way that delivers immediate business value beginning with Minimum Viable Product Excellence in analytics, independent research, unscripted interviews, and other intel-gathering techniques Professionally challenge existing ideas and workflows to ensure optimal outcomes for users Curiosity about our clients and products Willingness to learn and serve, flexible in adapting to rapid organizational change, receptive of constructive criticism High tolerance for ambiguity, low tolerance for mess; able to create order out of chaos Ability to communicate effectively from a remote working environment Familiarity with the clinical data stream, in areas adjacent to Data Management and Biostatistics Education or qualifications relating to business, programming, data science, health sciences, medical Company Overview Certara is a pharmaceutical company that accelerates medicines with biosimulation software and technology. It was founded in 2008, and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https//www.certara.com. Company H1B Sponsorship Certara has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 7 in 2025, 10 in 2024, 3 in 2023, 10 in 2022, 5 in 2021, 3 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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