Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience executive

Exp. Years 10+ years

Education Bachelor's degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, biomedical engineering, or biochemistry/molecular biology

Category Product Management

About this role

Senior product leader responsible for shaping the strategy and development of custom software platforms supporting discovery research, with emphasis on computational drug design and AI-enabled workflows.

Key Responsibilities

Product strategy for computational drug design & optimization
Cross-functional collaboration to translate scientific needs into platform capabilities
Define and track metrics for success
Lead adoption of AI capabilities in discovery workflows
Manage budget and roadmap across Indianapolis and San Diego

Technical Overview

Cross-functional product leadership at the intersection of biology, engineering, and software; experience with NGS data, AlphaFold/ESMFold, AI agents, cloud-based platforms, and API-driven systems; regulated environment experience.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior product leader with 10+ years in software product management for discovery or life sciences platforms, strong domain in computational drug design and AI-enabled workflows, and experience navigating regulated environments.

Must-Have Skills

None listed

Required Skills

Bachelor's degree in bioinformaticscomputational biologycomputer sciencebiomedical engineeringor biochemistry/molecular biology; 10+ years of software product management; life sciences/drug discovery experience; Agile/Scrum; Jira; AI/ML in life sciences; regulated environments (FDAGxP); data integration; cloud architectures; API-driven systems

Certifications

Preferred

Agile/Scrum methodologies (PMP not specified in posting)

Industry & Role

Industry Pharma / Life Sciences

Job Function Drive strategy and execution of software platforms for discovery research, enabling AI-assisted, multi-objective drug design workflows

Role Subtype Director of Product Management

Keywords for Your Resume

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Deal Breakers

Must be authorized to work in the United States, 10+ years in software product management, Experience in life sciences or drug discovery environments

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