AD Product Manager - Target Discovery & Annotations
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Summary
As a Product Manager of the “Target Discovery & Annotations” product, you co‑lead, together with a Product Operations Manager and a Technical Lead, a matrix team that supports Data Scientists in identifying new biological targets using novel AI Target Discovery approaches. You develop and evolve a holistic vision, strategy, and roadmap for capturing and prioritizing biological targets, and ensure the data product is embedded across the end‑to‑end data pipeline and application portfolio.
Major Accountabilities & Key Activities
* You provide strategic context, facilitate prioritization, and practice good team‑based decision‑making while taking smart risks.
* You define, communicate, and measure success criteria with internal and business stakeholders, and work closely to ensure the product delivers required value.
* You shape team processes for success and cultivate a learning environment.
* You mentor junior associates and support team members in challenging situations.
* You ensure adherence to security, quality, and regulatory standards, including GxP compliance if applicable.
Additional Responsibilities
* You help create a strong data architecture and data platform around biological targets.
* You productionize different AI initiatives around target identification together with our data science community.
Required Skills & Experience
* Lead effectively in a co‑leadership model inside a matrix organization.
* Domain expertise in applied AI technology and management of complex drug discovery data across an entire application portfolio.
* Experience with early drug discovery processes and data, ideally in biological target identification and prioritization.
* Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
* Manage complex and highly interconnected activities with professional project management skills.
* Creativity in identifying, encouraging, and accelerating innovative solutions.
* Foster change, manage conflict, and create alignment through direct and indirect influence.
* Act with integrity and a clear set of values.
* Adapt to changing scientific and team needs.
Language Requirements
English (fluent)
Why Novartis
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