Director of IT, Product Development

Director of IT, Product Development – Pharmaceutical

The Leader of Product Development will be responsible for developing strategic and inventive solutions to meet consumer needs by identifying product opportunities within the pharmaceutical industry. The ideal candidate will manage new product development, sales training and market trend analysis. Ideal candidates come from the pharmaceutical marketing industry.

Responsibilities:

• Identify product development opportunities among the custom products/solutions available
• Partner with Sales & Product Management teams to explore identified prospects
• Develop a product strategy including defined business metrics, creating product requirements & criteria
• Analyze potential partnerships & develop marketing strategies, working collaboratively with multiple departments & budgets
• Assist teams with increasing profitability of existing products, managing product life cycle ensuring execution
• Align development, testing and delivery of product capabilities
• Manage & conduct product research, identifying risks/challenges
• Recruit, hire & train a team of product developers
• Manage performance reviews, discipline, complaints and conflict resolution

Requirements:

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration
• MS preferred
• Min 7+ years design, development & release cycle of software products to market experience
• Min. 3+ years’ consumer-facing technology implementation & integration management experience
• Preferred knowledge of FDA validation requirements (cGMP, PDMA, GAMP5 and HIPPA)
• Preferred knowledge of 21 CFR Part 11 compliance & SDLC principles
• Experience in the build of complex web & mobile apps
• Experience/Knowledge in Agile & Scrum software development methodologies
• SaaS & other cloud-based applications development experience
• Knowledge of DevOps practice, delivery & infrastructure
• Ability to multi-task & manage multiple projects at a time

Offering:

• Base Salary $170,000 – $200,000 (based on experience)
• Bonus Potential
• Full Benefit Package

Direct Sales Recruiting, LLC, (DSR) and DirectHR are National Recruitment organizations partnering with National, Regional and Local Clients to bring qualified candidates a career and a future. DSR offers over 50 years combined Recruitment, Sales and Management experience. We are, along with our clients, an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to hiring and supporting a diverse workforce. A M/F/D/V

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $170,000.00 to $200,000.00 /year

Required education:

• Bachelor’s

Required experience:

• consumer-facing technology implementation & integration management: 3 years
• design, development & release of software products to market: 7 years