Lead Product Analyst

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* Duties & Responsibilities:

*** Lead the identification, prioritization, and execution of high-impact digital and AI enabled transformation opportunities across the product lifecycle.
* Facilitate senior management-level workshops to define strategic product roadmaps and champion enterprise-wide adoption of digital solutions.
* Serve as the central resource for cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless
* integration of design, process, quality, and marketing as products move through all lifecycle stages.
* Oversee modifications, upgrades, and maintenance of products or product lines, ensuring continuous improvement and innovation.
* Partner with business and IT teams to gather, document, and prioritize requirements, while owning end-to-end problem discovery through pilot delivery for assigned initiatives.
* Guide change management, documentation, and user enablement to ensure sustainable transformation and value realization.
* Mentor and develop Product Analysts, fostering a culture of innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.
* May lead teams and/or complex projects, utilizing significant internal or external resources to accomplish goals.
** Knowledge:
*** Applies advanced principles, theories, and concepts; may be regarded as an 'inhouse' expert on specific technologies.
* Deep expertise in enterprise platforms (e.g., CTMS, Veeva Vault, SAP, Service Now, Smart Solve) and their integration across business domains.
* Advanced understanding of AI/automation, data-driven improvement methodologies, and digital adoption analytics.
* Familiarity with coding principles, AI Agentic/automation tools (hands-on preferred), APIs, with the ability to independently configure and test solutions
* Ability to do hands on POC with AI tools, ROI analysis for product initiatives, and iterate based on real user and system feedback
* Mastery of Agile, SDLC, and regulatory frameworks in clinical research and healthcare environments.
* Contributes to the development of innovative principles and ideas.
** Skills & Problem Complexity:
*** Exceptional analytical and strategic problem-solving skills to address unusually complex business challenges and deliver transformative outcomes.
* Uses independent judgment to accomplish objectives and provide highly creative solutions.
* Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Copilot, AI Agents, and project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Planview, Smartsheets).
* Outstanding communication and influence skills to align senior management stakeholders and simplify technical concepts for diverse audiences.
* Expertise in requirements traceability, validation, and driving cross-functional alignment at scale.
** Abilities:
*** Works under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range targets, determining and pursuing courses of action essential to obtaining desired outcomes.
* Translates enterprise strategy into execution through visionary leadership and structured digital transformation.
* Builds and sustains high-performing, cross-functional teams to deliver measurable business results.
* Applies advanced digital and AI capabilities to optimize processes and drive innovation.
* Experience building low/no code or AI-enabled proof-of-concept solutions to validate ideas before scale, with personal ownership of prototypes, pilots, or MVPs.
* Champions learning, quality, and SCRI’s mission at all levels of the organization.
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* Minimum Qualifications:

*** 8–10+ years in product or business analysis, with significant leadership experience in digital transformation environments.
* Demonstrated success leading healthcare or life sciences product initiatives at scale.
* Proven ability to build strong partnerships, drive technology adoption, and identify high-value AI opportunities.
* Strong track record of reporting progress and outcomes to senior management.
* Education and experience equivalent to working on projects requiring specialized knowledge and consultative direction

The Lead Product Analyst – Digital Transformation is a recognized expert who designs, develops, and manages activities for a specific product or group of products throughout the entire lifecycle—from definition and planning…