Third Party Contractor

As Associate Product Owner (PO), you will contribute to the development of our innovative and market-leading clinical development product suite that helps our customers to design, model, and simulate complex innovative clinical trials with the potential to create significant value for sponsors and patients by increasing their probability of success and accelerating time to market.

Working in an Agile software development framework, POs collaborate with customer/market facing Product Managers (PM) who are responsible for the product strategy and own the product roadmap.

As a PO, you will discuss the product strategy, roadmap, and business requirements in detail with the PM, convert them into functional / non-functional requirements for the development team and help prioritize these requirements. You will also lead Sprint review meetings, guide developers and testers on meeting product requirements, and oversee the release and deployment of high-quality products.

ShortDescriptionStr

As a leader in next generation, data-driven pharmaceutical services, Cytel is shaping the future of drug development. We deliver innovative analytical software for statistical analysis and simulation, best-in-class data science analytics services, and high-end statistical consulting. Our culture is inclusive, collaborative, and results-driven with a shared commitment to quality. With operations across North America, Europe, and India, Cytel hires passionate and talented people who share its mission of ensuring the clinical development of safe and effective medicines.
- Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) or equivalent STEM degree
- 4+ years of experience working in the software industry, with at least 6 years working as a Product Owner, Business Analyst or Systems Analyst, ideally for customers in the Life Sciences industry
- Proven experience of writing meaningful and clear stories and guiding Agile teams on product development
- Strong mathematical and logical aptitude, and analytical mindset
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Good documentation skills
- Hands-on experience of working with Atlassian Jira and Confluence

InternalQualificationsStr
- Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) or equivalent STEM degree
- 4+ years of experience working in the software industry, with at least 6 years working as a Product Owner, Business Analyst or Systems Analyst, ideally for customers in the Life Sciences industry
- Proven experience of writing meaningful and clear stories and guiding Agile teams on product development
- Strong mathematical and logical aptitude, and analytical mindset
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Good documentation skills
- Hands-on experience of working with Atlassian Jira and Confluence

InternalResponsibilitiesStr
- Discuss the product strategy and roadmap with the Product Manager (PM) and help determine the release schedule
- Work with the PM, SMEs, and other stakeholders (architects, DevOps, etc.) to develop strong understanding of high-level functional and non-functional requirements and help in estimating the overall effort required to develop and test them
- Assist the PM in reviewing and prioritizing the epics for a specific release cycle and create a release backlog
- Perform backlog grooming periodically and define finer stories that can be implemented in sprints
- Work with the team to analyze and elaborate stories, define clear acceptance criteria covering relevant functional / non-functional requirements, and assist the team in story estimation and sequencing
- Review reported bugs and participate in their analysis, triaging, and prioritization
- Review test strategy for feature testing and guide testers on ensuring high testing coverage
- Perform hands-on testing of the product regularly, especially from user acceptance point of view and provide feedback to the team
- Review and approve implemented features as they are completed by the team

ExternalResponsibilitiesStr
- Discuss the product strategy and roadmap with the Product Manager (PM) and help determine the release schedule
- Work with the PM, SMEs, and other stakeholders (architects, DevOps, etc.) to develop strong understanding of high-level functional and non-functional requirements and help in estimating the overall effort required to develop and test them
- Assist the PM in reviewing and prioritizing the epics for a specific release cycle and create a release backlog
- Perform backlog grooming periodically and define finer stories that can be implemented in sprints
- Work with the team to analyze and elaborate stories, define clear acceptance criteria covering relevant functional / non-functional requirements, and assist the team in story estimation and sequencing
- Review reported bugs and participate in their analysis, triaging, and prioritization
- Review test strategy for feature testing and guide testers on ensuring high testing coverage