Product Owner

Summary:

The Product Owner is responsible for the product planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle, including gathering and prioritizing product and business requirements, managing the product backlog, and working closely with data operations, quality assurance, and the key stakeholders to ensure satisfaction goals are met. The Product Owner works with aligned cross functional support teams to update the products and supporting processes to ensure the product has current features and optimal usability. The Product Owner's Job also includes ensuring that the product supports the company's overall strategy and goals. This role may manage assigned product lines and/or integrated solutions using a defined product management agile methodology. This role may also work with teams across business segments to understand data or service sharing opportunities for assigned product lines and integrated solutions to help define and prioritize product development and production support initiatives. This role will work with the Business Analyst and Project Manager to ensure requirements are groomed effectively with Data Operations, Data Management & Quality Assurance, and Systems Management team members.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participates in discussions with management on development of long-term strategy, and road mapping

• Drives business value through a product backlog of development priorities

• Defines the product strategy and roadmap and key metrics in conjunction with the manager, partners with key business stakeholders, identifies issues, impacts, and articulates options and solutions

• Develop requirements for assigned products and production support initiatives based on market information, customer feedback, and leadership input, and assist teams to realize these requirements

• Partners with Enterprise Architect team to ensure product is compliant with AB standards

• Works with external third parties to assess partnerships and licensing opportunities (vendor management)

• Maintains the agile process and cadence for software delivery Runs beta and pilot programs with early-stage products

• Responsible for researching and maintaining a working knowledge of future regulatory and clinical requirements, health IT regulatory requirements, capabilities and technology trends, and incorporating that knowledge into communication and implementation

• Be an expert with respect to the competitor products Define and prioritize features to update product regularly and maintain usability of product

• Act as a leader within the company and an evangelist of the product

• Provide training to internal associates

• Participate in customer demos and client meetings as appropriate

• Collaborate with data acquisition associates and Architects to understand requirements to onboard/integrate data from new partners or new software into our 'Steady State' environments (RefineIQ) for custom and production reporting

• Perform other duties as assigned

• Requires broad training in fields such as healthcare, information technology, computer science, business administration, or similar vocations generally obtained through completion of a four-year bachelor's degree program

• Requires a minimum ofsix (6) years related and progressively responsible experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or Client Service Engagement Manager

• Experience in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Management is also desirable

• Should understand the basics of business process modeling, system development lifecycle planning, and web portal development

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• The noise level in the work environment is generally quiet

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Sedentary physical activity requiring reaching, sifting, lifting, finger dexterity, grasping, feeling, repetitive motions, talking and hearing

• Visual requirement is for close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus

• 75% or more time is spent looking directly at a computer

• Associate is frequently required to stand, walk (or otherwise be mobile). Ability to deal with stressful situations as they arise

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email hrsc@cencora.com. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned