Senior product consultant job description

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Excellis Health Solutions, LLC, an NNIT Group Company, is a global strategic management consulting services firm, based in New Hope, PA, England, Belgium and Denmark. An industry leader in supply chain, with a focus in Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences and a specific niche in serialization, we offer a multitude of solutions using our comprehensive knowledge and proven turnkey solutions to clients. Excellis continues to expand its markets and services to meet the ever-changing industry needs. With 70+ employees and historical growth of 25% plus year over year, Excellis anticipates continued growth in the United States and in Europe.

Job Summary

The Senior Consultant is expected to provide strategic consulting support and subject matter expertise to clients through various types of engagements impacting Product Launch activities. The Senior Consultant will be responsible for owning specific tasks, objectives, and deliverables when engaged with clients on a specific project. Excellis engages with Manufacturers (Virtual and/or Manufacturers with sites) to provide a First-Time Launch Playbook and any resulting efforts in order to assist in gaining approval of their first product in their first market, having a successful launch, and transitioning from a clinical organization to one with complete commercial capabilities. The First-Time Launch support covers ten key functional areas within the Life Science’s including Clinical, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Packaging, Supply Chain, IT, Finance, Human Resources, and Commercial. Excellis defines “To-Be” Processes for each functional area as organizations prepare to launch and then provide services to implement the supporting programs and/or technologies that align with the client’s requirements. The Senior Consultant will provide strategic support and guidance within their area of expertise throughout the First-Time Launch engagement with the customer. The Senior Consultant is required to work collaboratively with customer stakeholders and the internal Excellis team which could include Executive Leadership, Project & Program Managers, and other SMEs / Consultants.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Review of clients existing processes documenting “As-Is” state as a clinical organization and establish “To-Be” processes to support Pre and Post Launch Activities

· Develop First-Time Launch Playbooks and Strategies for each assigned client

· Assist with the development of key strategy documentation for a First-Time Launch program

· Lead RFP process for the required Partners and/or Technologies identified during the Strategy

· Develop client specific requirements to evaluate, select, and contract with the best fit Partners / Vendor

· Support with Implementations and Execution of projects identified within the assigned workstream

· Provide industry / workstream specific subject matter expertise and training to client

· Lead breakout sessions and workshops focused on the assigned workstreams

· Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the associated business and compliance requirements to bring a product to market in the US

· Work with the project team to develop any required project documentation to support client deliverables

· Provide expertise in developing required SOPs to support current and future operations

· Define Center-of-Excellence at the client for the Implemented Technology / Partner / Program

· Support Business Development team to draft SOWs including scope and estimated hours

· Provide introductions to your existing network to initiate Business Development Opportunities

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

· Bachelor’s degree, Master’s Preferred

· Knowledge of the Life Science’s Industry and specifically the Product Launch Process

· Ten Years (10) years of experience supporting various areas of the Life Science’s industry (ex. Clinical, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Packaging, Supply Chain, IT, Finance, Human Resources, and Commercial)

· Five (5) years of supporting Life Science’s Organization(s) with Product Approval & Launch activities

· Experience with Implementations of business-critical technologies such as ERP, QMS, eDMS, MDM, EPCIS / Serialization, RIMS, eTMF, CTMS, etc.

· Familiarity and Expertise with the effort needed to transition from a clinical organization to one that has approved pharmaceutical product

· In-depth understanding of various industry / FDA compliance requirements

Preferred Skills and qualifications:

· Proven success providing support through the First-Time Launch Process

· Results oriented with the ability to organize, prioritize, and work on multiple projects simultaneously while managing project schedules and deliverables

· Thorough understanding and utilization of technology (i.e., Microsoft Office 365 Suite) in everyday performance

· Excellent verbal and written communications skills

· Self-motivated, organized, and focused to ensure successful remote work environment

· This is a client facing position, so professional appearance is required

· Willingness to travel up to 20%

Benefits

Excellis Health Solutions offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

· Competitive Salary

· Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

· 401K

· 8 Paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holidays annually

· 2 Weeks of annual Paid Time Off

Compensation Structure:

· Salary:

· Bonus:

Required Training: Familiarization with the following helpful. Training will be required if no previous knowledge.

Microsoft Office, TEAMS, SharePoint, BigTime, SmartSheet, Life Science’s Supply Chain, Life Science’s Processes and Technologies

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* Collaborating across teams to engage, empower and ensure priorities and project goals are achieved
* Delving into the business and technical complexity of the product and being able to translate complex technical solutions into business language
* Monitoring and measuring success

Job Description

Reporting Relationships: Director, Digital Product Management

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

* Partners with Digital Product Manager and other Digital Product Owners to execute on the solution vision/roadmap. Serves as the customer and business proxy to developers and agile teams for highly complex and technical digital products and experiences. Often supports Enterprise shared solutions impacting multiple audiences and lines of business.

* Defines, prioritizes and grooms the agile delivery team's product backlog to ensure continuous delivery, as well as, develops, prioritizes and manages epics and user stories for the delivery team.

* Actively participates in daily scrum meetings, grooming meetings, project status meetings, sprint planning and review meetings. Drives near term milestone planning by overlaying the prioritize backlog against fixed time blocks (monthly/quarterly) to help manage interdependencies and coordination across development teams.

* Participates in planning and execution of user acceptance testing, triage issues and works with development team to resolve technically complex issues requiring alignment across multiple business stakeholders and disciplines.

* Defines, monitors and analyzes metrics that inform the success of the digital solution(s). Must present results in a clear and concise manner to senior level leaders.

* Acts as a source of expertise for direction, mentoring and guidance for less experienced Product Owners.

Typical Skills and Experiences:

Experience: Typically 10+ years experience in delivering customer-facing digital solutions in a complex, multi-sector, multi-product business, internet sales, web site or web application development and/or research. Experience with agile delivery methodologies and product management/owner principles. Management of large, complex projects required. Experience leading large, company-wide projects.

Education: Undergraduate studies in business administration, digital marketing, human-computer interaction, user experience, product management and design, user experience, computer science, or related fields.

License/Certification/Designation: Property/Casualty insurance and/or Life/Health/Accident/Variable Annuities licensing and/or FINRA 6 & 26 Securities registration, CLU, CPCU, CPU, FLMI certifications will be helpful.

Understanding of a broad set of digital technologies including IoT, mobile and key digital interaction devices impacting the end to end customer journey. Understanding of the Insurance/Financial Services industry required. Deep knowledge of agile delivery methodologies and product owner practices required. Knowledge of user experience principles and practices a plus.

Skills: Must have the ability to manage large technical complex digital products and experiences that may span multiple business lines across the Enterprise. Demonstrates deep understanding of agile delivery methodologies and product owner/manager practices. Must have strong project and process management skills. Must possess strong oral and written communication skills to interact with all levels within the company as well as external parties. Able to adapt to a fast paced environment. Experience in managing multiple work streams. Must have strong problem-solving and decision-making skills. Must be able to collaborative and influence across multiple teams and disciplines.

Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.

Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager's leader and HR Business Partner.

Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values and Guiding Behaviors.

Job Conditions:

Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (Not Eligible)

Working Conditions: Normal office environment.

ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

Benefits

We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental, paid time off plus nine paid holidays, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.

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