Role Overview

We are seeking a strategic, hands‑on Product Management Director to lead product strategy, innovation, and execution across the entire Ovid Health Research portfolio—including journals, databases, clinical research platforms, and workflow solutions.

In this senior leadership role, you will:

• Define the multi‑year product vision and roadmap
• Drive platform transformation and AI‑enabled innovation
• Partner closely with the GM, executive leadership, and cross‑functional teams
• Represent product strategy in board and investor forums
• Lead company‑level strategic initiatives, including M&A evaluation and integration

This role requires a product leader who can set vision and drive execution, balancing customer needs, market insight, and technology opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

1. Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Define and own the end‑to‑end product vision and multi‑year roadmap
• Convert customer and market insights into prioritized, measurable initiatives

2. Executive Partnership & Strategy

• Serve as the GM’s key product partner
• Participate in executive planning and business reviews
• Prepare board materials and lead strategic, cross‑company initiatives

3. AI & Innovation Leadership

• Lead development of Ovid’s responsible AI strategy (LLMs, generative AI, vector search)
• Drive innovation in intelligent search, automated literature synthesis, personalization, and evidence summarization

4. Platform Transformation & Delivery

• Direct next‑generation Ovid platform definition and delivery
• Guide discovery, feature prioritization, success metrics, and launch execution

5. Product Development Excellence

• Lead product lifecycle processes (discovery → delivery → optimization)
• Set KPIs and embed user‑centered, data‑driven practices

6. Organizational Alignment & Execution

• Align product, engineering, platform, marketing, sales, and operations
• Remove execution barriers and drive cross‑functional initiatives to completion

7. Customer & Market Leadership

• Build empathy for researcher, clinician, student, and academic workflows
• Run VoC programs and advisory boards to uncover whitespace opportunities

8. Commercial & Partnership Enablement

• Translate product value into GTM plans
• Evaluate partnerships and support M&A opportunities

9. Governance & Compliance

• Ensure product quality, accuracy, and clinical safety in partnership with engineering, data, and clinical SMEs

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive product leadership in digital information products, SaaS, or large digital platforms
• Experience in healthcare, clinical research, life sciences, or academic publishing
• Proven track record leading large‑scale platform transformations
• Hands‑on experience with AI/ML product development (search, NLP, generative AI, recommendations)
• Experience partnering with C‑level executives and boards
• Strong cross‑functional leadership and stakeholder alignment capability
• Deep familiarity with modern product practices (Agile, Lean, Design Thinking)
• Experience hiring, developing, and retaining top product talent

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in academic publishing, research databases, or scholarly information platforms
• M&A due diligence and integration experience
• Experience delivering AI in regulated or clinical settings
• Technical fluency or prior technical product management background
• Advanced degree (MBA, MS, PhD) or management consulting experience

Core Competencies & Behaviors

• Visionary yet pragmatic strategic thinker
• Executive presence and strong influencing skills
• Customer‑obsessed with the ability to synthesize complex needs
• Analytical rigor and comfort with uncertainty
• High emotional intelligence and collaborative leadership
• Commitment to responsible, clinically safe AI solutions

Other Details

• Travel: Up to 10% (domestic and occasional international)
• Location: Multiple U.S. locations considered per business need