Senior Director, Product Management - MarketScan

Job Summary

Truven by Merative seeks a Senior Director, Product Management – MarketScan to lead the strategic direction and execution of MarketScan data products and delivery experiences.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the long-term strategy for MarketScan, aligning portfolio priorities to corporate growth objectives and evolving market demand.
• Identify and pursue new opportunities for MarketScan expansion, including new data assets, partnerships, and AI-enabled experiences.
• Own end-to-end portfolio leadership across MarketScan offerings, including roadmap, lifecycle management, performance tracking, and product packaging strategy.
• Drive “research-grade” data value through clear product definitions, data documentation expectations, and fit-for-purpose usability for diverse researcher personas.
• Partner with Data Operations, Data Governance, and Engineering to ensure quality, repeatability, and consistency in data pipelines and releases.
• Advance MarketScan’s delivery experiences, supporting both file-based and cloud-enabled access models, and define product requirements to continuously improve customer onboarding, usability, and adoption.
• Define where and how AI can create meaningful customer value across the MarketScan experience, focusing on responsible, compliant, and practical adoption.
• Provide strategic direction to marketing, sales, partnerships, and enablement teams, ensuring clear value narratives, differentiated positioning, and aligned packaging guidance.
• Engage with strategic customers, partners, and industry forums to build trust, gather market intelligence, and shape the external point of view.
• Build deep customer relationships to validate roadmap direction, accelerate adoption, and identify co-creation opportunities.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team of product managers and technologists, fostering a culture of clarity, execution, accountability, and continuous learning.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in product management, product strategy, data/analytics platforms, or adjacent domains, with at least 5 years in senior leadership roles.
• Expert understanding of market needs, client pain points, key use cases of real-world data, and growth opportunities.
• Proven success leading complex product portfolios, ideally within real-world data, healthcare claims data, data platforms, analytics, or research solutions.
• Strong understanding of healthcare data expectations and constraints, including data quality, privacy, governance, de-identification principles, and operational controls.
• Demonstrated ability to partner deeply with Engineering, Data Operations, and Governance teams to deliver scalable, reliable data products and customer experiences.
• Track record of influencing cross-functional executive stakeholders and driving alignment across product, commercial, and operational priorities.
• Exceptional strategic thinking, communication, and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA, MPH, PhD, or related advanced degree preferred.

Benefits

• Remote first / work from home culture
• Paid vacation to help you rest, recharge, and connect with loved ones
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Life insurance
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Other benefits may be discussed during the hiring process.