Sr AI Portfolio Manager
JOB SUMMARY
We are seeking a motivated Senior AI Portfolio Manager who working under minimal supervision defines the direction of multiple products and drives adoption for enterprise AI platforms, solutions, and shared capabilities. Responsible for translating customer needs into a prioritized roadmap, aligning cross-functional stakeholders, and ensuring delivered capabilities are trusted, usable, and scalable in a regulated environment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Owns product vision, roadmap, and prioritization for AI platform capabilities used across multiple teams and functions.
Led discovery with stakeholders to identify high-value problems, define success criteria, and translate needs into clear requirements and outcomes.
Establishes and manages a backlog and delivery plan, sequencing work based on impact, feasibility, risk, and organizational readiness.
Pairs with engineering and architecture to ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, and fit for enterprise use.
Defines adoption strategy, including launch planning, enablement materials, training sessions, and feedback mechanisms.
Establishes success metrics and regularly evaluates outcomes (adoption, workflow impact, quality, efficiency), adjusting product direction based on evidence.
Communicates decisions, tradeoffs, and progress clearly to stakeholders at multiple levels, driving alignment and timely resolution of issues.
Collaborates with governance, risk, and compliance partners to ensure appropriate controls, documentation expectations, and trust considerations are addressed as part of product delivery.
RESPONSIBLE & COMPLIANT AI
Follows medical device quality system processes, documentation standards, and audit expectations.
Supports AI risk assessment, validation, traceability, and performance monitoring activities.
Contributes to explainability, bias evaluation, and safety controls.
Documents best practices and key learnings to support organizational knowledge sharing.
COLLABORATION & LEARNING
Partners with business stakeholders, Digital Transformation, ITS team members, and Terumo Corporate associates.
Documents methods, architecture decisions, and model evaluations.
Engages in continuous learning on medical device regulations, AI governance, and emerging AI technologies.
Mentors other team members and contributes to a collaborative, growth-oriented team culture.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Supports development of reusable product patterns, templates, and playbooks that improve consistency across AI initiatives.
Contributes to continuous improvement of intake, prioritization, and value realization practices for AI platform work.
Contributes with defining governance, guidance, guardrails, and policies.
Serves as an ambassador for effective product thinking and customer-centric delivery across cross-functional teams.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field; or equivalent education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job may be considered.
Experience: Minimum 4 years of recent demonstrated experience owning or leading enterprise-scale products or platforms used by multiple teams or functions.
Proven success driving prioritization and delivery in ambiguous environments with competing stakeholder demands.
Experience leading adoption and change management for new capabilities (enablement, rollout planning, feedback loops).
Experience working with Engineering and Infrastructure teams communicating requirements and driving execution to deliver product features.
SKILLS
Strong judgment in prioritization and tradeoff decisions under real constraints.
Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical partners.
Clear written and verbal communication skills, including executive-ready synthesis.
Adaptable, curious, and eager to learn both AI and med-tech compliance practices.
Ability to influence across functions without direct authority; strong stakeholder leadership.
Team-oriented, proactive, and committed to ethical, patient-first AI development.
Comfort working with technical teams on complex systems without needing to be the technical decision-maker.
PREferred QUALIFICATIONS
Experience in Medical device or healthcare environments (internship, course, lab, project).
Product Management certification.
Experience with agent-based architecture or conversational AI platforms.
Familiarity with cloud-based delivery models for enterprise software solutions.
Understanding of regulated software concepts (e.g., GxP, ISO 13485, MDSAP, IEC 62304*, SaMD guidance*).
Familiarity with responsible AI, model interpretability, or bias mitigation.
Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Typical Office Environment requirements include reading, speaking, hearing, close vision, traverse, bending, sitting, and occasional lifting up to 20 pounds.
Target Pay Range
$139,300.00 to $174,100.00 - Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data
Target Bonus on Base
10.0%
Application Information
We anticipate this requisition will be open for a minimum of five days, from 05/05/2026. We encourage your prompt application.
About Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies
We make medical devices and related products that are used to collect, separate, manufacture and process various components of blood and cells. With our innovative technologies and service offerings, we touch a patient’s life every second of every day and are committed to continuing to increase the number of patients we serve. Advancing healthcare with heart.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer. All applicants will be afforded equal opportunity without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, military status or an unfavorable discharge from military service.