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Principal Product Manager

Job description

Role Overview

We are seeking a Principal Product Manager to provide strategic and execution leadership across Mareana’s Manufacturing Intelligence (MI) Connect platform and applications, including AI-Assisted Batch Release (AABR), PBR Data Extraction, and Value Stream Mapping (VSM).

This role is for a senior product leader who can:

Own end-to-end product strategy across multiple, interdependent products
Serve as a thought partner to Engineering, Data Science, Sales, and Executive Leadership
Translate complex Life Sciences manufacturing, quality, and supply-chain problems into scalable, AI-enabled platform capabilities
Drive measurable customer and business outcomes, not just feature delivery

Scope & Ownership

The Principal PM will:

Own a portfolio-level roadmap, ensuring coherence between platform capabilities and application-layer products
Define north-star outcomes across Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain use cases
Influence architectural decisions related to data models, genealogy, AI/LLM enablement, and integration strategy
Mentor and guide other Product Managers (where applicable)

Key Responsibilities

Define and own the product vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for the MI Connect platform and applications
Align platform capabilities (data fabric, genealogy, AI) with application use cases and go-to-market priorities
Translate Life Sciences manufacturing, quality, and supply chain needs into scalable, AI-enabled product capabilities
Drive platform architecture decisions related to data models, genealogy, AI enablement, and integration strategy
Partner with Engineering and Data Science to deliver explainable, GxP-ready AI solutions
Act as a trusted advisor to customers and support strategic engagements, executive workshops, and pre-sales efforts
Ensure delivery teams focus on measurable business outcomes, customer value, and adoption
Align cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Consulting, and Customer Success
Define and track product success metrics, including adoption, ROI, cycle-time reduction, and compliance efficiency
Mentor Product Managers and contribute to building a scalable, high-performing product organization

Required Qualifications

Experience

10–15+ years of Product Management experience, with at least 3–5 years in a senior or principal-level role
Proven experience owning multi-product or platform portfolios
Background in Life Sciences manufacturing, quality systems, supply chain, or industrial data platforms
Demonstrated success in influencing architecture and long-term platform strategy

Skills & Expertise

Deep understanding of:
Pharma/Biotech manufacturing workflows (Batch Records, CPV, Tech Transfer)
Quality & compliance processes (Batch Release, APQR, Data Integrity)
Supply Chain concepts (VSM, network modeling, variability, constraints)
Strong grasp of data platforms, analytics, and AI/ML concepts
Ability to operate comfortably from boardroom to backlog
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with GxP-regulated enterprise software
Exposure to graph data models, knowledge graphs, or digital twins
Prior experience working with CDMOs and complex manufacturing networks
Technical background in engineering, data science, or industrial systems

About Mareana

Founded in 2015, Mareana is an AI-powered software company dedicated to accelerating digital transformation in manufacturing, the supply chain, and sustainability through our connected intelligence platform.

Mareana’s platform harnesses AI and machine learning to quickly bring together scattered, siloed data across the entire business process. This allows our customers to make complex decisions intuitively and in real time, rather than spending time on data preparation.

Our customers are industry leaders in life sciences, chemicals, and general manufacturing who have achieved over $1 billion in business value by using our platform.

Our commitment to continuous innovation has earned us recognition from Gartner, which named us a “Cool Vendor in AI”. We've also been featured as a thought leader in Silicon Review and Manufacturing Insights magazine.

Pay: $150,000.00 - $180,000.00 per year

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