Strategic Product Lead - Pharmacy Robotics & Inventory Management [m/f/d] - full time /part time

Job Description SummaryLead the strategy and vision for next generation product development for our robotics driven inventory management solution in a high growth market—shaping upstream strategy, driving global geographic expansion, and translating deep customer insight into a winning portfolio that elevates safety, efficiency, and the pharmacy experience. You will steward the end to end value creation: from market shaping and concept incubation to launch excellence and lifecycle growth, partnering across R&D, Regions, and our commercial teams worldwide.

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Upstream Marketing & Product Management, Inventory Management Portfolio (Pharmacy Automation Platform) 

Scope of responsibilities:

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Define and communicate the multi‑year product vision and strategy for our core portfolio and product grounded in TAM/SAM sizing, segmentation, personas, and prioritized use case; translate customer needs into a prioritized roadmap with clear business cases and financials.
• Scope includes owning market & user needs (TPP), claims & evidence, and pricing & margin expansion levers across the lifecycle.

Next‑Gen New Product Development (NPD) & Launch Excellence

• Lead the strategy and vision for next generation product development for our robotics driven inventory management solution in a high growth market
• Engage in cross‑functional teams (R&D, Quality/Regulatory, Clinical/EvGen, UX, Manufacturing, Regional Marketing/Commercial) from concept through launch, ensuring requirements, verification/validation, labeling and go‑to‑market deliverables are complete and compliant.

Customer, Market & Competitive Insight

• Maintain deep understanding of retail and hospital pharmacy workflows and unmet needs across key segments; convert insights into differentiated value propositions and evidence‑backed claims.
• Architect global expansion strategies (market entry sequencing, channel models, partnerships, local value props, health‑system archetypes) and partner with Regions.
• Monitor competitor moves and adjacencies; anticipate strategic intent and steer our response plans.

Lifecycle Management & Growth

• Manage sustaining enhancements, cost/quality programs, and end‑of‑life decisions to optimize portfolio performance.
• Identify and execute growth opportunities (workflow integrations, software/analytics add‑ons, cross‑sell with adjacent solutions).

Stakeholder Leadership & Operating Rigor

• Drive “one team” execution—facilitating decisions, managing risk, and establishing operating norms that enable speed, collaboration and accountability.

Compliance & Quality Mindset

• Ensure product claims, promotional materials and market evidence align with current procedures and systems.

What you’ll bring (requirements):

Must‑haves

• 8–12+ years of progressive product management experience (or equivalent) in automation, robotics, medtech, healthcare IT or adjacent regulated domains, including full ownership of roadmap → launch → lifecycle outcomes.
• Demonstrated success leading cross‑functional programs that combine electro‑mechanical hardware with software/UX to solve operational workflow problems in high‑reliability environments.
• Strong commercial acumen: market sizing, business cases, pricing/margin levers, and post‑launch growth planning.
• Expertise in customer discovery, voice‑of‑customer, and evidence‑driven claims; comfortable engaging pharmacists, technicians, IT, and operations leaders.
• Clear, concise storyteller with data fluency—able to influence from frontline teams to senior leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Pharmacy or related field; advanced degree (MBA/MS) a plus.

Nice‑to‑haves

• Domain knowledge of pharmacy automation workflows (retail and/or hospital) and inventory processes (receiving, put‑away, replenishment, expiration management, will‑call/pickup).
• Experience with global product management and launch in multiple regions/regulatory environments.
• Familiarity with evidence generation and promotional claims processes in healthcare.

Working style & plus factors

• Agile & entrepreneurial mindset; adept at discovery, iteration and outcome‑oriented delivery.
• Corporate matrix experience; thrives in multi‑national environments and influences without authority.
• Technical acumen across hardware/software product development processes; passion for pharmacy/medtech innovation.
• Languages & travel: Fluency in English; German strongly preferred for Germany‑based collaboration with customers and plant/R&D partners.
• Travel: ~20–30% for customer discovery, pilots, and launches across priority markets.

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Primary Work LocationDEU Frankfurt - Walther-von-Cronberg-Platz

Additional LocationsDEU Kelberg - Rowastrasse

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Salary Range Information

€112,000.00 - €170,800.00 EUR Annual