Senior Product Manager
NBME of Philadelphia, PA is looking to hire a full-time Senior Product Manager to manage a portfolio of our high-quality academic assessment products for the healthcare field. As a mission-driven organization, we can offer you the opportunity to do meaningful work by protecting the public. We understand the importance of striking a healthy balance between work and life outside the office. That’s why we offer generous paid time off (PTO) and flexible scheduling. And, with tuition reimbursement and opportunities for on-site personal development, we’re here to support you at every stage of your career.
ABOUT NBME
Founded in 1915 to elevate the standard of qualification for the practice of medicine and provide a means for the recognition of qualified persons to practice in any state, territory, or dependency of the United States, we continue to further advance the assessment of medical education. Together with the Federation of State Medical Boards, we develop and manage the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE) and other academic assessments. We offer a portfolio of products that include assessment tools for every stage of the medical school journey, high-quality licensing exams, and a range of products and services for healthcare professionals and educators. We are a not-for-profit with the dedicated mission of protecting the public through state-of-the-art assessments for healthcare professionals.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION STATEMENT
At NBME, we continue to innovate and improve how we fulfill the evolving needs of the healthcare community. This commitment starts and ends with the people at NBME. By recruiting and empowering talented individuals from various disciplines and backgrounds, which includes professionals with diverse life experiences, abilities, and perspectives, NBME can take a well-informed, robust approach to advancing medical education and assessment for years to come.
BENEFITS
In addition to competitive pay, this Senior Product Manager position is eligible for:
- Health plans with highly competitive co-pays
- Vision
- Dental
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Separate retirement benefits plan
- 22 days of paid time off (PTO) plus one additional paid day off for volunteerism
- Excellent wellness program
- Employee recognition program
A DAY IN THE LIFE AS OUR SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER
As our Senior Product Manager, you work with a talented team focused on addressing customer needs and drive direct decision-making about the evolution of our offerings. Initially, you synthesize data regarding the product portfolio, engage with stakeholders, and work to gain a full understanding of the manner and methodologies that we use. With guidance from the team’s director, you become fully immersed in our immediate and long-term goals while learning what the priorities are for the product portfolio.
Managing multiple aspects of the product lifecycle, you have direct accountability for defining market problems, pinpointing customer needs, identifying market opportunities, developing product roadmaps, and executing plans. You create and deliver presentations, webinars, and reports about your program and activities to NBME governance and other external groups. Drawing on your product management experience and knowledge, you serve as a mentor for others on the team and across the organization.
Serving as the main liaison between internal and external stakeholders, you lead groundbreaking product initiatives of high complexity that require significant inter-team and cross-functional collaboration to execute. You get great satisfaction out of helping to protect the public through state-of-the-art medical education assessments!
WORK SCHEDULE
This exempt full-time product management position follows our 35-hour week company schedule but is expected to work additional hours when necessary to meet deadlines.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR OUR SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field
- 7+ years of strategic and technical product management experience
- Experience launching new products or making significant overhauls to existing products
- Experience leading and organizing intensive market research, pilot, and testing efforts
- Experience in an agile product management environment
- Ability to operate within diverse cross-functional groups and diverse external stakeholder groups
- Understanding of marketing
- Proficiency with project planning and budget management software
- Leadership experience
Product management experience in healthcare, medical education, or assessments is preferred, but multiple factors will be taken into consideration. Product management certification such as PMP, Six Sigma, or similar is also preferred.
ARE YOU READY TO JOIN OUR PRODUCT MANAGEMENT TEAM?
We are looking for someone who has strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and conflict-management skills. Ask yourself: Can you effectively prioritize and delegate multiple tasks in order to meet deadlines and make steady progress? Do you enjoy coaching and mentoring others? Are you attentive to detail? Do you have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal? Are you trustworthy with confidential information? If so, please apply today. We look forward to meeting you!