Senior Product Manager - Reaxys (Madrid)

Position: Senior Product Manager

contract: fixed term until September 2026, fulltime

Location: Spain, Madrid

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a integral information analytics business that helps institutions and professionals advance healthcare, open science and improve performance for the benefit of humanity. We help researchers make new discoveries, collaborate with their colleagues, and give them the knowledge they need to find funding. We help governments and universities evaluate and improve their research strategies. We help doctors save lives, providing insight for physicians to find the right clinical answers, and we support nurses and other healthcare professionals throughout their careers. Elsevier provides digital solutions and tools in the areas of strategic research management, R&D; performance, clinical decision support, and professional education; including ScienceDirect, Scopus, SciVal, ClinicalKey and Sherpath. Elsevier publishes over 2,500 digitized journals, including The Lancet and Cell, 38,000 e-book titles and many iconic reference works, including Gray’s Anatomy. Elsevier is part of RELX Group. With a wide range of technology jobs, commercial and business jobs, and graduate jobs, there is a part for everyone to play. We need talented people to help us inspire ground-breaking research.

About Reaxys

About the Role

As a Senior Product Manager II, you will have the opportunity to own a product or multiple product features within a complex product. You will be responsible for leading product domain strategy and program
- Driving content expansion product strategy forward and expanding vision, including formulation and validation of roadmap requirements and feature delivery by gathering and analysing data.
- Own and drive the success of a product or multiple product features within a complex product, taking complete ownership of its roadmap, strategy, and execution.
- Partner and collaborate closely with Reaxys Technology, other Elsevier functions, external suppliers and any other function within the delivery team to prioritize new features and enhancements
- Work with other Reaxys product managers in a matrix way to define, implement and advocate shared product management processes, methods, and tools.
- Represent the product domain(s) to peers, managers, executives across the company, and external audiences, acting as a central point for customer understanding.
- Proactively gather customer feedback and insights to continuously improve the product, ensuring it remains competitive in the market.
- Actively mentor and provide guidance to cross-functional team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.

Requirements:

- Significant product management experience (5+ years), ideally within a technology-driven organization in the area of life sciences.
- A proven track record of success with product strategy, road map development, product rollouts/Go-to-market strategies.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence and inspire cross-functional teams.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
- Experience in mentoring and guiding junior team members.
- Strong customer focus and understanding of customer needs and market trends.
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
- Experience on working with pharmaceutical and chemical companies as well as academia
- Master degree in chemistry or related sciences

Good to have:

- Product management certification (Agile, Scrum, SVPG)
- Experience in working in pharmaceutical companies in the field of drug discovery and development
- Experience in working in the chemical industry in the field of materials development
- Experience of continuous development lifecycle
- ability to define functional and non-functional requirements
- PhD in Chemistry

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and long-term goals.- Working remotely from home or in our office in a flexible hybrid style- Working flexible hours
- flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

If you are a highly motivated individual with a passion for driving product excellence and have the skills and experience required for this role, we would love to hear from you. Join our team and contribute to the continued success of Reaxys. Elsevier is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to Postúlate en Kit Empleo: kitempleo.es/empleo/6ucz5i