Job Title: Product Owner

Department: Software Development

Reports to: CTO

Term: Full-Time Continuing

Primary Location: Hybrid

About us:

Behind every innovative new medical device, new healthcare policy, and research into new treatments, there’s a literature review. At DistillerSR Inc., we’re changing the way that scientific research is conducted.

Founded in 2008, DistillerSR is the world’s leading AI-enabled workflow automation and evidence management platform for streamlining the production of critical literature-base health research.

DistillerSR is used by 80% of the top 10 global medical device and pharmaceutical companies to inform life-changing product research, prepare regulatory submissions and to monitor for safety issues with medical products once in market.

At DistillerSR, we have three core values: Always Leading, Always Innovating, and Always Trusted. Our amazing team lives these values every day and our customers trust us to bring them innovative, world-leading solutions that power their important work.

If you are interested in joining our world-class team and making global health research faster, safer and more cost effective, why not drop us a line.

The Role:

As a Product Owner you will work closely with the Product and Engineering teams to create a shared understanding of the business objectives and our user’s problems, and help create solutions that connect the two. Having worked in an agile environment previously, you understand the importance of delivering value in iterations focused on measuring impact and validating product direction.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform requirements gathering and define user stories and specifications for the software development teams
• Work directly with the development teams to provide clarity and guidance on requirements and ensure the teams meet the “definition of done”
• Build, manage and prioritize release backlogs and sprint backlogs by working with stakeholders and development teams
• Contribute to the program vision, roadmap, and presentations about new product content by working closely with internal and external stakeholders
• Continuously review business needs, refine priorities, outline deliverables, identify risks
• Participate in team demos and retrospectives to improve internal processes
• Be an expert with the software products

Note: Duties are not limited to those listed above. Additional duties may be assigned as required. However, reasonable consultations with personnel will be made if possible, under business conditions

Skills & Qualifications (Education and Experience)

• Postgraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or a related field
• 4 years of experience in software development or product development
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with Scrum Agile work environments and managing product backlogs using appropriate software tools
• Ability to present ideas, concepts, and plans to developers, customers, and stakeholders
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams to deliver on common goals
• Ability to develop relationships with different teams and customers
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to prioritize multiple competing priorities

As part of our recruitment process, we may utilize artificial intelligence tools to support or assist the review of applications. These tools may help us identify candidates whose qualifications best match job requirements.

DistillerSR Inc. is committed to providing a respectful, welcoming, and inclusive work environment where every single employee can bring their full self to work, thrive, and be successful. Please let us know if you need any accommodation during the recruitment process.