Product Owner Research (m/f/d)

Our Corporate Functions teams make sure everything at Grünenthal runs smoothly by bringing together people with a wide range of skills – from experts in finance, IT, HR, law and compliance through to business strategists and creative media minds. If you’re a great collaborator and a strong communicator, you’ll feel right at home here. Join our team and join forces with colleagues across our business to maximise our company’s positive impact on patients and their families.

What the job looks like

Each day you’ll enjoy a variety of challenges, such as:

• Oversee the IT service portfolio for Research, ensuring alignment with business needs and strategic priorities
• Manage and optimize budget, resources, and assets to support business objectives
• Define and communicate IT product scope, objectives, and requirements in collaboration with stakeholders
• Develop and maintain the IT product vision, goals, and roadmap
• Collaborate with IT Consultants and Process Owners to create and prioritize user stories
• Validate IT product design and architecture with the IT Service Owner to meet business needs
• Review and approve deliverables, ensuring quality standards and acceptance criteria are met
• Provide ongoing feedback to project teams and stakeholders on progress, issues, and risks

What you’ll bring to the table

To make the most of this role and truly thrive, you should have:

• IT professional with a minimum of 10 years’ experience in international Pharma/Research IT
• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in (business) computer science
• Strong background in processes and data in pharmaceutical research
• Solid knowledge of Pharma research IT solutions, challenges and trends within the industry (e.g. chemical registration & ELN, biology ELN, OMICS data management, NMR/LC/MS data management, toxicology data management, data visualization, search, analysis, reporting and workflows)
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills in English, German is a plus
• Proven skills in project & product management of large and complex projects and products
• Advanced process management skills combined with proven change management ability

Open-minded personality, who wants to move things forward in a team approach

Strategic thinker, outstanding collaborator and convincing communicator, who always keeps business benefit and quality in mind

Mara Peccianti, the Hiring Manager

Grünenthal is a global leader in pain management and related diseases. As a science‑based, privately‑owned pharmaceutical company, we have a long track record of bringing innovative treatments and state‑of‑the‑art technologies to patients worldwide. Our purpose is to change lives for the better – and innovation is our passion. We are focussing all of our activities and efforts on working towards our vision of a world free of pain.

Grünenthal is headquartered in Aachen, Germany, and has affiliates in 28 countries across Europe, Latin America and the US. Our products are available in more than 100 countries. In 2024, Grünenthal employed around 4,300 people and achieved sales of €1.8 billion.