Principal Business Product Manager - Insights & Analytics (Targeting)
Why Genentech
We're passionate about delivering on Our Promise to improve the lives of patients and create healthier communities for all. We foster a culture of inclusivity, integrity, and creativity while boldly pursuing answers to the world's most complex health challenges and transforming society. Our Data, Digital, & Analytics (DDA) team is at the heart of this mission, partnering across Commercial, Medical, and Government Affairs (CMG) to turn data, analytics, and AI/ML into fast, high-impact decisions.
The Insights & Analytics (I&A) Product Suite team builds scalable, enterprise-wide product solutions that eliminate silos and give CMG teams a unified view of customers, actions, and outcomes; serving as a trusted advisor with a clear focus on measurable results. The I&A Product Suite team is organized across 4 pillars: 360 Insights, Forecasting, Targeting & Recommendation, Measurement & Optimization
The Opportunity
We are looking for a visionary, highly strategic, and growth-minded Principal Business Product Manager to join our Insights & Analytics product suite within the Targeting pillar. Operating at a Director level, this role requires a rigorous first-principles thinker with exceptional core product management capabilities. You thrive on deconstructing complex business problems, navigating dense data environments, and orchestrating cross-functional teams (spanning product activation, data science, AI/ML, and technology) to translate complex analytical models into clear, high-impact business solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Product Strategy & Roadmap
Partner with the Business Product Owner and/or Executive Director of Product Suite to support the definition of the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Targeting & Recommendation products.
Apply rigorous first-principles thinking to break down dense, ambiguous business challenges across Commercial, Medical, Sales and Access teams, translating them into scalable, long-term data and analytics product solutions.
Leverage complex data insights to propel significant, measurable business transformation, driving enterprise-wide product adoption and market differentiation.
Product Development & Execution
Manage advanced data and analytics products through their full lifecycle: from initial ideation and complex requirement definition to launch, scaling, and ongoing performance optimization.
Partner closely with Technical Product Managers, Data Leads, Data Scientists, and IT engineering to steer the development, deployment, and optimization of sophisticated analytical models, API service layers, and intuitive UI/UX capabilities.
In close partnership with business activation teams, oversee end-to-end business process mapping, user feedback compilation, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure high-velocity feature rollouts and immediate end-user adoption.
Establish robust agile operational standards, backlog management rigor, and reusable product templates to ensure seamless pull-through and efficient execution.
Cross-Functional Partnership
Serve as the vital bridge between senior commercial/business leaders and deep technical engineering squads, ensuring product milestones remain perfectly aligned with overarching corporate objectives.
Drive cross-functional consensus and actively evangelize the product’s strategic value proposition to executive stakeholders across diverse organizational channels.
Champion a practice-based apprenticeship model, actively coaching, mentoring, and upskilling cross functional product teams including program managers, operations managers, and peers within the broader product community.
Compliance
Comply with all laws, regulations, and policies governing Genentech's business activities
Who You Are
Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, data science, or other quantitative field.
Experience: 8+ years of experience with at least 5 years in pharmaceutical analytics or business analytics product management across multiple therapeutic areas.
Product Management Expertise: Proven experience in a Product Manager or Product Owner role, taking an analytical or digital product through its full lifecycle (ideation to launch).
Insights Native: Deep understanding of integrated insights in pharmaceutical commercial, medical, sales and access fields.
Stakeholder Alignment: Proven success in aligning cross-functional stakeholders and the ability to "push back" on requests that are misaligned with corporate objectives.
Agile Fluency: Experience working in an Agile setting, managing product backlogs, and coordinating with technical IT/Data teams.
Communication and collaboration: Exceptional presentation skills, with the ability to evangelize the "Product Vision" to both technical and non-technical audiences. Collaborate cross functionally to enable product roadmap.
Preferred Qualifications
Advanced Degree: MBA, MS in Business Analytics,Data science or related graduate-level qualification.
Technical Savvy: Experience working with AI (Claude, ChatGPT, etc.), Jira, data visualization tools (Tableau/PowerBI), product prototyping, and cloud-based data environments.
Regulated Industry Experience: Deep knowledge of healthcare-specific data sets and the compliance frameworks surrounding them.
Relocation benefits are not available for this posting.
The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of South San Francisco, CA is $166,500 - $309,300 USD Annual. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.
Benefits
Genentech is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy and practice to employ, promote, and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. The company's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination, including but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of Protected Veteran status, individuals with disabilities status, and consistent with all federal, state, or local laws.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in business, technology, data science, or other quantitative field.
- 8+ years of experience with at least 5 years in pharmaceutical analytics or business analytics product management across multiple therapeutic areas.
- Proven experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner taking analytical or digital products through full lifecycle (ideation to launch).
- Deep understanding of integrated insights in pharmaceutical commercial, medical, sales, and access functions.
- Proven ability to align and influence cross-functional stakeholders and push back on misaligned requests.
- Experience working in an Agile setting, managing product backlogs, and coordinating with technical IT/Data teams.
- Exceptional presentation, communication, and collaboration skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Advanced degree (MBA, MS in Business Analytics, Data Science)
- Experience with AI (Claude, ChatGPT), Jira, data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI), product prototyping, and cloud-based data environments.
- Deep knowledge of healthcare-specific data sets and compliance frameworks (regulated industry experience).
Genentech Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Genentech and has not been reviewed or approved by Genentech.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive across medical, dental, vision, mental health, and prescriptions, supported by HSAs/FSAs and broad wellness resources. On‑site fitness and health centers, mental‑health clinicians, and specialized programs like fully covered preventive cancer screenings and menopause support deepen the offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits feature a 401(k) with up to a 4% company match plus an additional annual 6% company contribution to eligible pay. Additional financial protections such as life and accident insurance complement salary, bonuses, and stock options.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away includes about 20 paid vacation days, paid holidays, personal days, and a year‑end shutdown. A paid six‑week sabbatical every six years notably expands long‑term time‑off flexibility.
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What We Do
Considered the founder of the industry, Genentech, now a member of the Roche Group, has been delivering on the promise of biotechnology for more than 40 years. Genentech is a biotechnology company dedicated to pursuing groundbreaking science to discover and develop medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. Our transformational discoveries include the first targeted antibody for cancer and the first medicine for primary progressive multiple sclerosis. We're passionate about finding solutions for people facing the world's most difficult-to-treat conditions. That is why we use cutting-edge science to create and deliver innovative medicines around the globe. To us, science is personal. Making a difference in the lives of millions starts when you make a change in yours.
