Senior Manager, Product Lead - ServiceNow

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Princeton, NJ, USA
In-Office
150K-224K Annually
Senior level
Internet of Things • Pharmaceutical
The Role
Oversee the ServiceNow platform's operations, manage product delivery, maintain development roadmaps, and ensure stakeholder alignment and compliance.
Summary Generated by Built In
The Senior Manager, Platform Product Lead is responsible for the day‑to‑day ownership, execution, and delivery of the ServiceNow platform, with a particular focus on Now Assist and GenAI‑enabled capabilities. This role reports into the Associate Director, Senior Platform Lead to translate platform strategy into clear roadmaps, prioritized backlogs, and delivered outcomes, ensuring value realization across IT and business stakeholders. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable working with technical teams, business partners, and vendors, and thrives in an environment where clarity, prioritization, and follow‑through are critical to success. Specifically, own and maintain the ServiceNow Development Roadmap and day to day development, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities; translate platform strategy into well‑defined epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria; balance demand across IT, business, and operational stakeholders while maintaining platform integrity. All while orchestrating solutions across ITSM, platform engineering, security, and business teams to ensure smooth delivery and governance of services and projects.

The Senior Manager role will drive the operational and program delivery support across technology initiatives and solutions within their platform area. The position will be responsible for overseeing and contributing to the technical execution of the roadmap as well as maintaining and enhancing the existing productions solution in their platform domain. 

Core Responsibilities include but not limited to the following: 

Platform & Product Ownership

  • Own and maintain the ServiceNow Development Roadmap and day to day development, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities

  • Translate platform strategy into well‑defined epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria

  • Balance demand across IT, business, and operational stakeholders while maintaining platform integrity

Delivery, Execution, and Production Support

  • Lead day‑to‑day execution of platform initiatives, including intake, prioritization, UAT coordination, and release readiness

  • Facilitate working meetings, triage sessions, and backlog grooming with technical and functional teams

  • Track progress, risks, dependencies, and decisions, escalating as needed

Stakeholder & Vendor Coordination

  • Orchestrate solutions across ITSM, platform engineering, security, and business teams to ensure smooth delivery of services and projects

  • Prepare and deliver clear status updates, readouts, and materials for leadership consumption

Enablement & Adoption

  • Partner with platform leadership to refine messaging, demos, and usage guidance for IT and business users

  • Help measure and communicate platform value and outcomes

Governance & Quality

  • Ensure platform enhancements and changes align with enterprise standards, architectural direction, good documentation practices, and governance processes

  • Contribute to continuous improvement of platform operating models, intake processes, and delivery practices

Required Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in platform product ownership, solution ownership, or enterprise systems delivery

  • Strong hands‑on experience with ServiceNow (ITSM, platform workflows, or adjacent modules)

  • Proven ability to manage complex backlogs and cross‑functional delivery

  • Experience working with vendors and system integrators

  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex topics for varied audiences

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with ServiceNow NowAssist or GenAI‑enabled platforms or automation tools

  • Prior work in large‑scale enterprise IT environments

  • Familiarity with ITIL‑aligned service management concepts

Educational Requirements:

  • Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree; preferably, a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or adjacent fields. Advanced degree in in sciences, business administration, or pharmaceuticals is optimal.

  

Competencies
Accountability for Results - Stay focused on key strategic objectives, be accountable for high standards of performance, and take an active role in leading change.
Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving - Make decisions considering the long-term impact to customers, patients, employees, and the business.
Patient & Customer Centricity - Maintain an ongoing focus on the needs of our customers and/or key stakeholders.
Impactful Communication - Communicate with logic, clarity, and respect. Influence at all levels to achieve the best results for Otsuka.
Respectful Collaboration - Seek and value others’ perspectives and strive for diverse partnerships to enhance work toward common goals.
Empowered Development - Play an active role in professional development as a business imperative.

Minimum $150,034.00 - Maximum $224,250.00, plus incentive opportunity: The range shown represents a typical pay range or starting pay for individuals who are hired in the role to perform in the United States. Other elements may be used to determine actual pay such as the candidate’s job experience, specific skills, and comparison to internal incumbents currently in role. Typically, actual pay will be positioned within the established range, rather than at its minimum or maximum. This information is provided to applicants in accordance with states and local laws.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 5 business days.

Company benefits:  Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, company provided basic life, accidental death & dismemberment, short-term and long-term disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, a generous 401(k) match, flexible time off, paid holidays, and paid leave programs as well as other company provided benefits.

Come discover more about Otsuka and our benefit offerings; https://www.otsuka-us.com/careers-join-otsuka.

Disclaimer: 
 

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the people assigned to this position. It is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to the position. Otsuka reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary. 

 

Otsuka is an equal opportunity employerAll qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will be given consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, national origin, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic.   

 

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation, if you are unable or limited in your ability to apply to this job opening as a result of your disabilityYou can request reasonable accommodations by contacting Accommodation Request. 

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Please understand, Otsuka will never ask for financial information of any kind or for payment of money during the job application process. We do not require any financial, credit card or bank account information and/or any payment of any kind to be considered for employment. We will also not offer you money to buy equipment, software, or for any other purpose during the job application process. If you are being asked to pay or offered money for equipment fees or some other application processing fee, even if claimed you will be reimbursed, this is not Otsuka. These claims are fraudulent and you are strongly advised to exercise caution when you receive such an offer of employment.

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Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc., Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc., and Otsuka Precision Health, Inc. (“Otsuka”) does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities.  All CVs/resumes submitted by search firms to any Otsuka employee directly or through Otsuka’s application portal without a valid written search agreement in place for the position will be considered Otsuka’s sole property.  No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired by Otsuka as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails. 

Skills Required

  • 8+ years of experience providing solutions for business, developing and implementing products across global platforms
  • 3+ years of experience in Life Sciences
  • Working knowledge of key processes within the relevant business area and pharmaceutical regulations
  • Ability to interface with senior level colleagues and drive action
  • Experience with offshore technical teams
  • Functional understanding of products within the domain
  • Experience delivering solutions using Agile methodologies
  • Experience in Operational Excellence including Continuous Improvement
  • Hands-on experience applying architectural principles to business challenges

Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Otsuka America Pharmaceutical and has not been reviewed or approved by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical.

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage spans medical, dental, vision, prescription services, telehealth, life insurance, and disability, with notable mental‑health access through therapy, coaching, and digital tools. Wellness resources such as fitness reimbursement, nutrition support, and caregiver assistance further reinforce overall healthcare robustness.
  • Retirement Support Retirement offerings include a strong 401(k) match alongside personalized financial counseling for tax planning, education funding, home buying, and estate planning. These features position retirement support as a differentiator within the total rewards package.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time‑off policies include flexible time off, paid holidays, volunteer time off, and a company winter holiday break. The breadth of leave programs supports work–life balance across various needs.

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The Company
HQ: Princeton, NJ
3,516 Employees
Year Founded: 1989

What We Do

There are two Otsuka pharmaceutical industry companies in the U.S.: Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. (OAPI) successfully commercializes Otsuka-discovered and in-licensed products in North America. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (OPDC) clinically develops and registers innovative healthcare products on a global basis.

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