Technical Product Owner - Planning Operational Insights

Job Function:
R&D Product Development
Job Sub Function:
R&D Software/Systems Engineering
Job Category:
Scientific/Technology
All Job Posting Locations:
IN022 Hyderabad
Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine R&D IT is seeking a Technical Product Owner located in Hyderabad, India. At Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, we take patient safety and well-being into our core values. We bring together the best minds and pursue the most promising science.

The Technical Product Owner will own the vision and prioritization of new technical features and/or enhancements to a product to meet business needs. They will be accountable for technical delivery and value realization in partnership with the Business Product Owner. They play a dual role as both the executor and transformational behind the technical solutions. Their responsibilities include ensuring the product's technical architecture aligns with the technology roadmap and adheres to technical engineering standards

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overall Engineering and Technology architecture definition, roadmap, and technical decisions for the product squad for cloud-based full-stack solutions applying Generative AI technologies and associated frameworks like, but not limited to, OpenAI APIs, Vector Databases, Knowledge Graphs and Agentic Frameworks in coordination with the Technical Product Manager, Product Group Lead Engineer and Business Unit Architect. Accountable for ensuring that technical implementation is aligned to the BU Architecture vision, economic framework and business needs

• Work closely with the Business Product Owner to define implement strategy/vision

• Responsible for working closely with Business and Technology Product Managers to find opportunities for transformative operational efficiencies demonstrating cognitive automation.

• Lead the architectural design and implementation of scalable cloud applications on AWS and Azure.

• Oversee the development and deployment of applications using .NET and JavaScript, ensuring coding standards and best practices.

• Develop and refine GenAI prompts to maximize efficiency and effectiveness

• Collaborate with data scientists and machine learning engineers to improve AI models for improved accuracy and responsiveness

• Work with squad to problem-solve technical challenges and implement solutions, using the squad technology strategy as a guide; is "hands-on-keys" coding while also supporting system/design/code reviews for squad - inclusive of assembling, writing and approving enablers

• Drive development and selection of technical solution options (from the approved list of solutions) and test concepts / potential solutions with users

• Negotiate technology options with business partners and collaborate with platform/product teams to find opportunities to leverage platforms

• Drive testing and deployment of software solution, including ensuring sufficient automated testing to ensure solution quality

• Improve operational efficiency by using SDLC Tool chain and contributing additional automation tools and scripts (e.g., CI/CD automation)

• Responsible for defining and communicating a shared technical and architectural vision to ensure solution is fit for its intended purpose

• Drive agile development processes, ensuring iterative delivery and adaptability.

• Lead pilot programs, analyze results, and refine solutions for scalability.

• Scale pilots into production-ready systems with a focus on performance, observability/reliability, and quality.

• Mitigate risks and implement quality assurance during scaling efforts.

Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's or higher in Computer Science or similar (Engineering, Math, Physics, IT)

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• A minimum of ten (10) years of relevant IT and business experience in required

• Knowledge of global clinical regulations, computer systems validation requirements, current industry clinical technology landscape, including knowledge of vendors, systems and what is new & upcoming in this space and all vital compliance requirements for workflow, reporting, and information custody for medicinal products companies

• Experience in Testing, IT Project Management, Systems Support, IT Compliance, or associated track is required

• Prior track record of running large enterprise projects across multi-functional teams

• Prior track record of soliciting business requirements and converting them into IT solutions and delivery

• Strong proficiency in Cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure)

• Proficient in application development using Python, .NET, JavaScript, and Angular.

• SQL (Snowflake preferred)

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

• Familiarity with Linux and Windows environments and their applications in cloud solutions.

• Experience with Generative AI technologies, including OpenAI APIs, Agentic Frameworks, and Vector databases

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to confidently present complex information to all levels of the organization is required

• Maintain and advance a positive team culture and support an authentic, open, and broad environment that enhances diverse experiences and perspectives

• 20% Domestic Travel

Preferred:

• Excellent understanding of Clinical systems and system/data integrations with downstream systems for analytics, compliance, and dashboarding

• Understanding of AI/ML within a pharmaceutical business environment

• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.

• Understanding of Agile software development methodologies and experience using JIRA for project management.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.