Senior Product Owner – Pharmacy Automation
📍 Location: Durham, North Carolina, USA
🏢 Work Model: Onsite 4 days per week / 1 day remote
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
💰 Salary Range: $110,000 – $125,000
✈️ Travel: Up to 20% (domestic & international)
About the Opportunity
This is a high-impact Senior Product Owner role within a fast-growing Pharmacy Automation R&D organization at the forefront of healthcare technology. You’ll play a critical role in shaping software products that directly address some of the industry’s biggest challenges—clinician shortages, operational efficiency, and patient safety.
You’ll act as a subject-matter expert and strategic driver, translating customer and business needs into scalable, high-quality software solutions that deliver real-world value.
Your Mission
As a Senior Product Owner, your top priorities will be to:
Champion product strategy through the elicitation, refinement, and ownership of software product requirements
Partner with Software Delivery Leads to translate requirements into features and user stories
Deliver customer-delighting solutions that drive measurable business outcomes
Key Responsibilities
Own and manage the software product backlog, including features, user stories, and defects
Prioritize scope in collaboration with cross-functional teams while balancing risk, schedule, and resources
Partner closely with Product Managers, Engineering, QA, and Delivery Leads to ensure value-driven execution
Lead requirements engineering across the full SDLC (functional & non-functional)
Support Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, estimations, reviews, and incremental delivery
Drive product quality through continuous collaboration with engineering and QA teams
Lead system design reviews and contribute to architectural discussions
Ensure testability of requirements and support verification, validation, and UAT planning & execution
Support beta launches, success criteria definition, and outcome documentation
Act as an escalation point for production issues and provide third-line support
Execute work within formal design controls, PLM, configuration management, and phase review processes
Contribute to intellectual property generation and share domain expertise across teams
Stay current with Agile best practices, industry trends, and competitive landscapes
Skills & Experience
Strong expertise in Agile / Lean software development environments
Hands-on experience with product and delivery tools such as Aha!, Jira, Azure DevOps
Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder leadership skills
Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capability
High attention to detail with the ability to operate independently in complex environments
Domain experience in Pharmacy, Healthcare, or Medical Technology
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree or Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT) required
5+ years of relevant product ownership or related experience
Ideal Candidate Profile
Local to the Durham, NC area
Comfortable working on-site 4 days per week
Strong background in healthcare or pharmacy-related software products
Confident working cross-functionally in a regulated, fast-paced environment
Why Join
Work on mission-critical healthcare technology with real patient impact
Collaborate with high-performing global R&D teams
Clear ownership, visibility, and influence over product outcomes
Strong culture of accountability, learning, and continuous improvement
Competitive salary, full benefits, and long-term career growth