Product Coordinator

Polaris is the only company in the world that specializes exclusively in consulting and technology solutions for life sciences healthcare law compliance. We are at the forefront of the industry in terms of delivering insights and defining technology standards through innovation fueled by our “what’s next” entrepreneurial culture.

The Product Coordinator has the primary responsibilities of managing the entire end-to-end product release life-cycle and translating the features defined by Product Owners into technical requirements that can be developed and delivered from a technology perspective. In addition, the Product Coordinator will be responsible for identifying and recommending new products / product features in collaboration with various internal partners (project teams, sales, and business process operations).

* Drives pre-release planning process to ensure sufficient information is available for Product Teams prior to release planning * Develops release plans for multiple products and manages the execution of those plans to schedule, scope and budget * Conducts regular status meetings with Delivery Teams and communicates status to Senior Management * Responsible for managing team members’ and deliverables as dictated by the release plan * Reviews all release deliverables to ensure quality and adherence to Polaris Product Team standards * Develops deep understanding of architecture and infrastructure of Polaris products to drive key design decisions * Assists Business Development Team by conducting product demos for potential and existing clients * Assists Project Teams by serving as product SME to ensure product capabilities and limitations are well understood * Collaborates with stakeholders and product teams to decompose features into functional and non-functional specifications that can be understood and approved by members of the development team * Assists in the execution/analysis of integration, user acceptance and performance testing * Develops, maintains and demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of all products * Responsible for the following deliverables throughout the Software Development Life-cycle (SDLC): * Wireframes and functional specifications (Requirements Phase) * UAT test scripts and test results (UAT Phase) * Training materials, release notes, and product manuals (Release Phase) * Reviews and analyzes current / planned product offerings in relation to the competition * Requests and summarizes feedback from various internal partners regarding new products / product features * Creates and prepares detailed business cases for new product / product feature recommendations * Builds trust and respect, establish relationships, and develop rapport with technical and non-technical team members * Conducts internal trainings to ensure organization stays informed of all product releases on the roadmap as well as a high level understanding of all enhancements / fixes in each product release

**Qualifications** * Minimum 5-10 years of work experience of managing the product release life-cycle. * Undergraduate degree required; Degree in computer science, or a related field greatly preferred * Experience managing multiple simultaneous projects and resources in a matrix environment * Software Product Management experience is a plus * Strong leadership skills, including the ability to facilitate cross- functional project team collaboration * Ability to navigate within a fast-paced dynamic environment with high degrees of ambiguity and change * Superior communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate to diverse audiences and all levels of the organization * Experience facilitating requirements gathering sessions and writing technical requirements for applications (preferably healthcare applications) * Strong problem-solving and analytical skills * Experience with wireframe prototype tools (e.g., Axure) is preferred. * Specific technologies (preferred, not required): ASP.NET, SQL, Java, Windows Architecture [IIS, Windows Server], Microsoft Office Expertise, SAP/Oracle Apps * Experience or knowledge of pharmaceutical industry a plus * Ability to analyze complex information and translate into concise, readable, unambiguous language * Ability to promote process improvement * Experience with full lifecycle system implementations (requirements, build, testing, training) **Physical and Location Requirements:** * Ability to work in the office on a regular basis