As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. www.welocalize.com

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Welocalize is seeking a dynamic and strategic Solution/Product Owner to join our Life Sciences Service Line Leadership Team. This high-visibility role acts as the voice of the customer, the market, and the business, guiding our product vision and technical strategy to support industry-leading language services for global life sciences organizations. You will drive innovation by connecting client needs, market trends, and competitive insights to strategic product and technology initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Be the Solution Advocate: Represent and champion the needs of life sciences clients and internal stakeholders across all technology initiatives
Voice of the Market: Conduct market intelligence to understand customer challenges, regulatory trends, and competitor strategies. Translate these into actionable product and service opportunities
Tech Strategy Leadership: Develop and own a 1-2 year technology strategy roadmap aligned with Life Sciences business goals, ensuring we remain ahead of market needs and competitors
Collaborate with Product Managers: Work closely with technical product managers to define and refine product roadmaps. Shape high-level strategies into Board- and Leadership-ready narratives, and help decompose them into tactical delivery plans
Customer & Commercial Engagement: Engage directly with top clients and prospects to understand evolving needs, identify whitespace, and support strategic account development and pre-sales efforts
Competitive Differentiation: Identify and validate how Welocalize’s platform, data, and services differentiate us. Define positioning and packaging strategies that align with our life sciences value proposition
Cross-functional Partner: Work across Operations, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and Compliance to ensure successful product implementation, adoption, and impact
Adoption & Measurement: Define KPIs for success and adoption. Monitor usage, performance, and business impact of tech-enabled services

Job Requirements

5–10+ years of experience in product management, solution ownership, or strategic consulting roles, required within Life Sciences: Pharma, Biotech, or CRO
Demonstrated experience in developing strategic product roadmaps and bridging business vision with technical execution
Deep understanding of life sciences technology ecosystem of drug development including knowledge of CTMS, EDC, eTMF, and/or eCOA systems
Strong knowledge of the competitive landscape and market trends in life sciences content services and localization tech
Experience working in cross-functional, matrixed teams, and presenting to executive and customer stakeholders
Familiarity with localization technologies (e.g., TMS, CAT, LQA, MT, integrations) is a plus
A structured thinker and storyteller who can translate complex problems into clear, compelling solutions

Main Skills & Competences

Experience collaborating with Engineering, UX, and Technical Product Managers
Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools like JIRA
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to influence at all levels
Strategic mindset with a strong execution orientation