Product Analyst

About Chemaxon

Chemaxon is an industry-leading cheminformatics software company helping early-stage drug discovery and chemistry research for more than 25 years. Our clients are top pharmaceutical companies innovative biotech startups and leading academic institutions.
We are agile innovative and friendly offering compelling opportunities for frequent collaboration and cross-training with teammates and stakeholders

We have been acquired by Certara a US-based model-informed drug development services and software company. We are in an exciting time of organizational and business growth so now is the perfect time to join our team!

About the team

This position will be part of Certara and the Product Management team whose work encompasses product strategy product delivery product management & product operations. You and your colleagues in Product Management specifically are charged with:

• Targeting R&D investments towards maximum value for customers and business ROI
• Being accountable for decision-making problem selection and business outcomes
• Guiding product lifecycle from ideation to development to go-to-market to scaled product-market-fit

About your responsibilities

• Navigate the software development process and review the work of engineers and test engineers against self-written success criteria
• Peer-review others ideas with limited sense of internal/external impacts/risks/constraints
• Gather requirements for user stories of meaningful value
• Document client use cases decisions and business logic to allow visibility for the team keeping pace with evolving requirements
• Be involved in observing resource investments and stay aware of outcomes
• When prompting interview clients with deep counter-questioning and offers insightful conclusions
• Interpret existing data analytics from single sources and references competitors offerings to measure impact of present R&D efforts
• Explain the product adequately when called upon to internal (e.g. sales) audiences and clients via informal sessions
• Attend tradeshows to gather intel

Experience skills and knowledge you should bring to us

• 2-3 years of professional work experience as a Product Analyst or in a similar role
• Being fastidious for facts insistent on evidence- and data-driven choices able to separate signal from noise
• Systems-thinking and ability to predict or extrapolate to second third and fourth order effects (if A then B then C then D)
• Adept at analytics independent research unscripted interviews and other intel-gathering techniques
• Not afraid to speak up and veto a bad idea or have your ideas vetoed (our default is NO) in favor of what our team decided to prioritize next
• Curiousity about our clients and products cautious with our brand and industry goodwill conscientious in follow-through
• Willingness to learn and serve flexible in adapting to rapid organizational change receptive of constructive criticism
• High tolerance for ambiguity low tolerance for mess; able to create order out of chaos attend to details and push quality higher
• Resourcefulness and discernment in solving problems independently vs. seeking help from others
• Ability to effectively work across multi-disciplinary teams where each person is an expert in their specific chosen field

Bonus skills that will help you hit the ground running

• Familiarity with a specific scientific domain such as biosimulation PK/PD modelling clinical trial data standardization and analysis etc.
• Education or qualifications relating to business/programming/data science/health sciences/project management is beneficial
• Experience in working for a software-as-a-service (SaaS) vendor clinical laboratory or pharmaceutical company

What we offer

• Hybrid-way of working (8 days/month home office)
• Private health insurance (Medicare)
• Daily entry into Life1 Fitness Clubs
• Generous annual training budget supporting your professional development (off-site training international conferences e-books)
• We work with global Top500 companies (R&D) and leading academic institutions giving you a chance to gain insights into these dynamically evolving industries.
• Inspiring working environment - leisure and recreation area playing corner for children English lessons yearly user conference with social programs innovation days
• You will be a valued member of a creative and supportive agile team
• Everyday use of English in a multicultural environment

Location: Budapest Vci Greens Office Park

For some info on Chemaxon you can check out these videos:

• a shorter one about what we do in a nutshell (1.5 min)
• and one about the Budapest HQ (30 min)