AI Product Owner – Technical Analyst

Job Description

Role Summary

Vertex is seeking a Principal level Analyst in the AI Program Management team to lead the development and execution of enterprise AI capabilities that improve business processes enhance operational efficiency and deliver measurable value across the organization. This role will focus on AI products that support employees across the enterprise including digital assistants agentic orchestration of end-to-end business processes and other intelligent workflow solutions.

Working closely with business stakeholders technical teams and product leadership this individual will define product requirements shape scalable AI-driven capabilities and lead the delivery of solutions that enable more connected efficient and intelligent ways of working.

The ideal candidate is a strategic product leader who excels at translating complex business needs into practical scalable AI solutions. This person thrives in cross-functional environments and has a strong track record of bringing innovative enterprise capabilities from concept through execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders to gather clarify and document requirements for AI-enabled products and agents.
• Translate business needs into clear actionable functional and technical requirements for engineering and technical teams
• Support the design development and refinement of AI agents intelligent automation and workflow-based solutions
• Collaborate with product leadership to help operationalize product strategy and align execution with business priorities.
• Work cross-functionally with engineering data design and business teams to ensure solutions meet user needs and business objectives
• Develop clear documentation user stories process maps and supporting materials to enable implementation and change management
• Support backlog refinement feature definition acceptance criteria development and delivery readiness activities
• Assist with testing validation and rollout of AI capabilities to ensure quality adoption and business value
• Monitor stakeholder feedback and usage trends to inform continuous improvement of capabilities and processes

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business Computer Science Engineering Information Systems or a related field
• 8 years of experience in product management business analysis process design digital transformation or related roles
• Experience operating as an individual contributor within cross-functional product or technology teams
• Proven ability to gather business requirements and translate them into detailed functional requirements or user stories
• Experience supporting the development and implementation of AI automation digital workflow or intelligent agent solutions
• Strong understanding of the product development lifecycle and agile methodologies
• Demonstrated experience in business process design workflow mapping and operational improvement
• Excellent communication facilitation and stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive execution in a fast-paced environment

Technical & Functional Skills

• Product management with AI-enabled products
• Business requirements gathering and analysis
• AI agents and intelligent automation
• Workflow design and process mapping
• Agile methodologies and Scrum
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Stakeholder management
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving
• Change management and adoption support
• Testing validation and rollout coordination

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with the Microsoft AI ecosystem including platforms such as Azure AI Copilot Power Platform and related enterprise AI services
• Exposure to or hands-on experience with multiple large language models (LLMs) and providers (e.g. OpenAI models Claude) including understanding of model selection orchestration and tradeoffs in an enterprise context
• Familiarity with agent-based workflows conversational AI or automation platforms
• Experience in life sciences biotechnology healthcare or regulated environments
• Knowledge of change management practices related to technology adoption
• Experience working closely with engineering teams from concept through launch
• Familiarity with product and process management tools such as Jira Confluence or similar platforms

Pay Range:

Disclosure Statement:

Flex Designation:

Flex Eligibility Status:

In this Hybrid-Eligible role you can choose to be designated as:
1. Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select
2. On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.

Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertexs Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.

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Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a persons race color sex gender identity or expression age religion national origin ancestry ethnicity disability veteran status genetic information sexual orientation marital status or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities in accordance with applicable law.

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