Director of Product Management

IXICO plc (AIM: IXI), is a global leader in neuroscience imaging and biomarker analytics, using its proprietary AI-driven platform to help advance the treatment of neurological disorders and reduce the uncertainties associated with drug discovery, development and monitoring. As a key part of the global neurological disease research community, the Company has built a global reputation and 20-year track record as an end-to-end Imaging Contract Research Organisation (iCRO) working with leading pharma companies, innovative biotech's, disease consortia and non-profit organisations. IXICO has supported hundreds of neurological clinical trials, analysed hundreds of thousands scans and built an expansive network of expert imaging centres around the world.

The IXICO Platform is tailor-made for neurological disease, reliably processing data from global trials, precisely measuring key imaging biomarkers associated with the identification, progression and treatment of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's. Image data is interrogated by the Platform and IXICO's expert scientists translating complex data into clinically meaningful while minimizing data variability and increasing reproducibility.

Our people are empowered to enable us to achieve our company goals and their own personal development through the “4A” values at the heart of our culture: Aspiration, Ability, Agility and Accountability.

To help us deliver our medical image analysis solutions to large clinical trials we are hiring an experienced and passionate Director Product Management to join our dynamic team on a permanent full-time capacity.

Purpose of the Role:

This senior leadership role is responsible for shaping and leading the strategy, roadmap, planning, market analysis and product management of IXICO’s advanced imaging platform (IXITM) and associated products.

The role bridges Commercial, Science and Technical teams, turning market opportunities, customer needs, clinical and regulatory requirements, user feedback and technical feasibility into clear priorities, investment decisions and measurable outcomes.

The postholder will lead product direction across the full lifecycle, from roadmap definition to product marketing, ensuring products are valuable to customers, differentiated in the market, scalable in delivery and aligned with IXICO’s strategic growth priorities.

The successful candidate will be excited by the opportunity to stand up the product function in a business moving from established services into productised software offerings. They will bring an entrepreneurial mindset, comfort with ambiguity and the ability to create structure, momentum and clarity in a fast-evolving environment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Product Strategy and Roadmap

• Define and maintain the product vision and strategy, informed by ongoing market analysis, customer insight, competitor activity and emerging industry trends.
• Own and evolve the product roadmap across the platform and product lines, balancing scientific, technical, commercial, customer, regulatory and pricing inputs to align product direction with customer demand, delivery capability and long-term platform strategy.
• Set clear governance for roadmap inputs, including decision rights, required inputs and a RACI across Product, Commercial, Science and Technology team
• Communicate roadmap choices, trade-offs, progress and product rationale clearly to senior leaders and cross-functional teams, building alignment and accountability.

Product Management and Delivery

• Lead product management across the full lifecycle, from concept and business case through development, launch, adoption, optimisation and retirement where needed.
• Establish a strong Product Management and UX framework, with scope to shape how delivery is planned and executed.
• Assess where interim external support may be needed to accelerate maturity, close capability gaps and increase delivery pace.
• Set and manage product planning rhythms, objectives and key results, linking roadmap delivery to measurable business and product outcomes.
• Build product management capability across the business, working closely with Business Analysts, Product Owners and Scrum teams.

Product Marketing and Commercial Design

• Lead product marketing inputs in partnership with Commercial, including positioning, messaging, target use cases, launch readiness and adoption measures.
• Shape product packaging, pricing tiers, subscription models, contract structures and the commercial design of productised offerings, in partnership with Commercial and Finance stakeholders.

Qualifications and skills required for the role:

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in a relevant discipline.

Leadership and platform experience

• Significant experience operating at Head of Product, Director of Product or equivalent senior leadership level, with responsibility for product strategy, roadmap and delivery.
• Proven experience leading product management in a platform environment, balancing reusable platform capability with market-specific product needs.
• Strong domain expertise in a relevant healthcare, life sciences, imaging, medtech, software or data-led environment.
• Experience of developing a multimodal product(s).

Strategy and commercial capability

• Strong capability in market analysis, roadmap development, prioritisation and translating customer and business needs into clear product plans.
• Experience setting product planning cycles, objectives and key results, and using these to align teams and measure outcomes.
• Experience shaping product positioning, value proposition and go-to-market inputs in partnership with Commercial or Marketing teams.

Leadership and communication skills

• Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing senior stakeholders across commercial, technical and scientific or specialist functions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use data, evidence and judgement to make sound prioritisation decisions.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Desirable

Industry and domain experience

• Experience in imaging, clinical technology, software-as-a-service, data platforms or analytics-led product environments.
• Experience in healthcare, medtech, biotech or contract research settings.
• Understanding of clinical evidence generation, product compliance, regulatory pathways or quality requirements relevant to healthcare technology products.

Operating model and organisational design

• Experience working with Product Managers and Product Owners in agile delivery models, including clear separation of responsibilities across product, delivery and design roles.
• Experience defining governance models, including decision-making frameworks, role clarity and RACI structures across matrixed teams.
• Experience supporting product organisation design or capability build-out during periods of scale-up or transition.

Education and professional development

• Postgraduate qualification, MBA or professional product management certification.·

Benefits:

• Competitive remuneration package including benchmarked salaries.
• Staff Annual Bonus Plans and Annual Salary Review.
• Generous employer pension contribution of 6%.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing up to 28 days with every year at IXICO.
• BUPA private medical insurance scheme.
• Life Assurance of 4x annual salary.
• Employee Benefits Portal, offering various discounts in retail, food & drink, and entertainment.
• Engaging and social environment, with fundraising and sporting activities and seasonal events such as Summer and Christmas parties.
• Wellbeing initiatives such as eye tests, flu jabs, and Mental Health Awareness Training.
• Employee Assistance Programme offering advice and support on a wide range of topics.
• Hybrid working model pattern split between working in the City of London and remotely.
• Reimbursement allowance to purchase equipment to support working from home.
• Generous employee referral scheme offering £2,000 for referring a successful candidate to the company.
• Financial assistance for professional qualifications.
• Opportunity to contribute to an industry where your work has an impact every single day.

How to Apply

IXICO is working hard to create a representative, inclusive and empowered team, because we believe different experiences, perspectives and backgrounds make a better workplace, and ultimately better services.

IXICO doesn’t discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any other protected class.

This is a great opportunity for a motivated and passionate Director Product Management to thrive in an engaging and fast-paced environment, to make a difference on an everyday basis.

If you think IXICO should meet you, please send us your CV and covering letter by email to careers@ixico.com or apply directly via LinkedIn. We are looking forward to your application.

Please note that our entire business is operating under a Hybrid-Working Model, where UK-based employees are required to attend our London office 2 days a week. If you have any questions, please reach out to our careers team.

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