Montrium, a leader in the provision of cloud-based solutions for the life sciences industry, is building its next generation platform for managing documentation specific to the life sciences industry.

Montrium brings together passionate individuals and experts who have many years of experience in life science methodology, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, system design and development. Our team has built a reputation through the industry for excellence and commitment to quality.

We are looking for a Montreal based Technical Product Owner interested in pioneering the way in growing and evolving our flagship product “Connect” built on the Microsoft Azure platform ecosystem in a cloud-native and microservices architecture.

Job Description:

Reporting to the Director of Product, the Technical Product Owner (TPO) is pivotal to development squads short- and long-term operations and execution.

As a member of the Product group, you will:

Be central to the Product and Engineering operations at Montrium.

• Define the end-to-end execution of the product development, supporting the business & customer-centricity from discovery to support.
• Take the lead of scrum teams as the TPO while working in collaboration with all technical and support functions under Engineering and Montrium.
• Host and participate in collaborative workshops with technical teams and subject matter experts to facilitate creativity, problem framing, and alignment of strategic direction.
• The TPO is the primary communicator and link between stakeholders and development teams.
• Act as an ambassador for the product internally and externally and as the primary contact for queries and requests related to the product development.
• Works in an Agile environment and continuously review the business needs, refines priorities, outlines milestones and deliverables, and identifies opportunities and risks.
• Build, manage, and prioritize product backlogs, weighing priorities according to the needs and objectives of stakeholders.
• Work with business and technical stakeholders to identify and organize the steps required for the next iteration and manage expectations.
• As product backlog change frequently, the TPO must make the backlog accessible and available to all stakeholders (particularly developers) to ensure optimized performance and product outcomes.
• Develop appropriately detailed specifications for the product features so they are clearly understood by the development teams.
• Build and present bi-weekly burndown and velocity chart to key stakeholders.
• Ensure synergy with other parallel initiatives to ensure optimum outcomes.
• Define, govern & report success indicators on the journey to delivering value.
• Work with internal and external customers to analyze and understand their goals, their preferences and discover insights through continuous customer, user, and stakeholder engagement and data analysis.
• Build hands-on experience of the Montrium product line.

• Work in close collaboration with Development, CX, and Quality teams to ensure that appropriate attention is given to 'Reliability Engineering'.
• Write technical system documentation (e., Change Controls, Configuration Specifications) based on the solution’s Requirements document in support of Product and development initiatives.
• Possible domestic and international travel may occur on occasions in support of Product mandates.

Actively contribute to the operational excellence of the company.

• Participate in Product and Engineering strategic and operational planning to achieve business objectives by driving innovation, prioritizing digital initiatives, the assessment, and implementation of current and future product evolutions.
• Achieve operational service objectives and levels within the team.
• Keep informed of Digital & Cloud industries trends, cybersecurity, and related emerging technologies.
• Help advance the team's software development and DevOps practices.
• Remain informed of Agile, Lean startup best practices and new trends.
• Ensure compliance of all operations with safety, regulatory and legal policies, and guidelines.
• Proactively identify non-conformances and potential areas for improvement and facilitate the development and deployment of standard solutions with an eye towards scalability.

Be an inspiring and motivating team member and leader.

• Support team members, share knowledge and participate in various learning activities.
• Be collaborative, accountable, autonomous, and stimulating within your work environment.
• Know how to adapt to change and be a promoter of the Agile state of mind.
• Be an advocate for a culture that is high-performing, data and technology-focused.
• Have a drive to learn, enjoy taking initiative, and grow into leadership within the organization.
• Be an example of work-life balance by managing your own schedule.

Experience:

• Equivalent of a university degree in software science or information technology with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in software development lifecycle as part of a SaaS/Technology company.
• Knowledge of the Life Sciences industry is an asset but not a requirement however, a keen interest to learn and incorporate industry knowledge is a key focus of this position (GxP compliance, US FDA 21 CFR Part 11, EudraLex Volume 4 Annex 11, GAMP and other regulations and laws)
• Knowledge of continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment.
• Previous professional experience as a Team Lead or Product Owner an asset.
• Scripting & Software programing experience (.NET, C#).
• Experience with Azure Cloud Services, Microservices, Data Analytics, IT Infrastructure, and operations, including environment stand up, server builds, firewalls, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Knowledge of industry best practices regarding information security (claims, SAML, ADFS, SSO, MFA, etc.).
• Microsoft Azure fundamentals certifications an asset (AZ-900, AI-900 and DP-900)
• Understanding of the software development life cycle in conjunction with DevOps, DevSecOps, SRE, SCRUM and Agile methodologies.
• Experience with diagram building tools such as Miro, Lucid Chart or Visio

Soft Skills:

• Written and spoken fluency in English and French is essential (other languages are an asset).
• Excellent time management and interpersonal skills, team-player, ability to integrate well with others and capacity to lead by influence and broker consensus.
• Comfortable challenging the status quo and questioning existing practices.
• Ability to provide technical briefings to various groups and engineers.
• Thrive in a collaborative cross-functional environment.
• Ability to learn and acquire new technologies autonomously.
• Passion for understanding complex problems and driving innovative solutions.

Benefits:

• Flexible remote working environment (flexibility to work remote with one day in office from our amazing Old Montreal office)
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) (Vacations & Sick days)
• Healthcare benefits
• Voluntary Retirement Plan (RRSP)
• Managed career progression
• Annual training stipend
• Competitive compensation

Montrium and our commitment to our Employees and Customers:

Since it was founded in 2005, Montrium has evolved into a cloud-based solutions provider for the life sciences industry, while providing a blend of technology and GxP regulatory expertise to its client-base. Today, thousands of users in over 35 countries use Montrium’s Connect platform to accelerate life sciences research.

Montrium’s North American headquarters is located in Montreal, Canada and our European headquarters is based in Brussels, Belgium.

Montrium is committed to building trust and making a difference for our employees, customers, and the communities in which we live and work. We look to foster an environment that allows our team members to count on each other, be honest and make an impact every day. We prioritize autonomy and take pride in providing an equal opportunity workplace where everyone not only has a place to shine, but to be heard, exchange ideas without prejudice, build long lasting relationships and forge a career.

Best of all, you will be able to feel deep pride in the work you do, because your contribution helps us make the world better by connecting people, processes, and technology together to impact patients’ lives.

Next Steps:

It’s important to Montrium that we continue to build on our talented team that is as diverse as our customers and where all employees feel a deep sense of belonging where they can thrive and grow.

We encourage great and talented individuals who bring a range of perspectives to apply for our open positions.

If this career opportunity interests you, or if you have any questions?

If you are innovative, digital, and passionate?

Montrium is looking for someone like you to join our growing team and make things connect!

Contact us!