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BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities. 

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us. 

We are looking for a Staff Product Owner (SPO) within our automation portfolio. The Staff Product Owner will be responsible for the successful delivery of both new products and sustaining on-market products within their portfolio. To achieve this, they will oversee and drive value delivery within their functional team in the portfolio and operate as an individual contributor – serving as a subject matter expert in their field with depth and breadth of experience, knowledge, and skills.

The three primary individual contributor responsibilities of the Staff Product Owner will be managing and prioritizing the product backlog in partnership with their Software Delivery Lead, translating product marketing strategies to software requirements, stories, tasks, and enabling the holistic success of instruments within their portfolio. To accomplish this, the SPO will work with their cross-functional team to define and document requirementswith acceptance criteria on a daily basis; work with beta customers to test and validate new releases; liaise with the Service team to ensure that escalations and defects are triaged, prioritized, and remediated; collaborate with Product Managers, Software Delivery Leaders and CoreTeams to manage portfolio scoping, release coordination activities, and partner for value delivery.

In recent years, BD’s Medication Management Solutions (MMS) business unit has expanded into the high-growth pharmacy automation space and is now one of the global leaders in pharmacy automation. The Pharmacy Automation platform positions BD to offer our pharmacy customers a more comprehensive set of thoughtful, connected care technologies as they expand care to new settings, centralize their pharmacy operations and own the charge in addressing some of the biggest challenges facing the industry, including health care worker burnout and the global clinician shortage. BD’s Pharmacy Automation portfolio covers a wide range of hardware and software technologies from storage and dispensing robots, vision solutions, pouch packagers, vial filling systems, blister card production systems as well as central fill solutions and enterprise pharmacy management software solutions. We are searching for a Staff Product Owner to join our MMS Pharmacy Automation team.

Key Responsibilities

• Create, order, and manage the backlog of software features, user stories, and product defects to ensure that the work defined for the team is meaningful to the customer, yet realistic and attainable for the development teams. Balance features across innovation, new product development, and sustaining activity via definition and backlog prioritization in collaboration with cross-functional team. Considers risk factors that could affect scope, schedule, and/or resources and inform adequate contingency plans for potential issues.

• Champion product quality via constant collaboration with the engineering and QA teams to ensure timely, quality delivery of product increments. 

• Manage the software requirement engineering process, in partnership with Systems Engineering, throughout the software development life cycle, which includes eliciting, documenting, analyzing, and harmonizing functional and non-functional requirements.

• Support sprint planning and reviews,feature and user story estimation, and incremental delivery in tight collaboration with Customers, Product Managers, Engineering, and Quality. 

• Play an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of Release and Sprint Goals, providing governance for change management, andleading adjustments to plan

• Facilitate scoping of software requirements to align between product road-mapsroadmaps and deliverables.

• Support SW Quality in test planning byensuring the testability of requirements and supporting the review of test cases and defects, as needed.

• Lead verification and validation with user acceptance for their cross-functional project teamwhich includes protocol writing, execution, and reporting. Support beta launch activities which includessite selection, creating our definition for success, and documenting outcomes.

• Supports hand-over of design to manufacturing and service.

• May include some third line support to diagnose and resolve production issues, assist teams in removing obstacles, and ensuring overall success of product deliverables.

• Execute work within company processes and procedures including engineering tools (requirement management, escalation management, etc), Design Controls, Product Lifecycle Management, Configuration Management, Phase Reviews.

• Act as a key contributor in a complex environment and work independently with minimal guidance.

• Contribute to Intellectual Property generation that protects the portfolio and improves market position.

• Share expertise with others.

• Follow our competitors and ourindustry; keep abreast with Agile/Scrum standard processes and new trends.

• Represent ourfunction in a cross-functional team to define program resource needs and project plans necessary to execute the required and prioritized work within the platform/portfolio.

• Contribute to an integrated R&D product development project plan to deliver and execute efficiently and with sound quality

• Lead system design reviews for assigned portfolio, gather inputs from other functions

Skills and Experience

• Must have a bachelor’s degree.  

• B.S.: 7+ years of experience in technical area 

• M.S.:  4+ years of experience in technical area 

• Ph.D.: 2+ years of experience in technical area 

• In-depth knowledge of Agile process and principles; experience working in Lean/Agile software development teams; experience operating within design control.

• Experience in or ability to leverage Product Management and Development tools such as AzureDevOps, Aha!, Jira, or equivalent.

• Outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills

• Excellent organizational and time management skills

• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills

• Creative thinker with a vision

• Attention to detail

• Domain experience in Pharmacy or Healthcare is a plus

• This position may require up to 20% domestic/international travel.

At BD, we prioritize on-site collaboration because we believe it fosters creativity, innovation, and effective problem-solving, which are essential in the fast-paced healthcare industry. For most roles, we require a minimum of 4 days of in-office presence per week to maintain our culture of excellence and ensure smooth operations, while also recognizing the importance of flexibility and work-life balance. Remote or field-based positions will have different workplace arrangements which will be indicated in the job posting.

For certain roles at BD, employment is contingent upon the Company’s receipt of sufficient proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In some locations, testing for COVID-19 may be available and/or required. Consistent with BD’s Workplace Accommodations Policy, requests for accommodation will be considered pursuant to applicable law.

Why Join Us?

A career at BD means being part of a team that values your opinions and contributions and that encourages you to bring your authentic self to work. It’s also a place where we help each other be great, we do what’s right, we hold each other accountable, and learn and improve every day.  

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of health. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow, and thrive. And find satisfaction in doing your part to make the world a better place.  

To learn more about BD visit https://bd.com/careers

Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally-protected characteristics.