Product Manager

Our companies

Cresset is a software development and contract research organization that delivers solutions enabling companies to discover, design and optimize molecules. Cresset is also a development partner for Torx Software, a platform that enables better design decisions and tracking compound synthesis. For over 20 years we have helped organizations improve human health by providing solutions that enable them to develop better treatments for critical diseases. Our global customer-base includes pharmaceutical, biotechnology, agrochemical, flavor and fragrance companies, and academics.

Exceptional talent

Cresset has seen significant organic growth and, with investment backing, we are on a rapid growth trajectory across all areas of the business to deliver not only outstanding solutions for our customers, but to recognize the outstanding talent who choose to advance their career with Cresset. Personal professional development is at the heart of our commitment to all employees – we take great pride in seeing colleagues progress their career within the company.

New product development driven by best-in-class infrastructure

New product development is crucial so that we deliver the drug discovery tools of the future. Alongside enhancing existing science and technology we have a strong greenfield project pipeline and encourage our highly experienced software developers, computational chemistry developers and talented colleagues to take ownership of these projects and drive them through the development process.

We commit to providing you with the tools to do your job to its fullest potential. We invest significantly in cutting-edge server and network infrastructure to ensure our colleagues have access to best-in-class technology to deliver the reliable solutions our customers depend on us for.

Summary of position

The successful candidate will occupy a central, customer facing role within our organisation. Their drive, vision and enthusiasm will enable them to influence drug discovery globally through the presentation and improvement of Flare™, Cresset’s platform for molecular modelling and design, as well as helping refine our next generation of products. Working with customers and developers they will define and prioritize new and existing features and see these through development and onto the market. Working with our commercial team they will define business models and strategies that will drive the wide adoption of Flare.

Key Responsibilities

• Product design, delivery and marketing to time and on budget
• Input into the design and testing of new features, algorithms and interfaces
• Management of the product lifecycle
• Input and contribution into the profit and loss for the Cresset software business
• Development of collateral including presentations, white papers, and videos demonstrating the applicability of the methods in Flare to solve problems in drug discovery
• Presentation of Flare to customers and other Flare stakeholders
• Input into the technical support of Flare customers
• International travel to support customers and scientific conferences and exhibition

Requirements

• Experience of applied computational and/or medicinal chemistry in a drug discovery organization
• Proven experience of working across multiple protein targets and therapeutic areas
• Working knowledge of Cresset software and/or competitive products
• Confident presenting to small and large groups both face-to-face and virtually
• Self-motivated, with good communication skills

Desirable

• Knowledge and/or experience of product management and new product development
• Knowledge of structure-based computational methods
• Knowledge in Market research and competitive analysis
• Experience of enabling business change into a research organisation
• Product management training and/or qualification
• Experience of working with commercial teams
• Language skills desired, but not essential

Location:

• Visits to office based in Litlington, Cambridgeshire, UK will be required
• Some travel to customers, conferences and collaborators also required

Benefits:

• Hybrid Working Opportunities
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Pension scheme
• Private health insurance
• Life insurance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (full time employee)
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
  
• Free car parking and covered cycle storage
• Cycle to work scheme
  
• Lifestyle rewards
• Social activities