Product Manager

Company Description

Prelude is the only R&D platform built exclusively for animal health and nutrition. Our mission is to accelerate the development of life-saving medicines, devices, and nutrition for animals through smarter technology and superior service. Study designs are becoming more complex every year, making research more daunting and labor-intensive for animal health R&D teams. Prelude's platform makes complex research easy with the industry's most flexible, user-friendly technology, purpose-built for animal health studies.

Role Description

Prelude is seeking a highly motivated Product Manager to join our team in a full-time, on-site (hybrid) capacity. This is an individual contributor role on a lean team. Your work ships directly into the hands of clinical researchers, and you'll own your surface areas end to end, from discovery through release. The right candidate brings hands-on prototyping and design skills, the ability to move from idea to tangible mockup quickly, and exceptional communication, written and verbal, to translate complex requirements across engineering, customers, and leadership. We're a small, fast-moving team that expects everyone to actively leverage AI to work smarter.

Responsibilities

Product Strategy and Roadmap

• Provide input into the product roadmap based on research, feedback, and business goals
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and execution of the company’s goals
• Become the subject matter expert for the product
• Comfortable supporting sales and marketing efforts, including participating in product demos, preparing demo environments, and equipping the team with accurate, up-to-date product knowledge

Product Requirements and Prioritization

• Gather and analyze customer needs, market trends, and competitive intelligence to inform product decisions
• Write detailed product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Prioritize features and enhancements based on business value, customer impact, and technical feasibility

Prototyping and Design

• Create interactive prototypes to communicate product concepts to engineering, design, and stakeholders
• Use tools such as Figma (or equivalent) to produce mockups that accelerate feedback cycles and reduce ambiguity in handoffs
• Conduct usability reviews of prototypes before development begins

AI-Assisted Workflows

• Actively use AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Notion AI, or similar) to accelerate documentation, research synthesis, and product analysis
• Identify and evaluate opportunities to embed AI capabilities directly into the product — from intelligent defaults and workflow automation to surfacing insights for end users
• Stay current on emerging AI capabilities relevant to product management and advocate for their adoption within the team

Product Development and Launch

• Work closely with engineering and design teams to deliver high-quality software products
• Participate in agile development processes including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release management
• Monitor testing of features and fixes so that the version release plan is on track
• Conduct UAT of features
• Own documentation for release notes, knowledge base content, and applicable SOPs
• Provide internal training for each product release

Product Performance and Optimization

• Gather feedback from customers and stakeholders to continuously iterate and improve the product
• Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and customer interviews to inform product strategy and decision-making

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Design, or a related field; MBA or equivalent experience a plus
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate customer needs and market insights into actionable product plans
• Hands-on experience with prototyping tools (Figma strongly preferred; Balsamiq, Sketch, or similar accepted)
• Active, practical use of AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, or similar) to accelerate work
• Experience working in an agile development environment with a deep understanding of agile methodologies and best practices
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively influence and align cross-functional teams
• Influences without authority and collaborates respectfully across functions
• Passion for technology and innovation, with a customer-centric mindset and a commitment to delivering exceptional user experiences

Nice to Have

• Formal background or coursework in UX/UI design or human-computer interaction
• Experience in clinical research, life sciences, or regulated software environments
• Familiarity with design systems and accessibility standards
• Experience conducting usability testing or user research sessions