Vinod Bombale
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Summary
A Product Portfolio Manager oversees the strategic planning and execution of a company's product lineup by driving innovations, prioritizing products and features, and ensuring the coherence and competitiveness of the product portfolio to meet customer needs and drive business growth.
- Solution-driven and outcome-focused professional with 12 years of working experience. 5+ years in product management and the rest in the pharmaceutical pricing and market access data and analytics industry. Experienced in closely working with CEOs and directors of the organization.
- Currently responsible for ensuring the seamless execution of product strategies, and driving the growth and success of our product portfolio. End-to-end management of the product lifecycle for the company’s market offer, and data and analytics platform services go-to-market.
- Comprehensively managing the product lifecycle, team leadership, stakeholder engagement, resourcing, and performance metrics.
- Overseeing a team of product owners, market SMEs, and product managers to ensure correctly prioritized products and features get efficiently delivered to the market.
- Experienced in people and client management for delivering complex projects while meeting all quality standards as per SLAs.
- I am passionate about learning new concepts and technologies that can help me or my team deliver value efficiently.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Product Portfolio Manager
Global Pricing Innovations
Mumbai
03.2024 - Current
- Collaborate closely with the CEO and Product Strategy Director to define the organization's product strategy and offerings.
- Develop and implement the annual product roadmap, aligned with the defined product strategy and vision.
- Break down the product roadmap into quarterly, deliverable project plans.
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration across data, software development, and marketing teams to define resource requirements, and deliverable dependencies.
- Build the project execution plan, and seek budget approvals for project execution.
- Oversee vendor selection and management for outsourced development initiatives.
- Prioritize and manage the product and software development feature backlog.
- Ensure the execution of quarterly deliverables by coordinating with product managers, project managers, and product owners.
- Establish and enhance processes for efficient product lifecycle management, from ideation to market release, and feedback collection.
- Oversee the offer and feature release management process.
- Work closely with product marketing managers to develop product and feature marketing collateral.
- Contribute to the planning of quarterly and yearly product marketing campaigns.
- Conduct competitive analysis and market research to assess industry trends and market needs.
- Develop risk mitigation strategies for identified and unforeseen risks in project execution, with the project manager.
- Manage company-wide communication on new feature releases, and provide training to internal stakeholders, including client support and commercial teams, on new functionalities and value propositions.
- Drive discussions to finalize business logic approvals.
- Participate in client engagement activities alongside the client support team to gather feedback on product usability and enhancements.
Product Owner
Global Pricing Innovations
Mumbai
03.2021 - 03.2024
- Collaborated with Product Management and stakeholders to gather requirements, creating a transparent product backlog prioritized by business value, ROI, and delivery timelines.
- Managed the product backlog, ensuring the development team had enough work planned for upcoming sprints, and prioritizing tasks based on dependencies, business needs, and timelines.
- Broke down requirements into epics, features, and user stories with clear acceptance criteria, facilitating smooth communication and task execution by the development team.
- Led and participated in Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Refinements, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Retrospectives), tracked progress, and worked closely with the dev team to resolve impediments, clarify requirements, and ensure quality delivery through testing and release management.
Team Lead
Global Pricing Innovations
Mumbai
06.2019 - 02.2021
- Led a team of research analysts focused on health technological assessments, overseeing client management, requirement gathering, and responding to client queries and ad-hoc requests.
- Defined and documented inputs for automation and process improvements, collaborating with the Development team to streamline workflows and identify areas for re-engineering.
- Actively engaged with team members to foster innovation, enhance productivity, and define personal development goals, while reviewing project progress and prioritizing automation initiatives.
Senior Analyst
Global Pricing Innovations
Mumbai
04.2017 - 05.2019
- Abstraction and monitoring of pricing and reimbursement outcomes, which involves competitor analysis and market research of pharmaceutical products.
- Monitoring the new launch drugs in key markets, and providing updates to the client.
- Involved in updating the Cost of Treatment (COT) module with respect to product dosing assumptions in major markets, along with their HTA information.
Analyst
Alliance Life Science Consulting Group
Pune
04.2015 - 04.2017
Medical Business Associate
Glaxo Smith Kline Pharmaceutical ltd
Goa
01.2013 - 04.2015
Education
PGDM-Pharma Management -
Autonomous
01.2013
B Pharmacy -
Pune University
01.2010
Skills
Technical Skills:
- Project Management Tools: Jira, Trello, Azure Boards, Mondaycom
- Documentation and Collaboration: Confluence, Wiki, Mural, Miro, GitHub
- Technical Skills: PostgreSQL, MS SQL, Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), Microsoft Suite: Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Data Platforms: Pricenetric (ALSCG), Pulse, and Pulse 20 (GPI)
Soft Skills:
- Strategic Thinking and Problem-Solving
- Communication and collaboration
- Adaptability
Certification
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) – Scrum Alliance
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Alteryx Designer Core Certified
Accomplishments
- Launched Instant Insights LinkedIn campaign, achieving high client engagement
- Successfully planned and executed new product development, establishing a new revenue-generating channel within 15 days
- Established a dedicated Product Management function, implementing Product Lifecycle Management processes
- Received Yearly Sustainability Award, 2022, for team stabilization and process optimization
- Created Product Maps and Feature Business Logic Flow Charts, for the first time in the organization
- Yearly Quality Matters Award, 2021, for setting up P&R data across 90 countries
- Awarded Best Performer: GSK (2013) & ALSCG (2016)
- Received Gold Medal for First Rank in Pharmaceutical Management, MITCON Institute of Management, 2011-2013
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 6th July 1988
Mailing Address: Laxminarayan Nagar, Ward No-1, Shrirampur, Dist- Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
Languages Known: English, Marathi and Hindi
Timeline
Product Portfolio Manager
Global Pricing Innovations
03.2024 - Current
Product Owner
Global Pricing Innovations
03.2021 - 03.2024
Team Lead
Global Pricing Innovations
06.2019 - 02.2021
Senior Analyst
Global Pricing Innovations
04.2017 - 05.2019
Analyst
Alliance Life Science Consulting Group
04.2015 - 04.2017
Medical Business Associate
Glaxo Smith Kline Pharmaceutical ltd
01.2013 - 04.2015
PGDM-Pharma Management -
Autonomous
B Pharmacy -
Pune University
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