Product Manager in Montréal

GenAIz is a Montreal-based AI software company building GxP-compliant tools for the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry. We are a team of about 20 people who combine applied AI with deep regulatory know-how, so our clients can adopt AI in validated environments without compromising compliance.

Location: Montreal, QC (remote) · Reports to: VP, Product Management · Type: Full-time, permanent

The role involves owning a segment of our AI product portfolio for pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality operations. You will turn the daily realities of QA, QC and manufacturing teams into advanced software they can trust and validate.

You will sit between customers, our engineering and AI teams, and our regulatory function. In a company our size, you will also shape client-facing materials, influence go-to-market, and build products following a formal SDLC.

What you will do:

• Support and develop the vision, roadmap and prioritization for our manufacturing and quality product line.
• Run discovery with QA heads, manufacturing leads, QC labs and IT/CSV teams at pharma, biotech and CDMO clients.
• Map end-to-end quality and manufacturing workflows to find where AI removes real effort without adding validation risk.
• Track the competitive landscape, including QMS and MES vendors adding AI features.
• Assess addressable market size and required investment to determine short and long term ROI.
• Write clear user requirements, functional specifications and acceptance criteria that hold up as validation inputs.
• Work with engineering and data science on model behavior, human-in-the-loop design, explainability and performance metrics.
• Lead backlog grooming, sprint planning and release planning with the engineering team.
• Build 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11 and ALCOA+ data integrity requirements into products from the start.
• Partner with regulatory on GAMP 5 categorization, risk assessments and traceability from user requirements to test evidence.
• Plan for AI‑specific regulatory expectations, including change control for model updates.
• Support client validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) and supplier audits with documentation and product expertise.
• Contribute to BRDs, SOWs, demos and client presentations.
• Support sales on scoping pilots, defining success criteria and answering technical and compliance questions.
• Turn pilot results into case studies, pricing input and product decisions.

What you bring:

• 5+ years of product management experience on B2B software, with at least 3 years serving pharma, biotech, medical device or CDMO customers.
• Working knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality processes.
• Hands‑on experience shipping software into GxP environments.
• Ability to write requirements that serve both engineers and validation teams.
• Comfort presenting to senior quality and manufacturing leaders and writing client-facing documents.
• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, engineering, computer science or a related field.
• Fluency in English; French is a strong asset.

Nice to have:

• Experience with EDC, QMS, MES or LIMS platforms.
• Startup or small‑company experience.
• Familiarity with cloud architecture and SaaS validation approaches.

What success looks like:

• First 3 months: you know our products, clients and SDLC framework.
• By 6 months: you own a prioritized 12-month roadmap for the manufacturing and quality line.
• By 12 months: at least three client pilots; one has converted to production use.

Why join us:

• Real ownership: your decisions shape products used in regulated manufacturing sites.
• A team that treats compliance as a design input, not an afterthought.
• Direct access to leadership and clients in a company of about 20 people.
• Competitive salary, benefits and flexible remote work in Montreal, and equity in a growing startup.

While GenAIz is a fully remote company, many of our core customers are located in the Montreal area. For those reasons, candidates located between Quebec City and Toronto are preferred.

GenAIz is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.