Diego Granados

I'm a Product Manager with experience working cross-functionally with business roles (e.g. Marketing, Finance, Sales), technical roles (e.g. Backend and front-end engineers, data scientists) as well as designers and UX researchers to bring products to life that make our users' problems and pain-points go away!

I have experience working with Web and Mobile products, AI and Machine Learning - There's something really fascinating about using data to try and predict the future. I'm a big believer that every model should be thoroughly thought from an AI Ethics point of view.

As a product manager I have to wear different hats every day and I excel at working cross-functionally. My experience and feedback has taught me that I bring value to the teams I work with because:

- I empathize with users and speak: geek, data whisperer, designer, marketer and salesperson. At some point I also tried to learn Shriiwook (I've always wanted to understand Chewbacca like Han did). Understanding means fewer mistakes, and mistakes can be very costly.

- I'm passionate about understanding customers, too many people use "customer obsession" as buzzwords in their resume.

- I leave the BIG ideas to the Elon Musks of the world. A good Strategy, Vision and Execution drives products forward - I do these three.

- I'm an engineer at heart and a musician at soul - I like to combine logic with creativity

- I'm the calm one. I'm the one that plans.

I'm passionate about helping others and I created a YouTube channel to help others learn about Product Management: https://www.youtube.com/c/PMDiegoGranados/

Don't hesitate to reach out if you want to talk about AI/ML, technology, business, consumer electronics/technology or need help on your journey to become a Product Manager!

Specialties: Product Management, Consumer electronics, Consumer Technology, Cross-functional work, Agile development, Product design, data driven decisions, AI, Machine Learning.

Product Manager AI&ML

Joshua Rochotte MI, CSP-PO

Medidata Solutions

I actively support the cross-functional development activities for Medidata’s Clinical Data Studio( f.k.a. Detect), an end-to-end data and risk surveillance platform, which provides cross-functional operational teams the ability to monitor and mitigate risks to patient safety and data integrity.

Product Manager II

Promoted to my current role within 12 months because of top performance and strong organizational impact, I support product owners and teams across east and west coast US, as well as in India. I lead and drive a platform of AI/ML driven data and risk surveillance technology products used by clinical trial teams to monitor clinical trials. 

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▻ Overhauled product strategy by delivering an effective presentation of strategic goals to engineering and product organization that advanced swift breakdown and restored backlogs for engineering teams. 

▻ Recommended alternative methods of system configuration to avoid need for high level of effort (LOE) engineering enhancements to legacy software system, shielding our customer from increased engineering costs. 

▻ Worked closely with development team in an Agile SCRUM environment to refine, prioritize and support the development, testing, and release of functionality.

Product Manager, Digital Oversight

As product owner, I streamlined the execution of program priorities while maintaining conceptual and technical integrity of features for 3 global engineering teams with accountability for data review, derived analysis, and microservice analytics solutions. By providing value add features for engineering teams, I upheld product strategy and drove business direction. I partnered with product owners, program managers, developers, testers, and business stakeholders to define features and technical user stories. 

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▻ Prompted +65% improvement in system analysis time by evaluating architecture and developing updated solution.

▻ Delivered brand new, complex feature with no prior industry experience by organizing and engaging a global team to great performance. 

▻ Received Passionate Encore Award for exemplified focus on company ideals.

Product Owner, RBQM

In my initial role with Medidata Solutions, I ensured software applications were implemented and configured per company standard business processes, met client requirements, and adhered to good clinical data management practices. 

I advised customers as well as staff regarding best practices for the implementation of clinical cloud software. Further, I served customers across US and Europe during user acceptance testing cycles by resolving issues, answering questions, and guiding them through the process.

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▻ Led key client engagements by becoming an IC expert on drug supply, risk management and electronic data capture.

▻ Guided 10 coworkers to obtain architect and design licenses within 6 months with a pass rate of +90%.

▻ Gained experience configuring complex multi-arm and adaptive trial designs.

Implementation Consultant

I advise clients and internal staff on best practices for implementing Medidata’s software platform, while also building on our platform's offerings for clients. I specialize in oncology study design and optimization of study architecture across the research markets. I actively translate customer needs into system functionality across a variety of our proprietary platform offerings, including Rave, Edge Central Monitoring and Strategic Monitoring. I help to resolve issues in implementation and ensure an easy go live for clinical and pharmaceutical research companies, while abiding by Medidata SOP’s and CDISC/CDASH/SDTM Standards. I am also a member of the welcome team, where I help onboard new employees and make them feel welcome at Medidata.

Associate Implementation Consultant

I worked in the Professional Services department, where we employ our SaaS software to automate the worlds clinical trials in an effort to be the most innovative cloud company in the Life Sciences.

Professional Services Associate

Rutgers University School of Communication and Information

Assist in the development of course materials and program realignment for ITI course Designing Human-Centered Technology Solutions.

Program Assistant

Instructional Assistant providing in class support, grading and office hours for the following courses

Management of Technological Organizations: Spring 2024 semester

Fundamentals of Data Curation and Management: Spring 2024 semester

Fundamentals of Data Curation and Management: Fall 2023 semester

Instructional Assistant

Research Assistant for the Computational Social Science Lab @ Rutgers University

Research Assistant

Here, I maintained the course website and module delivery, aided in restructuring of material, distributed materials, and participated in instruction and grading, whilst responding to student problems or questions in a timely manner. 

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▻ Provided tutoring outside of class time to expand students’ understanding of course material.

As research assistant, I was a member of the Behavioral Informatics Lab at Rutgers University. I executed a project on social cooperation and familiarity of users in a virtual setting which included research design, application prototyping, user research, analytical methods and research writing in the field of Behavioral Game Theory.

TnT IP, LLC

I ran an array of tests to aid in IP patent monetization as test engineer which involved measuring consumer electronic signals using an oscilloscope and other analyzers to capture data and organize the outputs for presentation design.

Test Engineer

Starbucks

In the position of coffee master, I had the privilege of lending my skills and knowledge to anyone who wanted to know more about the coffee process from bean to cup. I maintained operational excellence in deploying team members to tasks on the sales floor. I was responsible for daily ordering; opening/closing procedures; and cleaning of the store and displays. Additionally, I was a pride outreach coordinator. 

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▻ Acted as barista trainer and certified maintenance tech, responsible for system maintenance on machines and for engagement of trainees prior to certification.

Shift Supervisor/ Coffee Master

While ensuring operational excellence in crafting handmade beverages and preparing food items for customer consumption, I maintained store displays and upheld continued machine maintenance to ensure proper functioning.

Barista

Gold Group Enterprises

I was a Research Intern working on background research for multiple projects. Tasks included research and writing, connecting with industry professionals and project design, management and marketing, as well as application prototyping in Mobile Health Applications and Interventional Conversation Technology between patients and providers.

I was a document coder for the EPIK research project, where we aimed to study the Evidence-based decision making of policymakers legislative actions in regards to healthcare reform with respect to obesity.

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P)

I was cross trained in multiple departments. I handled sandwich crafting, delivery platter construction, frying and food prep for hot lunch takeaway, daily maintenance on machines and cleanliness, store stocking and inventory management and strong customer service skills for high volume interactions.

Cashier/Deli/Seafood Associate

PHD – PASSION - PRODUCT

PhD Student
I am fascinated by the ways in which we use technology to connect to others, connect with new information and disconnect in the form of leisure, be it games, reading or other media. I am driven to research how we can work towards a better understanding and respect of one another online and how we can use technology to reach our health goals, especially when it comes to mental health. I leverage Human Centered Data Science methods and Gamification to boost the signals we create to make invisible data clear!

Passionate
Intellectually curious, customer-focused, and goal driven with an adventurous mindset, I love to expand my knowledge surrounding innovative technologies and customer behavior to deliver cutting edge products that make people’s lives easier. I am eager to understand what makes users enjoy the technology they use day in and day out, and how that attraction can be used for good. 

Product Manager
As an accomplished and award winning product expert who’s highly adept at managing digital strategies, innovation, and deployment, I am actively integrating customer feedback into product requirements; strengthening processes and tools; building and cultivating relationships; and supporting teams through change.

WHAT MY COLLEAGUES SAY ABOUT ME:
- Josh definitely delivers results. He has been instrumental in working on different initiatives to help improve processes. Josh has been complimented on numerous occasions on his ability to partner with our customers very collaboratively.

-Josh led a newly formed team to great performance, even when some key personnel left. The team delivered well with few USUs. Josh was able to learn to navigate the new personalities and skillsets quickly and truly function in an agile way.

-When Josh joined the team, the program was a bit stuck having come off Prem and an unknown path forward. Josh was able to find creative ways to work around hurdles and continue to iterate on what works well. He has immersed himself in the risk-based world and is applying risk-based principles to product work, which is a very smart way to work.


I actively support the cross-functional development activities for Medidata Detect, an end-to-end data and risk surveillance platform, which provides cross-functional operational teams the ability to monitor and mitigate risks to patient safety and data integrity.

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