Director of Product, Applied Research Intelligence

Job Description

We believe in bold ideas, diverse perspectives, and the drive to transform knowledge into impact. Here, your curiosity fuels progress, your voice shapes innovation, and your ambition helps redefine what’s possible within science and learning. We are a culture that obsesses over impact, challenges, and drives what’s next to power infinite possibilities for our customers, colleagues and society at large.

About the Role

Job Summary

The Director of Product for Applied Research Intelligence (ARI) is a senior product leader who brings the voice of the corporate R&D customer into the heart of Wiley's newest growth business. ARI turns the world's trusted scientific literature and data into decision-grade intelligence for research and development teams in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, life-sciences, and materials sciences. This role owns Wiley's outward-facing product strategy for that market, reporting to the VP of Product, Applied Research Intelligence. The Director will lead partnerships and the integration ecosystem, shape how ARI is positioned and adopted, and translate deep, first-hand understanding of how R&D scientists work into product direction, customer wins, and partnership investments. It is a builder's role within an established global organization: high autonomy, high external visibility, and significant opportunity to grow into broader product leadership as the business scales.

Job Responsibilities

Scope and Dimensions

• Operate as a senior product leader and a peer to commercial, partnership, and engineering leaders across ARI and the wider AI & Data Analytics organization, leading through influence across functions.
• Serve as a key external interface for the product with customers, design partners, and integration and technology partners, and represent ARI at industry and partner forums.
• Shape product direction, partnership strategy, and commercial positioning as ARI establish