Position: Product manager
Category: Product Manager
English level: fluent
Years of experience: 5

We have recently started a groundbreaking project for perimenopausal women. Women of 50 are the backbone of society, just at a time when the menopause hits. It hits some women very hard and they do not get the help they deserve. All the partners in this project are on a mission to validate their problem through data collection and sharing, and then provide them with a convenient, affordable solution. Women’s health needs can be poorly served within an overstretched NHS, and another partner mission is to provide affordable, convenient access to gynaecologists and GPs who share their view about the importance of women’s health. Together, our aim was to evaluate the benefits of collecting data to inform women’s choices on managing menopause symptoms, through a new app.

The study aims to show that individualised data collection and sharing with gynaecologists produces better outcomes. During the study we’ll provide Medopad’s remote monitoring solution, offering access to peri- and post-menopausal women living in the UK, to monitor and collect data about their symptoms and allow them to manage and track their treatment benefits objectively. This study will assess whether women between the ages of 45 and 65 find collecting detailed symptom and general health data – for their own use and to be shared with their gynaecology team – useful and empowering. Two hundred women will be recruited over a three month period. They will be offered a free consultation with a gynaecologist at the beginning of the study, and then monthly for three months. Each participant will download and use the Medopad App, which has been customised for data entry on a full range of menopausal symptoms. Women will be able to see the patterns of their menopause symptoms, monitor treatment, and share it with their gynaecologist. This will give an objective view of how treatment is working. And hopefully will empower women to take data-driven care of their health.
I am a citizen of the world: lived and worked in the UK, Hong Kong, Middle East, South Caucasus and Eastern Europe. Born in Ukraine to the General Manager of Fujifilm and an entrepreneurial mother, I have completed 4 degrees in economics, international business, human rights, and democratization. I published a book on diversity as a tool for empowering women towards cross-functional and STEM careers and created a decade-long career in product management and strategy with government institutions and startups – all while being a mentor, philanthropist, and public speaker.

In 2014, I have decided to put on hold a Ph.D. in Social Sciences at the University of Hong Kong. The reason? Because building a startup is simply much more fun... 

Before getting into the scaleups world, I started few and sold one successful company in edtech, and made a prominent name in the tech field around the world. 

At the beginning of 2015 I have invested in HealthyLovedOnes, agetech startups in Hong Kong and founded HealthTech Network, an initiative for health and wellbeing ecosystem that facilitates investments, collaboration and awareness about new technology, AR/VR, data science and AI.

My superpower is product management, helping teams outperform by organizing work in the right way and with the right processes. I have been Senior Business Analyst at CompareGlobalGroup in Hong Kong for two years (being the only person without Computer Science background, but learning Python and R). Why? Because I love challenges and data driven decisions. 

With more than 12 years of solid experience, today I am the Product Manager at Healthtech startup. Our mission is to create a world where people can live longer. We work with world-leading healthcare providers, pharmaceutical, insurance and technology companies, including Apple and Tencent, to build a connected digital health ecosystem.
Healthtech, Medtech, Edtech and othet tech for good worldwide.
My current job includes research, market analyses, product management, and strategy. In every project, I need to gain a deep understanding of customer pain points, insight and ensure that we meet all their needs in the most innovative way in the market. My daily routine includes identifying product-market fit, prototyping, and testing solutions – talking to multiple internal and external stakeholders in 3 different continents. Product validation and field testing are my favourite parts because after that we do a product launch where the rest of the world can see the difference between past and future, almost like a time machine. 

Key achievements: 
⇨ Managed products in the following areas: mobile application, hardware and software integrations, SaaS platform and cloud, API, SDK, business analytics and vertical products. 

⇨  Worked with KOLs, R&D, internal and external stakeholders to communicate on product plan and gather feedback. 

⇨ Go-to-market strategist that helped define the overall experience, in addition to product experience.
 
⇨ Developed a multi-release roadmap for third party developers platform, influenced by prototype iteration, design, user feedback, and market data. 

⇨ Defined software program requirements and coordinated collaborations with other internal teams as well as manage partner and developers relationships.