Apprentice - IT Product Management for Commercial and Marketing

Overview

Join Fortrea's India Apprentice Program within the Product Management group of the Office of the CIO, supporting IT products used by Commercial and Marketing teams in life sciences.

What you'll do

• Participate in and execute entry-level department functions in accordance with Fortrea's Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Collaborate with global colleagues from Marketing and Commercial on initiatives in the life sciences sector.
• Manage IT products used by Commercial and Marketing teams, including websites.
• Support development of new automations and AI agents using Power Platform and Copilot.
• Support IT projects within the Product Management team, from Discovery (user requirements) through Development (Agile/Vendors) to Deployment (Azure DevOps).
• Assist in project documentation and reporting as required.
• Engage in training and development activities as part of the apprentice program.

What you'll need

• Strong motivation to become a Product Manager in IT.
• Motivated problem-solver and critical thinker.
• Proactive, independent and eager to deliver solutions to business pain points.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a remote, global team.
• Very strong communication skills and ability to work with business and discuss complex areas.
• Keen interest in AI and healthcare innovation in development of no-code tools based on Copilot/Claude.
• Demonstrated ability to create complex prompts and agents in Copilot (or similar) and understanding the complexity of their deployment in a large enterprise, including MCP servers.
• Practical knowledge of Microsoft technologies, including but not limited to Office, Teams, SharePoint, Power Platform and Azure DevOps.
• General understanding of IT tools used in Marketing (websites, marketing automation) and Commercial (Proposals/CRM/Pricing).

Nice to have

• Engineering or business degree.
• Some exposure to life sciences or statistics.
• Knowledge of Agile Ways of Working, preferably with current or upcoming certification.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.
• Remote-based role, 5 days per week, during second shift hours (2–11 PM IST), as requested by the line manager.
• 1-year fixed-term contract.