Job Description

Lead the discovery, testing, and growth of new product ideas using our data and AI stack. Run fast experiments to uncover real demand and pricing. From first interview to first invoice, turn insights into clear offers and early customers. Build a repeatable testing process, measure results, decide what to scale, and collaborate closely with Product, Data, and Engineering, growing your own team as success follows.

As part of our commitment to fostering a collaborative team environment, this role requires working fully on-site.

Tasks & Responsibilities

Conduct customer discovery through planning and running interviews, mapping target customers, and identifying key problems. Test demand using landing pages, waitlists, "false doors," and small pilot projects with defined success and stop criteria. Develop pricing strategies by running willingness-to-pay studies, defining simple pricing models, and tracking realized prices. Drive go-to-market efforts by writing positioning statements, creating product pages and sales materials, and setting up early adopter programs or self-serve trials. Measure performance by instrumenting the funnel and reporting weekly on key metrics (sign-ups, activation, trials, conversions, revenue, retention). Prioritize projects by selecting high-potential ideas, allocating resources effectively, and shutting down weak concepts quickly.

Additional Responsibilities

Build and lead a small growth team; collaborate closely with Product, Data, and Engineering teams. Regularly report learnings, outcomes, and next steps to leadership.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in

product growth, product marketing, or business development,

preferably for

B2B software or data/AI products

. Proven track record of taking ideas from test phase to paying customers. Experience in building small teams and leading cross-functional collaboration. English: C2 (required) German: B2-C2 (desired) Advanced proficiency in

product analytics

and

A/B testing

. Basic proficiency in

SQL

or dashboard tools. Advanced comfort with

numbers and basic statistics

. Advanced skills in

customer interviews

and

survey design

. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; adaptable to different personalities and situations. Strong written communication; able to convey complex ideas clearly and accessibly. Persuasive and confident in presenting ideas or products and engaging stakeholders.

What we offer

The opportunity to contribute to the academic/scientific community; Flexible working hours; Team bond strengthening through team-building events; Professional growth opportunities with our global training system; Working in a collaborative and socially responsible team; Company retreat facility; Full-coverage insurance for accidents/daily sickness; Prime location near Basel train station and city center; And more

If you are interested in this position, we look forward to receiving:

A motivational letter (EN) that briefly describes your motivations for joining MDPI A resume (EN) including personal information, past & current education, Copy of ID and Diplomas If available: reference letters and certificates.

About MDPI

A pioneer in scholarly open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities

since 1996

. Our mission is to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines. We operate more than

400 diverse, peer-reviewed

, open access journals supported by over

66,000 academic editors

. We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is openly and broadly available.

MDPI is headquartered in Switzerland with additional offices in Europe, Asia and North America

. We are committed to ensuring that high quality research is made available as quickly as possible. We also support sustainability projects, with sustainability as a key theme in many journals and through the MDPI Sustainability Foundation.

Initiatives

At MDPI, we develop and maintain various platforms in order to better serve the scientific community. Please find here-below a list of our main platforms:


https://www.mdpi.com

https://www.mdpi.com/books/

https://sciprofiles.com

https://sciforum.net

https://www.scilit.net

https://www.preprints.org

https://encyclopedia.pub

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