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In the fast-paced world of drug discovery, your time is precious. You’re under pressure to design better compounds, do it faster, and make data-driven decisions that move projects forward. That’s exactly why Product Managers are here. We’re focused on understanding your real-world challenges and translating them into meaningful and new StarDrop features and enhancements.
A Product Manager is a direct line between you and creating your optimal StarDrop experience
Your challenges become our development priorities
As Product Managers, we sit at the intersection of your needs and the StarDrop roadmap. We’re here to ensure that we’re building solutions that tackle the real challenges faced by medicinal chemists and drug discovery scientists. To put it simply: we want to see you succeed, and that means removing every possible barrier between you and your next breakthrough.
When you tell us:
- “It would be great if StarDrop could…”
- “I’m spending too much time doing…”
- “I would like an easier way to…”
We don’t just listen to these insights, we champion them. We translate your needs into technical requirements so our software engineers can make it happen.
You’re the experts in applying StarDrop to solve complex discovery projects. We want to know:
- What features are hidden gems you wish were more visible?
- Which workflows could be even smoother with a tweak or two?
- What features would save you hours each week?
These insights help us prioritise what matters most to you.
Your StarDrop feedback creates real impact
Many of StarDrop’s most valued features exist because customers like you highlighted specific challenges that needed solving:
- Idea Tracker started as customer requests to capture and track design ideas from the start and throughout a project lifecycle. This addresses a real gap in project management for discovery teams, and especially with any change in personnel. With the ability to retain project knowledge and capture what decisions have been made (and importantly, why), you can prevent any wasted time and duplicated efforts in future.
Idea Tracker captures every design and decision throughout the discovery process to facilitate better collaboration, guide future strategies and avoid missed opportunities.
- Our dynamic learning module. Inspyra, began as a bespoke project for a large pharma partner, who wanted to explore how AI-powered generative chemistry could capture what chemists “like”. We recognised that this functionality would be valuable to the wider community and brought it into StarDrop for everyone.
Inspyra generates new compound ideas learning from your interactions. Your responses guide Inspyra to explore the most relevant chemistry spaces and suggest optimisation strategies that are most likely to succeed in your project.
- The heat mapping feature in Table and Card View™ was born from users asking for a way to identify compounds with specific properties at a quick glance, a common bottleneck in compound selection.
Heat maps make it easy to identify compounds with specific properties, so you can explore your compound and data sets more efficiently.
When we release new customer-driven features, we make sure to connect back with the original requesters. Your StarDrop feedback directly shaped these solutions, and we want you to see the impact you’ve made.
Direct access to development planning
So, how do you get your feedback into the product roadmap? Your first port-of-call will often be your dedicated Application Scientist, who works closely with you to make sure you’re getting the most value out of StarDrop in your projects. Behind the scenes, I meet with our AppSci team every week to discuss the latest requests and needs. Some are straightforward and move quickly into development; others spark deeper discussions where I might reach out to better understand the problem you’re trying to solve – and in some cases, I can share that work is already underway on exactly what you need (and maybe even show you a sneak peek)!
Let’s share StarDrop together
We’re already planning the next releases to StarDrop, and we want to ensure we’re building what truly matters to drug discovery teams. What challenges do you face today that StarDrop doesn’t yet help you solve efficiently or effectively? Are there workflows that could be streamlined, steps that eat up valuable research time, or ideas you wish you could explore more easily?
Your insights are invaluable in shaping features and improvements that align with the realities of your daily work.
So next time you see an invitation for a Product Management session:
- Accept it.
- Bring your ideas, frustrations, and wish lists.
- Help us to help you.
Your feedback shapes StarDrop’s future. Let’s make sure that future solves the challenges that matter most to you.
About the author
Rae Lawrence, PhD
Product Manager
Rae holds a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
After 2 years at the helm of Optibrium’s super-star software development team, she made a lateral move within the organisation to focus more on planning and scoping the products and technologies of the future.
As Product Manager, she leverages over two decades of experience in software development, applications science, and business development—including valuable time spent as a customer. Rae serves as the crucial “universal translator,” adeptly converting customer requirements into technical specifications that enable our developers to deliver effective solutions to complex problems
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