Assistant Vice President, Product Strategy & Management - Healthcare Operations Domain

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• Provide strategic and operational leadership for a portfolio of analytics and operational data products, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals, client priorities, and market opportunities.
• Develop and execute long-term product vision, strategy, and roadmap for operational analytics offerings, including Operational Database (ODB) capabilities and future-state operational intelligence solutions; driving AI agentic technologies and workflows throughout the portfolio.
• Lead product lifecycle management activities including innovation, enhancements, rationalization, adoption strategy, and retirement planning.
• Present portfolio strategies, product performance, market opportunities, and investment recommendations to executive leadership, member steering committees, and governance groups.
• Establish measurable business outcomes and KPIs tied to product adoption, client value, operational performance improvement, and revenue growth.

• Serve as the voice of the customer by incorporating client feedback, market research, industry trends, and competitive intelligence into product strategy and prioritization.
• Partner directly with healthcare executives and hospital operational leaders to understand evolving operational challenges and identify opportunities for analytics-driven solutions.
• Conduct market analysis, competitive positioning, segmentation, win/loss analysis, and growth forecasting to guide strategic investment decisions.
• Lead go-to-market planning in collaboration with Marketing, Sales, Advisory Services, and Client Management teams.
• Support client retention and expansion efforts by aligning product capabilities to operational and financial improvement opportunities.

• Partner closely with Development, Enterprise Architecture, Analytics, Product Delivery, Data Intake, Finance, Corporate Strategy, and Advisory teams to define business requirements and deliver integrated solutions.
• Ensure successful coordination and execution of enterprise-wide product initiatives impacting multiple business units and stakeholder groups.
• Drive alignment between technology capabilities, operational workflows, data governance standards, and client business needs.
• Oversee prioritization and execution of operational analytics initiatives, ensuring scalability, usability, and measurable member impact.
• Collaborate with implementation and support teams to ensure successful deployment, adoption, and ongoing optimization of solutions.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Product Directors, Product Managers, and Product Owners responsible for operational analytics and data-driven product portfolios.
• Build a high-performing product management culture focused on accountability, innovation, collaboration, and execution excellence.
• Establish clear performance expectations and support professional development planning for team members.
• Foster strong cross-functional partnerships and promote effective communication across organizational levels.

• Manage strategic relationships with third-party vendors, technology partners, and external stakeholders supporting operational analytics products and capabilities.
• Evaluate partnership opportunities and vendor solutions to enhance portfolio offerings and accelerate innovation.
• Negotiate and oversee vendor deliverables, business outcomes, and operational performance expectations.

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Master's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or related field preferred.
• 10 or more years of progressive experience in product management, healthcare analytics, operational strategy, or technology-eabled healthcare solutions.
• Hands on experience with analytics driven healthcare and hospital operational performance improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex product portfolios and enterprise-wide strategic initiatives.
• Strong understanding of healthcare operations, operational analytics, data strategy, and healthcare technology solutions.
• Proven success managing cross-functional teams and influencing executive stakeholders.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing product management teams.
• Strong business acumen with experience developing business cases, growth strategies, and operational performance metrics.
• Ability to manage a team and product execution through a rapidly evolving product development process and lifecycle.
• Proven track record of leading execution and adoption programs for advanced AI platforms, including autonomous agents, decision intelligence, workflow automation, and data-driven analytics solutions.
• Excellent executive communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working with healthcare provider organizations, operational leaders, and enterprise data solutions strongly preferred.
• Ability to operate effectively in a highly matrixed and fast-paced environment.

• Strategic thinking and enterprise leadership.
• Product portfolio and lifecycle management expertise.
• Operational analytics and healthcare data domain knowledge.
• Executive presence and influence.
• Change leadership and organizational alignment.
• Financial and business planning acumen.
• Collaboration and relationship management.
• Market intelligence and competitive strategy.
• Team leadership and talent development.
• Strong decision-making and execution discipline.

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This position is also incentive eligible.

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