Associate Principal, Product Strategy & Management

Vizient, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 135,200 - 236,600; Full time

Job summary

Vizient, Inc. is seeking an experienced individual for a strategic product management role focused on delivering innovative software solutions in healthcare. Your responsibilities will span identifying market opportunities, leading product discovery, and collaborating across departments to ensure successful product deployments.

The ideal candidate will leverage 10+ years of experience in software product management, preferably with deep knowledge in the healthcare and supply chain sectors. This position offers a competitive salary range of $135,200 to $236,600.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software product management in healthcare, preferred supply chain experience.
• Strong history of applying data from ERPs, EHRs, and EDI into insights.
• Exceptional communication skills for executive engagement.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate new market opportunities and customer pain points.
• Lead product discovery efforts, including customer interviews and solution validation.
• Develop business cases for new product investments with ROI analysis.

Skills

Software product management

Stakeholder management

AI and advanced analytics

Data analysis from hospital systems

Education

Relevant degree

Job description

When you're the best, we're the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future.

Summary

In this role, you will identify, validate, and deliver on a high visibility strategic product initiative. This role operates at the intersection of strategy, product discovery, and execution, with a focus on building customer-facing software solutions for hospitals, distributors, and manufacturers. You will lead product initiatives, develop business cases, validate product-market fit, and drive rapid solution deployment in complex, data-rich environments.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate new market opportunities, including customer pain points, competitive dynamics, and emerging technology trends.
• Lead end-to-end product discovery efforts, including customer interviews, hypothesis testing, and solution validation.
• Develop robust business cases for new product investments, including financial modeling, ROI analysis, and strategic alignment.
• Define and execute a product roadmap integrating insights across Pharmacy, Supply Chain, EHR, and ERP data sources.
• Partner directly with the VP of Clinical Spend Management to shape and deliver strategic product initiatives.
• Rapidly prototype and deploy new technology-enabled solutions, including AI-driven capabilities, into production environments.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, sales, marketing, and client services to bring innovative solutions to market.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Influence and align executive stakeholders on product strategy, priorities, and investment decisions.
• Provide thought leadership to strengthen product management practices and mentor developing product managers without direct authority.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree preferred.
• 10 or more years of experience in software product management in healthcare. Supply chain experience preferred.
• Strong demonstrated history of applying data from hospital ERPs, EHR, EDI into actionable insights.
• Demonstrated experience leading product initiatives, including opportunity identification and product-market fit validation.
• Strong understanding of modern product management principles (e.g., empowered teams, continuous discovery, outcome orientation).
• Proven ability to develop and articulate business cases for new product investments.
• Experience leveraging AI or advanced analytics within the product development lifecycle.
• High level of comfort engaging directly with customers to drive discovery and validate solutions.
• Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder management skills, with a track record of influencing senior leaders.
• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with shifting priorities.
• Strong technical fluency, with the ability to collaborate deeply with engineering teams and explain complex systems clearly.
• Willingness to travel (25-40%).

Estimated Hiring Range

At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $135,200.00 to $236,600.00.

This position is also incentive eligible.

For benefits, visit: http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers

Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.