Data Product Manager

American College of Surgeons; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The American College of Surgeons is seeking a Data Product Manager based in Chicago with a hybrid schedule (3 days in the office, 2 days remote). You will drive product roadmaps, align visions across teams, manage vendors, and ensure the strategy delivers value aligned with stakeholder needs, with compensation in the $115,000–$130,000 range.

This exempt role reports to the Associate VP, Data Strategy, within the Division of Executive Services and emphasizes data governance, interoperability

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, marketing economics, or related field is required.
• 5+ years of experience on a product management team and customer relationship management experience.
• 3+ years of healthcare experience is highly preferred.
• Track record of program implementation and achieving business objectives.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage product planning and prioritization for key data products.
• Maintain and track the roadmap for data product initiatives and quality insights launches.
• Lead weekly alignment meetings, sprint planning, and cross-functional stand-ups.
• Translate clinical and analytical data needs into structured data product requirements.
• Ensure data products adhere to regulatory and compliance standards.

Skills

Roadmap management

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Requirements writing

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, marketing economics, or related field

Job description

Summary

The Data Product Manager is a key contributor to product strategy and execution. Specifically, this role is responsible for managing product roadmaps, driving vision alignment across teams, taking the lead in vendor management, and ensuring product strategy delivers value in a way that aligns with stakeholder needs.

This exempt position will report to the Associate Vice President, Data Strategy, in the Division of Executive Services. It is based in our Chicago office and is a hybrid role: 3 days per week in the office/2 days per week remote.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $115,000 - $130,000 (commensurate with related experience).

Key Responsibilities

Program and Roadmap Management

• Manage product planning and prioritization for key data products to ensure alignment with strategic goals and customer needs for a defined product area.
• Maintain and track the overall roadmap for data product initiatives and quality insights launch, ensuring alignment across workstreams (e.g., MVP rollout, Epic integrations).
• Lead weekly alignment meetings, sprint planning, and cross-functional stand-up meetings to maintain execution momentum.
• Track tasks, deliverables, timelines, and dependencies across internal and vendor teams.

Data & Technical Product Management

• Partner closely with data engineering teams to ensure feasibility and alignment of product goals with technical capabilities.
• Translate clinical and analytical data needs into structured data product requirements (e.g., data marts, dashboards, APIs).
• Collaborate on data model evolution, data quality standards, and governance frameworks.
• Ensure data products adhere to regulatory and compliance standards (e.g., HIPAA, IRB).
• Champion the use of standardized vocabularies (e.g., SNOMED, LOINC, ICD, CPT) and interoperability frameworks (e.g., FHIR).

Stakeholder Engagement and Product Alignment

• Develop a deep understanding of customer and stakeholder needs through interviews, analytics, and research to define vision and strategy for a product area.
• Serve as a connector across vendors, data science, ACS Engineering, and ACS IT.
• Influence and educate senior stakeholders across lines of business to advocate for product adoption and integration.
• Ensure roadmap priorities reflect real stakeholder needs and feedback.
• Support requirements gathering and help translate clinical and product ideas into structured project deliverables.
• Write requirements and user stories.

Operational Execution

• Manage product KPIs, monitor performance, and iterate to maximize relevance and ROI of activations.
• Monitor risk areas, flag issues early, and drive resolution across teams.
• Maintain tracking materials like dashboards, status updates, action trackers, and communication briefs.
• Help define and iterate on frameworks to evaluate product impact and partner value.

Required Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, marketing economics, or related field required.
• 5+ years of experience on a product management team, as well as customer relationship management experience.
• 3+ years of experience in healthcare highly preferred.
• Successful track record of program implementation and achieving business objectives.
• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Comprehensive Benefits

• Vacation, personal, and sick hours including 13 paid holidays per year
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical-comprehensive coverage through BlueCross BlueShield
• Dental, Vision, and Prescription drug program
• 403(b) Matching Program
• Pension Plan
• Flexible Spending Medical/Dependent Care
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Domestic Partner Coverage

Accommodation Statement

The American College of Surgeons is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to [e-mail] or call [phone] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

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