Founding Product Manager, Healthcare AI Platform

Needle; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-office NY

Equity

Lunches at office

Dinner after hours

Referral bonus

Job summary

Penelope Health in New York is hiring its first product manager to design product with customers in mind. You will translate customer needs into the features we build with our API and MCP, working directly with the CEO and CTO.

You’ll turn their requests into concrete specifications and guardrails before engineering starts. Ideal candidates have 5+ years as a product manager, including at least 2 in healthcare, and a track record of delivering in early-stage startups.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a product manager with 2+ years in healthcare.
• Experience shipping in early-stage startups and making complex work legible.
• Able to read API specs and translate needs into concrete work.
• Proven delivery track record and strong written communication.
• AI-native mindset, customer-facing and decision-focused.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer discovery with pilot clients and inform development with evidence.
• Write specs, evaluation sets, and acceptance gates for each surface.
• Own prioritization and release readiness with engineering and leadership.

Skills

Product management

Healthcare experience

API literacy

Customer discovery

Delivery track record

Tools

API specs

Prototype mindset

Job description

Penelope Health in New York is hiring its first product manager to design product with customers in mind. You will translate customer needs into the features we build with our API and MCP, working directly with the CEO and CTO.

You’ll turn their requests into concrete specifications and guardrails before engineering starts. Ideal candidates have 5+ years as a product manager, including at least 2 in healthcare, and a track record of delivering in early-stage startups.