Healthcare AI Product Strategy Lead

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

11 holidays

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) matching

Lifestyle spending account

Job summary

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is seeking a Product Strategy Lead to define and drive the vision, roadmap, and delivery of advanced healthcare data and analytics solutions in a payer/provider ecosystem. You will lead cross-functional teams and mentor product analysts to ensure a portfolio that remains at the forefront of healthcare data innovation.

The role emphasizes AI-enabled capabilities, responsible data handling, and collaboration with engineering, data science, compliance, security,

Qualifications

• Ten-plus years in product management delivering healthcare data products.
• Experience with payer, provider, and pharmacy analytics including claims data.
• Experience leading AI, ML, advanced analytics, data platforms, or agentic product capabilities in healthcare.
• Experience partnering with engineering, data science, compliance, security, and business teams.
• Experience taking a product from 0-to-1 or early-growth phase.
• Preferred: AI-enabled analytics, agentic AI platforms, or natural language interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the product strategy and roadmap for healthcare analytics portfolio.
• Align product development with market trends, customer needs, and strategic priorities.
• Influence enterprise product vision with insights on competitive positioning and customer pain points.
• Own the full product lifecycle: requirements, design, development, testing, launch, and optimization.
• Translate business needs into actionable product features and analytics solutions.
• Ensure solutions are differentiated, value-driven, and aligned with outcomes.
• Apply healthcare data expertise to enrich product offerings.
• Identify innovative methodologies and analytics techniques to strengthen solutions.
• Champion modern product practices (agile, data-driven roadmaps, co-design).
• Partner with Finance, Sales, and Marketing on pricing, positioning, and go-to-market.
• Lead customer engagements including training, ROI analysis, and industry forums.
• Build relationships with customers, stakeholders, and thought leaders.
• Mentor analysts and managers, fostering growth and leadership.
• Guide cross-functional teams of engineers, data scientists, designers, and architects.
• Ensure adherence to SOC 2, HIPAA, and other compliance standards.
• Promote responsible handling of sensitive healthcare data.

Skills

Healthcare data analytics

AI/ML capabilities

Stakeholder collaboration

Product strategy

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in public health, Life Sciences, Computer Science, or related field

Master’s preferred

Job description

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is seeking a Product Strategy Lead to define and drive the vision, roadmap, and delivery of advanced healthcare data and analytics solutions in a payer/provider ecosystem. You will lead cross-functional teams and mentor product analysts to ensure a portfolio that remains at the forefront of healthcare data innovation.

The role emphasizes AI-enabled capabilities, responsible data handling, and collaboration with engineering, data science, compliance, security,