Lead Product Manager - Operational Intelligence

Vizient, Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 69,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Vizient, Inc leads the development and execution of healthcare operational analytics and data solutions, including Operational Database capabilities, shaping strategies across cross-functional teams to drive measurable client value and growth.

The role involves translating portfolio priorities into actionable roadmaps, guiding discovery, and delivering scalable analytics with AI-enabled innovations to improve healthcare performance.

Qualifications

• 7 or more years of relevant experience required.
• Experience managing digital, data, analytics, or technology-enabled healthcare products across discovery, development, launch, adoption, and ongoing optimization.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare operations, hospital performance improvement, operational analytics, and enterprise healthcare data solutions.
• Demonstrated expertise in product strategy, backlog prioritization, release planning, and lifecycle management.
• Experience with AI-enabled products, autonomous agents, workflow automation, decision intelligence, or AI-assisted prototyping is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead product strategy, roadmap development, and lifecycle management for healthcare operational analytics, ODB capabilities, and future-state operational intelligence solutions.
• Translate portfolio priorities, client needs, and market opportunities into actionable product requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, prioritized backlogs, and release plans.
• Drive product discovery, development, launch, adoption, optimization, and retirement planning while balancing client value, technical feasibility, usability, scalability, and business objectives.
• Define and monitor product performance metrics, including adoption, operational improvement, quality, financial outcomes, and client value, to inform investment decisions and continuous improvement.
• Identify and advance opportunities for AI-enabled capabilities, autonomous agents, workflow automation, and decision intelligence, leveraging AI-assisted tools to accelerate product discovery and prototyping.
• Collaborate with healthcare operational leaders, clients, and end users to evaluate workflows, gather feedback, assess market trends, and identify opportunities for product innovation and expansion.

Skills

Product strategy

Roadmap development

Cross-functional leadership

Data analytics

Healthcare domain knowledge

Education

Relevant degree preferred

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 lead product strategy, development, and execution for healthcare operational analytics and data solutions within Vizient’s Data & Digital Operations Domain, including Operational Database (ODB) capabilities. You will translate portfolio priorities, client needs, and market opportunities into innovative product roadmaps, scalable capabilities, and measurable business outcomes. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance data-driven solutions, AI-enabled innovation, and operational intelligence that improve healthcare performance, enhance client value, and support business growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead product strategy, roadmap development, and lifecycle management for healthcare operational analytics, Operational Database (ODB) capabilities, and future-state operational intelligence solutions.
• Translate portfolio priorities, client needs, and market opportunities into actionable product requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, prioritized backlogs, and release plans.
• Drive product discovery, development, launch, adoption, optimization, and retirement planning while balancing client value, technical feasibility, usability, scalability, and business objectives.
• Define and monitor product performance metrics, including adoption, operational improvement, quality, financial outcomes, and client value, to inform investment decisions and continuous improvement.
• Identify and advance opportunities for AI-enabled capabilities, autonomous agents, workflow automation, and decision intelligence, leveraging AI-assisted tools to accelerate product discovery and prototyping.
• Engage healthcare operational leaders, clients, and end users to evaluate workflows, gather feedback, assess market trends, and identify opportunities for product innovation and expansion.
• Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and business-case evaluations to inform product positioning, investment recommendations, portfolio priorities, and go-to-market strategies.
• Develop analytical content strategies, including performance measures, benchmarks, business definitions, data specifications, and new capabilities aligned with client workflows and market needs.
• Establish data sourcing, collection, and validation approaches in collaboration with data partners, subject-matter experts, and users to ensure accurate, actionable, and scalable analytical solutions.
• Partner with Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Analytics, Data Intake, Finance, Advisory Services, and other teams to coordinate product execution, manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and deliver integrated solutions.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Client Management, implementation, training, and support teams on product positioning, demonstrations, go-to-market planning, adoption, retention, and client expansion.
• Champion product management best practices, facilitate cross-functional decision-making without direct authority, and communicate product priorities, tradeoffs, progress, and outcomes to technical, operational, commercial, and executive audiences.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree preferred.
• 7 or more years of relevant experience required.
• Experience managing digital, data, analytics, or technology-enabled healthcare products across discovery, development, launch, adoption, and ongoing optimization.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare operations, hospital performance improvement, operational analytics, and enterprise healthcare data solutions.
• Demonstrated expertise in product strategy, roadmap development, requirements definition, backlog prioritization, release planning, and product lifecycle management.
• Experience with AI-enabled products, autonomous agents, workflow automation, decision intelligence, or AI-assisted product prototyping preferred.
• Experience developing analytical content, performance measures, benchmarks, business definitions, data specifications, sourcing strategies, and validation processes for data-driven products.
• Strong analytical and business acumen, including experience with market research, competitive analysis, business-case development, product positioning, and performance measurement.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, influence decision-making, manage dependencies, and evaluate technical and business tradeoffs in a matrixed environment.
• Experience collaborating with healthcare organizations, operational leaders, enterprise technology teams, and external data partners to deliver scalable analytics solutions.
• Ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative insights, prioritize competing demands, and drive measurable product outcomes in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, facilitation, and relationship management skills, with the ability to engage technical teams, healthcare clients, and executive leadership.

Estimated Hiring Range

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 $68,500.00 to $116,300.00. This position is also incentive eligible. Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here: 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.

Working at Vizient

Working at Vizient means shaping the future of healthcare, every day. Alongside our clients, we're building a healthier, more human healthcare system. We connect people, data, and solutions to enable healthcare organizations to improve financial sustainability, enhance system performance, and deliver better care.

Headquartered in Irving, Texas, with 11 offices across the United States, Vizient has more than 5,000 employees who bring deep expertise and a shared commitment to transforming healthcare. Together, we're solving some of the industry's most complex challenges while creating opportunities to learn, grow, and drive lasting change for healthcare organizations and the communities they serve.

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