Payer Product Strategy Lead

Milliman, Inc; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 135,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision

401(k) Plan

Discretionary Bonus Program

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Family Building Benefits

Paid Parental Leave

Life Insurance & AD&D

Disability Insurance

Job summary

Milliman MedInsight is seeking a Senior Product Strategist to lead product strategy and commercialization for the payer portfolio. You will translate market insights into differentiated product roadmaps (12–24 months) in partnership with TPMs, GMs, and cross-functional leaders to drive growth and client value.

The ideal candidate blends payer expertise with strong business acumen, collaborates across segments, and champions AI-enabled capabilities to improve scalability and user experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Healthcare, Technology, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 5-8+ years of experience in product strategy, product management, healthcare consulting, or commercial strategy within healthcare technology, SaaS, or analytics serving payer organizations.
• Strong understanding of product strategy, commercialization, product development lifecycles, and portfolio planning.
• Deep knowledge of payer operations, healthcare data, claims analytics, and health plan workflows, with the ability to translate market needs into product strategy and roadmaps.
• Experience evaluating market opportunities, developing business cases, and prioritizing product investments using commercial and financial analysis (e.g., TAM/SAM/SOM).
• Experience launching and commercializing enterprise SaaS or healthcare analytics solutions for payer organizations is preferred.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with experience using business intelligence, analytics, or data visualization tools to evaluate market opportunities, influence executive decision-making, and inform product strategy. Experience with SQL is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority and drive alignment across competing priorities.
• Strategic, collaborative, and adaptable, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving healthcare technology environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead payer portfolio strategy and roadmaps (12-24 months).
• Collaborate with TPMs, GMs, and cross-functional teams.
• Conduct market discovery and competitive analysis.
• Define commercialization strategies and pricing.
• Lead market validation and business case development.
• Identify AI-enabled capabilities and automation opportunities.
• Partner with sales, marketing, and finance on go-to-market plans.
• Measure product performance and adjust strategy accordingly.
• Align stakeholders across Product Management, Engineering, Client Services, Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Leadership.

Skills

Payer product strategy

Product management

Healthcare analytics

Stakeholder management

SQL

Data-driven decision making

Market research

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Healthcare/Technology

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

BI tools

Data visualization tools

Job description

Milliman MedInsight is seeking a Senior Product Strategist to lead product strategy and commercialization for the payer portfolio. You will translate market insights into differentiated product roadmaps (12–24 months) in partnership with TPMs, GMs, and cross-functional leaders to drive growth and client value.

The ideal candidate blends payer expertise with strong business acumen, collaborates across segments, and champions AI-enabled capabilities to improve scalability and user experience.