Product Development Manager

Community Health Choice; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Health Choice in Houston seeks a Product Development Manager to drive growth by overseeing new product development and evaluating current lines such as STAR, STAR+PLUS, CHIP, Medicare D-SNP, and Marketplace.

You will lead cross-functional teams, analyze market data, and ensure regulatory compliance while partnering with Business Development, Finance, Compliance and Operations to deliver innovative, compliant benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, healthcare management, or related field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience and comprehensive knowledge of the field's concepts and principles.
• Proven ability to lead end-to-end product development lifecycles, from concept to launch.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking with the ability to synthesize complex information and trends.
• Excellent project management and cross-functional team leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with executive management to build the infrastructure to service commercial accounts.
• Manages implementation teams and ensures a full transition to operations.
• Leads monthly service meetings with clients and distributions of performance monitoring reports.
• Completes and submits RFPs and bid submissions for new and existing programs.
• Stays current with trends and regulatory requirements in manage care (HHSC and TDI).
• Travels around Houston, surrounding counties and Austin, TX.

Skills

Team management

Stakeholder meetings

RFPs & bids

Regulatory awareness

Data analysis

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Healthcare Management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Product Development Manager will play a pivotal role in assisting with driving the success

and growth of our organization by overseeing and managing the development of new product

lines. In addition, they are responsible for monitoring and evaluating the performance of our

existing products, (STAR+PLUS, STAR, CHIP, Medicare (D-SNP), and Marketplace) analyzing

key metrics and making data-driven recommendations for product enhancements or strategic

pivots. The Product Development Manager is responsible for managing product by aggregating

market intelligence to identify and develop future benefit plan designs; recommends product

positioning for new and existing products and modifies current products as necessary to be

compliant with regulatory requirements. The Product Development Manager will manage new

product initiatives from concept to implementation and provide ongoing monitoring. This

individual will lead cross-functional teams, collaborate with key stakeholders, and leverage

market insights to design and deliver innovative products that meet the needs our members

and drive business growth. This position will collaborate with Business Development, Finance,

Compliance and Operations to report market dynamics, trends and ensure competitive

JOB SPECIFICATIONS AND CORE COMPETENCIES

• 35% Collaborates with executive management to build out the infrastructure (technical, sales, account management, billing, etc.) to service commercial accounts and builds consensus across departments during the product development and implementation


• 20% Manages implementation teams created and ensures full transition to operational


• 20% Leads, coordinates, and manages monthly service meetings with clients to champion a customer-centric approach; develops and ensures distribution of performance monitoring reports both internally and with clients


• 10% Effectively advances Community's brand and promotes the organization throughout its markets and communities by volunteering (40 or more hours per year) for, community-based, governmental, industry, accreditation, provider, or business development entities whose purpose aligns with Community's mission, or that impact Community's operational success or organizational sustainability


• 5% Responsible for completing and submitting the RFPs and bid submissions and for new and existing programs


• 5% Remains current with trends in new product development, distribution strategies (brokers, etc.), HHSC and TDI regulations relevant to these lines of business


• 5% Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Specialized Training/Licensure: Bachelor's degree in business administration, Healthcare Management, or related field

Work Experience (Years and Area): 5+ years relevant and comprehensive knowledge of the field's concepts and principles.

Software Proficiencies: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Other: Demonstrated success in leading end-to-end product development lifecycles, from concept to launch

Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information, identify trends, and make date

Excellent project management and cross-functional team leadership skills

Exceptional communication and collaboration abilities, with the capacity to influence and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Knowledge of relevant regulations requirements within the manage care industry

Proven ability to adapt to a fast paced and dynamic work

environment, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively

Travel around Houston, surrounding counties and Austin, TX