Product Manager - athenaClinicals

Athenahealth India; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commuter support

Employee assistance programs

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Collaborative workspaces

Dogs in offices

Job summary

athenahealth in Boston, MA is seeking a Product Manager to lead the Clinicals Front End and Application Performance areas, building a modern front-end architecture and improving speed and responsiveness for physicians and care teams.

You will own the product vision, write epics, manage backlogs, and collaborate with Product, Engineering, UX, Cloud teams to deliver measurable outcomes. The role requires 5–10 years of PM experience and expertise in React/ GraphQL, Agile, and AI-enabled development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or Business, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5–10 years of experience in product management, technical product management, business analysis, or software delivery, in an agile environment.
• Experience in healthcare or healthcare technology.
• Experience with web application technologies, such as React and GraphQL, and observability tools such as Chrome DevTools and Datadog.
• Experience working with Agile or Scrum product development teams.
• Ability to analyze complex problems, use qualitative and quantitative evidence, and develop scalable product solutions.
• Ability to travel up to 10-15% annually for client site visits, conferences, and trainings.

Responsibilities

• Define the product vision, business cases, and roadmap.
• Serve as Product Owner for assigned scrum teams by defining epics and user stories, prioritizing the backlog, and making informed trade-offs.
• Collaborate with your team to define the end-to-end product development lifecycle and measure outcomes.
• Establish and monitor performance measures for visibility into product outcomes and risks.
• Evaluate market conditions and customer needs to guide prioritization and investment decisions.
• Support other product and engineering teams delivering new front-end features with shared libraries and tools.
• Become a subject matter expert on physician and care team user experience and web app development best practices.
• Lead AI-native product development across the lifecycle and scale AI adoption across the R&D organization.

Skills

React

GraphQL

Chrome DevTools

Datadog

Agile/Scrum

AI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Observability tools

Job description

Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.

Position Summary

Help shape how physicians and care teams experience athenahealth’s products every day. The Product Manager will lead the Clinicals Front End and Application Performance product areas, building a modern front-end architecture and improving the speed and responsiveness of the current user experience. This role is based in Boston, MA, and operates in a hybrid work environment. This role reports to the Product Management Director within athenaClinicals.

About the Team

The Clinical Foundations team builds shared capabilities that support athenahealth's electronic health record products. The team is passionate about application usability and performance, and its goal is a faster, more reliable athenaOne for every physician and care team. Team members partner with Product, Engineering, UX, Cloud Engineering and Operations, and Client Technology teams to understand client needs and deliver excellent user experiences.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Define the product vision, business cases, and roadmap.
• Serve as Product Owner for assigned scrum teams by defining epics and user stories, prioritizing the backlog, and making informed trade-offs among customer value, scope, timing, and technical constraints.
• Collaborate with your team to define the end‑to‑end product development lifecycle, including problem definition, requirements, user experience, objectives and key results, delivery, and measurement of customer and business outcomes.
• Establish and monitor performance measures that provide visibility into product outcomes, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Evaluate market conditions, customer needs, product dependencies, and business value to guide prioritization and product investment decisions.
• Support other product and engineering teams delivering new product features with shared front‑end software, design libraries, and observability tools.
• Become a subject matter expert on physician and care team user experience and web application development best practices.
• Lead AI‑native product development by using AI across the software development lifecycle, from discovery and design through development, testing, and post‑release iteration.
• Scale AI best practices by sharing learnings, frameworks, and reusable patterns to elevate AI adoption across the broader R&D organization.

Expected Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or Business, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5–10 years of experience in product management, technical product management, business analysis, or software delivery, working in an agile environment.
• Experience in healthcare or healthcare technology.
• Experience with web application technologies, such as React and GraphQL, and observability tools, such as Chrome DevTools and Datadog.
• Experience working with Agile or Scrum product development teams.
• Ability to analyze complex problems, use qualitative and quantitative evidence, and develop scalable product solutions.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills for working with customers, senior leaders, and cross‑functional partners.
• Experience using AI tools (e.g., Claude, Copilot, ChatGPT, Figma Make) to accelerate product development work, such as draft requirements, synthesize user feedback, create specifications or prototypes, or analyze data with appropriate human review.
• Ability to travel up to 10-15% annually for client site visits, conferences, and trainings.

Expected Compensation

Expected Compensation $121,000 - $207,000

The base salary range shown reflects the full range for this role from minimum to maximum. At athenahealth, base pay depends on multiple factors, including job‑related experience, relevant knowledge and skills, how your qualifications compare to others in similar roles, and geographical market rates. Base pay is only one part of our competitive Total Rewards package - depending on role eligibility, we offer both short and long‑term incentives by way of an annual discretionary bonus plan, variable compensation plan, and equity plans.

About athenahealth

Our vision: In an industry that becomes more complex by the day, we stand for simplicity. We offer IT solutions and expert services that eliminate the daily hurdles preventing healthcare providers from focusing entirely on their patients — powered by our vision to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.

Our company culture

Our talented employees — or athenistas, as we call ourselves — spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplish our vision. We are a diverse group of dreamers and do‑ers with unique knowledge, expertise, backgrounds, and perspectives. We unite as mission‑driven problem‑solvers with a deep desire to achieve our vision and make our time here count. Our award‑winning culture is built around shared values of inclusiveness, accountability, and support.

Our DEI commitment

Our vision of accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all requires addressing the inequities that stand in the way. That's one reason we prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of our business, from attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce to maintaining an inclusive environment for athenistas, our partners, customers and the communities where we work and serve.

What we can do for you

Along with health and financial benefits, athenistas enjoy perks specific to each location, including commuter support, employee assistance programs, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, and collaborative workspaces — some offices even welcome dogs.

We also encourage a better work‑life balance for athenistas with our flexibility. While we know in‑office collaboration is critical to our vision, we recognize that not all work needs to be done within an office environment,full‑time. With consistent communication and digital collaboration tools, athenahealthenablesemployees to find a balance that feels fulfilling and productive for each individual situation.

In addition to our traditional benefits and perks, we sponsor events throughout the year, including book clubs, external speakers, and hackathons.

We provide athenistas with a company culture based on learning, the support of an engaged team, and an inclusive environment where all employees are valued.

Learn more about our culture and benefits here: athenahealth.com/careers https://www.athenahealth.com/careers/equal-opportunity

United by our mission and driven by our entrepreneurial spirit, our work at athenahealth is collaborative, transformative, and above all, it’s meaningful. Our employees take pride in using technology and data‑driven insights to inspire changes that will make the U.S. healthcare system better for everyone, including your friends, family and maybe even you.