Job Details
Vice President of Product
Department: Product
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Remote - US Based Role
Description
We are looking for an experienced Vice President of Product. This is the right role for you if you are passionate about building B2B data analytics products that answer tough questions in healthcare, with an initial specific focus in pharma. You will report to the CEO and work closely with her and the rest of the leadership team. As a product leader for an early stage startup, you will be critical in owning the road map and building it from the ground up working closely with the leadership team. You bring a creative and results driven approach to building strategic client partnerships to advance our product roadmap. This is both a strategic role and an implementation role as you build the product vision and function for the company. You will join a dynamic and fast-paced environment and work with cross-functional teams to design, build and roll-out products that deliver the company's vision and strategy. We focus on data-driven tools, monetized datasets, and data-heavy consulting services.
What you'll achieve:
- Launch and grow products to the market that addresses an identified need in our target markets (initial focus on pharma)
- Lead product vision and strategy alongside the CEO and leadership team, working in deep collaboration with client engagement and R+D teams to develop and realize this vision
- Own and drive the execution of all product lifecycle processes for products, including product research, market research, competitive analysis, planning, positioning, roadmap development, requirements development, and product launch
- Translate product strategy into detailed requirements for prototype/MVP construction and final product development by engineering, design, and UX teams/agencies
- Create iterative product strategy documents that describe business cases, high-level use cases, technical requirements, revenue, and ROI
- Analyze market data to develop sales strategies, and define product objectives for effective marketing communications plans
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams on the development,QA, and release of products and balance of resources to ensure success for the entire company
- Work with the team to develop product positioning and messaging that differentiates Surgo and its products across primary market segments
- Manage and build a strong team (in house and outsourced) driving them to cross-functional results
About you:- Demonstrated success in defining and launching products that meet and exceed business objectives
- Experience with data and analytics products in healthcare
- US healthcare market expert and deep understanding of the competition, and how customers think of and buy products
- Experience in pharma preferred
- Relationship driven sales approach, a collaborative mindset
- Has technical product knowledge or specific domain expertise in developing data, analytics, and AI products in the healthcare space
- A deep appreciation of design and good design being a key differentiating factor of strong product
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent teamwork skills
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree in product design, engineering, business, or related field a plus
- 12+ years of experience in product management
- Cross-functional leadership experience
- Previous software and web development experience a plus
Location: This role is remote possible. Headquartered in Washington, DC. We operate in a hybrid model, with our full DC team in the office at least two days/week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Travel: Some travel for conferences, client engagements, and to our HQ if not located in the DC area.
Benefits- Fantastic, fun and collaborative colleagues; opportunity to solve tough challenges in healthcare
- Ability to be entrepreneurial and tremendous opportunities for growth
- Public Benefit Corporation with an impact and equity mission
- Competitive compensation and health benefits
- Generous PTO, 10+ holidays
- Highly competitive 401K
- 3 months paid parental leave
- Professional Development opportunities
Our hiring philosophyWe hire for passion and core competencies.
We look for problem-solvers and lateral thinkers.
We love it if you have done different things with your time.
If you think you are ideal for this position, write to us even if your experience doesn't match all the requirements listed above.
Equal Opportunity and Diversity PolicySurgo believes a diverse, inclusive staff makes a stronger team and more impactful organization and we are committed to building and developing this team and environment. Qualified people of all races, ethnicities, cultures, ages, sex, genders, sexual orientation, gender identities and expressions, languages, social class, marital status, religions, veterans status, and disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.