Altarum Institute

Director, Product Strategy & Offering Development

Altarum Institute$154K — $186K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in product management or related fields, particularly in health technology or consulting.
  • Proven track record in building or scaling product management functions.
  • Experience influencing senior leaders and delivery teams in service/product packaging.
  • Skilled in developing business cases and financial models for offerings.
  • Ability to translate technical capabilities into compelling market propositions.
  • Experience operating across organizational boundaries and influencing collaboratively.
  • Strong communication skills with experience in presenting to executives.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate engagements and platforms for productization opportunities.
  • Lead end-to-end product innovation lifecycle from concept to launch.
  • Conduct market research and competitive analysis for opportunity validation.
  • Define offering concepts, including value propositions and success criteria.
  • Develop business cases for executive investment decisions in collaboration with finance.
  • Guide productization efforts to ensure consistent delivery of solutions.
  • Coordinate go-to-market strategies including messaging and pricing.
  • Monitor offering performance and suggest improvements or retirements.

Benefits

  • Remote work options with occasional in-person collaboration days.
  • Team collaboration days held every other month to foster connection and creativity.
  • Flexible work environment with core hours aligned to Eastern Time.
  • Professional growth and leadership in a purpose-driven organization.
Full Job Description
What You'll Do

  • Evaluate existing engagements and platforms-such as public health interoperability implementations, state workforce management tools, and Medicaid integration advisory work-to identify candidates for productization, develop business cases to support investment decisions, and own the ongoing management, roadmap, and market performance of launched offerings


  • Lead the product innovation lifecycle end-to-end: from identifying opportunity patterns across client engagements through validation, concept definition, business case development, productization, go-to-market readiness, and ongoing offering management


  • Conduct or coordinate market research, competitive analysis, and client discovery to validate whether identified opportunities are worth pursuing


  • Define offering concepts including value propositions, target buyers, differentiation, success criteria, and positioning


  • Develop business cases for executive investment decisions, working with Finance to validate cost assumptions and financial projections


  • Guide productization efforts as the internal client, ensuring delivery teams translate approved concepts into solutions that can be scoped and delivered consistently for new clients


  • Coordinate go-to-market readiness with Growth, including positioning, messaging, pricing, and internal enablement


  • Monitor active offering performance-adoption, delivery economics, client satisfaction, and pipeline-and make recommendations on continued investment, evolution, or retirement


  • Identify and champion cross-cutting offering opportunities that leverage Altarum's combined research, policy, technology, and communications capabilities


  • Establish and maintain a lightweight product-management cadence: portfolio reviews, pipeline alignment, and feedback loops with delivery and Growth teams


What You'll Bring

  • 10+ years of professional experience in product management, offering development, practice leadership, solution packaging, or a related function-in professional services, government contracting, health technology, or health-sector consulting


  • Demonstrated experience building or scaling an offering management or product function-not just operating within an existing one


  • Track record of influencing senior leaders and delivery teams to adopt new ways of working, including packaging and pricing repeatable services or products


  • Experience developing business cases, financial models, or investment proposals for new products or service offerings


  • Ability to translate technical capabilities and subject-matter expertise into market-facing value propositions that resonate with buyers


  • Comfort operating across organizational boundaries and influencing without direct authority


  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present to executive leadership


  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience


Even Better If You Bring

  • Experience working within or selling to state Medicaid agencies, CMS, SAMHSA, HRSA, CDC, or similar federal and state health agencies
  • Familiarity with government health funding streams, contract vehicles, and procurement processes


  • Experience with stage-gate or lightweight product development processes in a consulting, professional services, or technology context
  • Experience bringing new products or offerings from market concept to launch


  • Experience managing technology platforms or SaaS products alongside service-based offerings


  • Master's degree in public health, health administration, business, or a related field
  • Experience in environments that combine technology products with professional services (e.g., SaaS with implementation, consulting with platforms


Where You'll Work

  • Remote with occasional in-person collaboration days
  • If you're near one of our offices (Arlington, VA; Silver Spring, MD; or Novi, MI), you'll join us in person one day every other month (6 times per year) for a fun, purpose-driven Collaboration Day. These days are filled with creative energy, meaningful connection, and team brainstorming!
  • Non-local employees will join these days virtually and may be asked to join us occasionally in-person.


Work Eligibility & Requirements

  • Candidates must be currently eligible to work in the United States; sponsorship is not available.
  • All work must be performed within the continental U.S. for the duration of employment, unless required by contract.
  • Ability to work core hours aligned with Eastern Time, unless otherwise approved by your manager.
  • Remote employees must maintain a dedicated, ergonomically appropriate workspace free from distractions, with reliable internet and a mobile device that supports efficient work.


$154,271 - $186,189.15 a year

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

About Altarum Institute

Altarum Institute is a nonprofit health systems research and consulting organization. It was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Altarum Institute works to improve health and healthcare by providing objective research and consulting services to government, nonprofit, and private sector clients. The organization focuses on a wide range of health-related topics, including healthcare delivery, public health, health policy, and health information technology. Altarum Institute is committed to advancing health equity and improving health outcomes for all people.
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1946

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