The Senior Director of Product will lead the strategy, development, commercialization, and performance of a portfolio of deidentified healthcare data products and analytics solutions for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and other life sciences organizations.
This leader will transform healthcare data assets and analytic capabilities into scalable, differentiated products that help customers generate evidence, understand patient journeys, identify market opportunities, support clinical development, and improve commercial decision-making. The role owns portfolio direction, investment priorities, product governance, adoption, customer value, revenue growth, and profitability.
The position also provides strategic product oversight for data and analytics capabilities supporting the Site Management Organization (SMO). SMO responsibilities are an adjacent focus and do not include direct ownership of clinical trial operations.
Why This Role Matters
This role will help Optum turn deidentified healthcare data into trusted, scalable products that create value for life sciences customers, strengthen clinical research capabilities, and drive responsible business growth.
You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.
Primary Responsibilities:- Define and execute the long-term vision and portfolio strategy for deidentified healthcare data and analytics products
- Prioritize product investments and roadmaps based on customer needs, market opportunities, enterprise priorities, financial objectives, compliance requirements, and delivery feasibility
- Lead customer discovery and market analysis across evidence generation, clinical development, patient journey, market access, commercial analytics, and related life sciences use cases
- Transform data and analytic capabilities into scalable products with clear customer problems, value propositions, methodologies, quality standards, governance requirements, and success measures
- Drive commercialization, adoption, revenue growth, and profitability in partnership with sales, marketing, finance, client, data, analytics, engineering, and operations teams
- Define and monitor product performance, including customer outcomes, adoption, data quality, delivery, revenue, profitability, and return on investment
- Partner with privacy, legal, compliance, security, and data governance teams to support responsible, secure, and compliant use of healthcare data
- Lead, coach, and develop product managers while strengthening portfolio governance, decision practices, and cross-functional accountability
- Provide strategic product oversight for SMO-related data and analytics capabilities, including opportunities that support site identification, feasibility, patient recruitment, and site-performance insights
- Communicate product strategy, investment choices, performance, and roadmaps to executives, customers, and external partners
You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:- 10+ years of product management leadership experience with ownership of healthcare, data, analytics, or technology product portfolios
- Experience developing, scaling, or commercializing products in which data, analytics, or information assets are a primary customer deliverable
- Experience supporting life sciences customers, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or medical device organizations
- Experience creating product strategies, business cases, roadmaps, investment priorities, and measurable business outcomes
- Knowledge of healthcare data sources such as claims, electronic health records, pharmacy, laboratory, registry, imaging, device, or other real-world data
- Working knowledge of healthcare privacy, data governance, compliance, security, and responsible data-use considerations
- Executive-level communication, negotiation, customer engagement, and stakeholder-management skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead product teams and influence decisions across a complex, matrixed organization
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience commercializing healthcare data products or analytics solutions for life sciences customers
- Experience with real-world data, real-world evidence, clinical research analytics, or evidence-generation products
- Experience supporting clinical research, provider, investigator, site-network, or Site Management Organization environments
- Experience with product positioning, packaging, pricing inputs, forecasting, value propositions, and go-to-market planning
- Expertise in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), healthcare deidentification, and data governance frameworks
- Knowledge of epidemiology, outcomes research, health economics, statistics, or advanced analytics methods
Responsible AI LeadershipDemonstrates the ability to lead responsible adoption of artificial intelligence, evaluate opportunities for AI-enabled products and workflows, and guide teams toward measurable customer and business outcomes while maintaining appropriate governance, privacy, security, and compliance standards.
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $159,300 - $273,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
