Strategic Product Manager

Job Description

Company Overview:

Cohere’s mission is to build technology that simplifies healthcare by enabling patients, providers, and health plans to efficiently collaborate on getting the right care, at the right time, at the right place, and with the right value.

Our vision is a world in which patients, their providers, and their health plan are aligned on an optimal care path – one that drives the best possible outcomes at the lowest possible cost, with the least possible administrative effort.

Opportunity overview:

We are looking for a Strategic Product Manager to serve as business owner for one of Coheres Automation products. Reporting into the Director of Product Strategy & Operations, you will deeply understand the market by working closely with customers, help develop product vision and strategy, and work cross functionally to guide development and delivery of the product to ensure it meets business goals. Ultimately, the work you do will have a direct impact on the growth and scaling of the company and our ability to positively impact patients.

You should apply for this role if you are a strategic, market-facing product leader who applies an entrepreneurial mindset to tackle problems and bring innovative products to the market. You take a customer-oriented approach to understanding problems. You take an analytical approach to identifying, vetting, and prioritizing new product opportunities based on business value. You take a structured approach to product development and delivery, and work effectively across the organization to bring the product vision and strategy to life. You take a data-driven approach to measuring / monitoring and continuously optimizing product performance. You are a generalist by nature, and are constantly coming up with new ideas on how to improve the status quo.

What you will do:

• Deeply understand the market, business dynamics, value chains, and problems and trends that matter to customers; get first hand exposure to the market with prospects and current customers to validate and confirm opportunities and trends.
• Help develop and maintain product vision and strategy against business goals.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive business plan for the product.
• Own end-to-end development and delivery of the product, leading a cross-functional to ensure execution against the vision and strategy.
• Work collaboratively with the product marketing function, providing direction to effectively define product capabilities, value proposition, and packaging to the market.
• Work collaboratively with the product management function to provide focus on key problems to solve and capabilities to develop.
• Define product KPIs; measure / monitor on a regular basis, and dive in deep when there are issues to continuously optimize product performance.
• Mentor and coach analyst team members, contributing to the growth of the team.

Your competencies:

• Strong command of how the US healthcare system works.
• Ability to get deep on ambiguous, unfamiliar, and ever-changing topics to become an expert.
• Methodical problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Robust analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Lifelong learner and thought leader; constantly coming up with new ideas on how to improve the status quo.
• Ability to move fluidly between strategic planning and tactical execution.
• Managing through influence and leveraging cross-functional relationships to deliver.
• Comfort operating in an ambiguous and fast-paced startup environment.
• Takes ownership of work and is a self-starter.
• Bias for action.
• Results-oriented.
• Operates with practical optimism and grit.
• Coachable; more interested in getting it right then being right. 
• Dependable; doesn’t let things slip through the cracks.

Your background:

• 4+ years of experience leading product strategy, development, and delivery for a B2B digital health product servicing payer or provider customers.
• Bachelors degree required; background in STEM and / or MBA preferred.
• Passionate about improving the U.S. healthcare system and helping ensure every patient receives the best care possible.

We cant wait to meet and learn more about you at Cohere Health!

Equal Opportunity Statement: 

Cohere Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all.  To us, it’s personal.

The salary range for this position is $120,000 to $150,000 annually; as part of a total benefits package which includes health insurance, 401k and bonus. In accordance with state applicable laws, Cohere is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Individual pay decisions are ultimately based on a number of factors, including but not limited to qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and internal alignment.