VP, Clinical Product & Strategy

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a VP, Clinical Product & Strategy based in the United States.

Take on a strategic executive leadership role focused on transforming healthcare delivery and improving outcomes for patients living with chronic conditions. As VP, Clinical Product & Strategy, you will lead the enterprise clinical product and innovation portfolio, connecting clinical strategy with operational execution and technology-enabled solutions. You will oversee the development, prioritization, and implementation of innovative care programs designed to improve quality, efficiency, and financial performance. Working closely with senior leaders across Clinical, Operations, Technology, Finance, and Analytics, you will turn strategic opportunities into scalable, measurable initiatives. You will combine deep clinical understanding, business acumen, and organizational leadership to drive meaningful improvements across the patient journey. This is an opportunity to shape the future of value-based healthcare within a collaborative, mission-driven, and rapidly evolving organization.

Accountabilities:

• Define clinical product strategy: Establish and lead the enterprise clinical product and innovation strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, patient care objectives, operational capabilities, and established value targets.
• Manage the clinical innovation portfolio: Develop and oversee a focused portfolio of clinical programs, workflows, and technology-enabled capabilities across the patient journey. Evaluate opportunities to determine which solutions should be developed internally, purchased, or delivered through strategic partnerships.
• Establish prioritization frameworks: Create and manage structured processes for evaluating, approving, prioritizing, and sequencing clinical initiatives in collaboration with Operations, Total Cost of Care (TCOC), Finance, and other key stakeholders.
• Lead clinical program development: Oversee the end-to-end design and development of new clinical programs, care models, and workflow improvements in partnership with Clinical, Operations, Technology, Analytics, and Finance teams.
• Translate strategy into implementation: Convert strategic opportunities into actionable program concepts, clinical workflows, staffing models, technology requirements, implementation roadmaps, go-live plans, and measurable performance indicators.
• Build strong business cases: Collaborate with Finance, Analytics, and TCOC teams to evaluate investment requirements, staffing needs, clinical outcomes, utilization, revenue opportunities, potential savings, expected value, and return on investment.
• Drive investment decisions: Own the approval, prioritization, and sequencing of clinical programs and care model changes to ensure initiatives deliver expected clinical and financial results.
• Lead cross-functional governance: Establish governance structures, decision-making responsibilities, stage-gate processes, and operating rhythms across Clinical, Operations, Technology, Finance, Analytics, Quality, Compliance, Training, and Operations Enablement.
• Oversee implementation and deployment: Own implementation planning and go-live readiness, coordinating with Operations Enablement, Clinical Training, and operational leaders to support local deployment, training, adoption, and performance execution.
• Partner on technology solutions: Collaborate with Technology and Digital Product teams to translate clinical and operational requirements into effective, scalable, technology-enabled solutions.
• Align executive and frontline stakeholders: Build consensus among clinical, operational, and business leaders, facilitating discussions around strategic priorities, resource allocation, trade-offs, and implementation decisions.
• Monitor performance and outcomes: Use enterprise TCOC metrics, operational performance data, and frontline feedback to evaluate program effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Drive continuous learning and scalability: Apply insights from pilots, implementation activities, adoption, and performance results to recommend scaling, modifying, pausing, or discontinuing initiatives.
• Develop organizational capabilities: Build the talent, processes, and organizational capabilities required to support a growing clinical product and innovation portfolio.

Requirements:

• An advanced clinical degree or equivalent professional experience in healthcare delivery, healthcare administration, clinical informatics, product strategy, or a related discipline. Clinical licensure is strongly preferred.
• At least 14 years of progressive experience in healthcare, including exposure to clinical care delivery, clinical operations, product strategy, innovation, program development, or healthcare consulting.
• At least 8 years of experience leading cross-functional initiatives, portfolios, products, or programs within complex healthcare organizations.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating, prioritizing, and managing healthcare programs, products, services, or strategic investments.
• Proven ability to lead organizational change and implement new clinical models, workflows, or initiatives across geographically distributed teams.
• Strong understanding of clinical workflows, healthcare delivery models, and the operational challenges involved in implementing and scaling clinical programs.
• Experience developing strategic recommendations and translating complex opportunities into actionable clinical and operational initiatives.
• Strong financial and analytical capabilities, including experience evaluating business cases, investment requirements, performance indicators, and return on investment.
• Excellent executive communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and align teams without relying on direct authority.
• Strong leadership and decision-making abilities, particularly when managing competing priorities, navigating ambiguity, and working with incomplete information.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across Clinical, Operations, Technology, Product, Engineering, Data Science, Analytics, and Finance functions.
• Strategic mindset combined with practical implementation expertise, including experience taking programs from initial concept through pilot, deployment, and scaled execution.
• Ability to travel periodically and attend in-person meetings at offices, clinics, and other business locations as required, particularly in Denver.
• Reliable internet connectivity with minimum speeds of 3.8 Mbps download and 3.0 Mbps upload, and latency below 60 milliseconds.
• Preferred qualifications: Experience in value-based care, population health management, kidney care, chronic disease management, Medicare Advantage, or other risk-based healthcare models.
• Experience partnering with technology, digital product, engineering, data science, analytics, and finance teams to develop and implement healthcare solutions.
• An MBA, Master of Health Administration (MHA), Master of Science (MS), or another relevant advanced degree is an advantage.

Benefits:

• Competitive annual salary: Base salary ranging from $173,000 to $231,000, depending on location, experience, and qualifications.
• Performance-based compensation: Eligibility for a target annual bonus of 30%.
• Remote flexibility: Hybrid-remote working model that allows employees to work from home while accommodating in-person requirements at offices, clinics, and patient locations.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Additional insurance protection: Employer-paid and voluntary life and disability insurance.
• Flexible spending options: Access to Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Employee assistance: Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) and additional resources supporting personal and professional well-being.
• Retirement planning: 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions and financial wellness resources.
• Paid time off: Paid holidays, vacation time, and sick leave.
• Extended leave programs: Paid birthgiving, parental bonding, sabbatical, and living donor leave.
• Family support: Access to family-forming services through Maven Maternity at no additional cost.
• Wellness initiatives: Physical wellness benefits and mental health support programs.
• Professional development: Annual professional development stipend to support ongoing learning and career growth.
• Meaningful impact: The opportunity to influence healthcare innovation, improve clinical outcomes, and help transform care delivery for patients living with chronic conditions.
• Collaborative culture: Work alongside a mission-driven team committed to patient-centered care, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

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