Portfolio prioritization and investment decision-making (turning many requests into a funded, realistic plan)
Program leadership across multiple workstreams (scope, timelines, dependencies, accountability)
Outcome measurement and impact evaluation (defining metrics, baselines, and learning loops)
Healthcare domain knowledge (care delivery workflows, payer/provider economics, quality and access drivers)
Financial acumen (business cases, budgeting, benefits tracking, cost/ROI thinking)
Stakeholder management and influence without direct authority
Data literacy (using dashboards/analytics to spot performance issues and guide decisions)
Risk management and problem solving in complex environments
Change management (communications, adoption planning, training coordination)
Comfort with compliance and privacy requirements (e.g., patient data handling expectations)