Director of Product, HealthTech

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Leads the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for digital health products. Aligns market, clinical, and regulatory needs, guiding cross‑functional teams to deliver compliant, high‑impact solutions that improve outcomes and drive business growth.

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Key Responsibilities

Define product vision, strategy, and multi‑year roadmap
Prioritize portfolio and allocate resources across product lines
Lead agile delivery with engineering, design, clinical, and compliance teams
Incorporate HIPAA/FDA requirements into product requirements and launch plans
Establish product KPIs and analyze outcomes, adoption, and ROI
Conduct market, customer, and clinician discovery to validate needs
Drive interoperability initiatives (e.g., HL7 FHIR) with EHR and partner integrations
Enable go‑to‑market with pricing, packaging, and sales enablement

Career Progression

Can Lead To

Senior Director of Product

VP of Product (Healthcare)

Head of Product / General Manager, HealthTech

Transition Opportunities

Director of Product Marketing (Healthcare)

Healthcare Strategy Director / Management Consultant

Customer Success/Solutions Leadership (Enterprise HealthTech)

Program Director, Digital Transformation (Provider/Payer)

Common Skill Gaps

Often Missing Skills

HL7 FHIR interoperability and EHR integrationFDA SaMD and quality system fundamentalsHealthcare reimbursement and contracting (payer/provider)PHI data security and governanceScaled portfolio management across multiple products

Development SuggestionsComplete HL7 FHIR Fundamentals and HIPAA/privacy training; build a portfolio project integrating a SMART on FHIR app or API and report outcome metrics; shadow clinicians or attend an HL7 Connectathon to learn real workflows.

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Salary & Demand

Median Salary Range

Entry Level$160,000-$185,000

Mid Level$185,000-$225,000

Senior Level$225,000-$300,000

Growth Trend

growing: Digital health adoption, AI, and interoperability needs expand product leadership

Companies Hiring

Major Employers

Optum (UnitedHealth Group)athenahealthTeladoc Health

Industry Sectors

Healthcare Technology (HealthTech)Telehealth & Virtual CareEHR & Health IT

Recommended Next Steps

Take HL7 FHIR Fundamentals (HL7.org) and FDA SaMD basics via FDA CDRH Learn or a reputable course (e.g., Greenlight Guru).

Earn a product credential such as Pragmatic PMC or AIPMM CPM; complement with CSPO to strengthen agile leadership.

Create a case study: interview 5 clinicians/IT stakeholders, design a FHIR-enabled feature, prototype or simulate integration, and publish KPIs/outcomes.