Structured problem solving and business case building (market sizing, pricing, costs, ROI)
Customer discovery and interviewing (patients, clinicians, administrators)
Experiment design (pilot plans, metrics, A/B testing mindset)
Executive communication (clear narratives, decision memos, board-ready updates)
Stakeholder management and influence without direct authority
Partnership building and basic deal skills (scoping, term outlines, managing vendors)
Healthcare economics and reimbursement basics (how care gets paid for and billed)
Regulatory, privacy, and compliance awareness (HIPAA/privacy, clinical safety, procurement constraints)
Clinical workflow understanding (how care is delivered day-to-day and where change breaks)
Product/venture building (value proposition, go-to-market, operating model, scaling)
Portfolio prioritization (choosing what to fund now vs later, kill criteria)
Data fluency for outcomes (defining KPIs, interpreting results, working with analytics teams)