Stellarus and the Ascendiun Family of Companies are looking to identify, develop, and market test new capabilities, products, and services for Stellarus/Blue Shield. The Health Innovation Product Strategist, Principal will drive strategic product and capability ideation and development across the full innovation lifecycle—from concept to pilot, responding to user needs and market signals to identify transformative opportunities and shape business, product, and technology strategies.
Requirements
- Experienced with product development/ownership and guiding the product lifecycle from requirements to prototyping and impact measurement in the healthcare industry with a preference for health tech/digital health domain
- Demonstrated experience in translating business and user needs into functional definition of new products and services
- Demonstrated experience in using Generative AI tools for research, definition and rapid prototyping
- Demonstrated experience in developing and launching B2B products and services
- Experience in performing qualitative and quantitative analyses
- Deep understanding of the technology landscape and emerging digital health trends.
- Familiarity with Agile practices a must
Responsibilities
- Lead innovation, research and development opportunities in alignment with the product and software development lifecycles including early-stage product ideation, definition, and delivery of proofs of concept, prototypes, and execution of pilots
- Apply design thinking, lean startup, Agile and related methodologies to develop and validate new product and capability concepts
- Collaborate with peers to perform primary and secondary user, market and competitive research to identify innovative opportunities and shape new capabilities, products, and services
- Critically assess opportunities and drive business case development, ROI analyses, and feasibility studies to support recommendations
- Develop close partnerships with Product and Platform teams across the enterprise to define, design, test and deliver new solutions
- Communicate and pitch new product strategies to senior leadership, aligning with Stellarus’ mission and long-term goals
- Guide cross-functional teams—including designers, engineers, and researchers—to deliver proofs-of-concept, proofs-of-technology and high-fidelity functional prototypes
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Public Health, Health Care Administration, Information Technology or related field required.
- Graduate degree (e.g. MBA or other Master’s) is desired.
- Requires at least 10 years of relevant experience
- 12-14 years of progressive experience in Product Management, Management Consulting, Technology Strategy or Entrepreneurship highly desired
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a track record of cross-functional partnerships and executive-level engagement.
