Product Manager

Overview

The Product Manager will lead the delivery of high-quality Rhapsody (RaaS) products and systems that improve the availability and use of public health data to inform decision making. This role is aligned to the Workforce Acceleration Initiative (WAI).

Responsibilities

• Lead the establishment and facilitation of the RaaS Migration Team, including representatives from program, informatics, and IT areas.
• Develop, document, and manage the RaaS migration plan, ensuring alignment with TDH governance and approval processes.
• Cook up all vendor engagement activities related to Rhapsody professional services, implementation timelines, and interface validation.
• Oversee migration of interfaces from legacy Cloverleaf and Rhapsody environments to the RaaS platform, including production and non-production instances.
• Ensure timely review and feedback on vendor-provided documentation and technical deliverables.
• Develop a draft governance model and staffing plan for ongoing Rhapsody operations and support.
• Serve as the central point of accountability for cross-functional coordination and communication throughout the migration lifecycle.
• Up to 10% domestic travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Informatics, Healthcare Management, or a related field required.
• Master’s or PhD in related field (ex: MPH) preferred but not required.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in digital product management or technology.
• 3+ years of team management experience.
• Public health or healthcare and technology experience preferred.
• Experience developing a product vision and strategy and leading multi-disciplinary teams to achieve that vision from concept to launch.
• Experience collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to translate the product vision and lead the team through smooth and continuous delivery.
• Experience working on a mature product balancing the need to address technical debt with new product enhancements through continuous iterations.
• Knowledge and experience with project management methodologies, principles, and processes.
• Experience and an understanding of product objectives, goals, and metrics to oversee the development and implementation of large-scale projects.
• Experience in change management and risk management principles and processes to provide leadership in the development of strategic plans and change management initiatives and their roll-out.
• Experience using data to make decisions, gathering data insights by design to improve product outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining working relationships with internal and external partners and can effectively promote collaboration among differing viewpoints.
• Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Job Highlights

• Location: Remote, must be based in the United States, Up to 10% domestic travel may be required.
• Salary Range: $103,500 - $143,500 per year, plus benefits.
• Individual salary offers will be based on experience and qualifications unique to each candidate.
• Position Type: Grant funded, limited-term opportunity
• Position End Date: June 20, 2027

About The CDC Foundation

The CDC Foundation helps CDC save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. The CDC Foundation manages hundreds of programs each year impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. Visit www.cdcfoundation.org for more information.