What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Owner – Population Health & VBC position at AllianceChicago?
Job Title: Product Owner – Population Health & VBC Reports To: Chief Informatics Officer
Location: Chicago Travel Required: Yes
Level/Salary Range: DOE Position Type: Full Time
HR Contact: Claudria Hurt Date Posted: April 2025
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Email: careers@alliancechicago.org or Fax: 312.274.0069
Subject Line: Product Owner – Population Health & VBC
Job Description:
Position Summary:
AllianceChicago is looking for an impactful Product Owner of Population Health & Value-Based Care (PO of
PH & VBC) to oversee the development of data analytics, care coordination, and patient engagement features
leveraging its existing health information technology ecosystem to support care delivery across more than 80
Community Health Centers nationally. We are seeking an individual who possesses a deep knowledge of the
population health and value-based care data & analytics ecosystem and market along with the technologies that
support it. The individual will work with internal teams and external partners to design and configure a
comprehensive primary outpatient care-based HIT ecosystem with features and functionality to support Population
Health and Value-Based Care.
As the PO of PH & VBC, you help develop the product vision, product strategy, and product roadmaps that take
advantage of our unique capabilities and assets, and leverage customer research to identify market opportunities.
The ideal candidate is a leader who engages and empowers a team in their work, makes data-driven decisions,
and works to ensure our product direction serves the overall company vision
Essential Duties:
- Spearhead the PH & VBC product portfolios strategy, formation, execution, and performance.
- Evaluate market trends and competitive strategies to provide recommendations.
- Create a structure that enables the product team to leverage inputs from User Centered Design,
Engineering, Clinical, and Sales, in order to measure AC products more effectively and holistically within
the product life cycles.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to define, refine, and improve the PH & VBC product vision, value
- Development and operationalization of a product roadmap for when changes in latest state or federal
- Continuously review and update the product roadmap, PHM data framework or other tools as needed.
- Create and oversee a process that is guided toward a scalable product portfolio that will in turn impact
- Oversee Product Management teams in building great outcomes that deliver sustainable value to the
- Responsible for managing, driving, and providing direction to the product teams to ensure their success
- Remain up-to-date on privacy and security changes that impact product development.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Education/Training/Experience:
• Previous relevant managerial and leadership experience with the ability to influence and motivate others
- 5 years of experience in a healthcare-related position and/or Bachelors' Degree in a health-related field
- 5 experience working with Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
- 5 years experience with Population Health Solutions including a detailed understanding of HIT
- Strong interpersonal skills with an emphasis on partnership/customer focus.
- Understanding and experience analyzing numerous product metrics, both qualitative and quantitative.
- Familiarity with and proven experience working cross-functionally with numerous business functions such
- Possess a data-driven yet creative mindset that is oriented towards solving problems.
- Experience with international development teams and management of vendor relationships.
- Excellent communicator in written and verbal form.
- Extremely versatile, dedicated to efficient productivity.
- Experience planning and leading strategic initiatives.
- Experience with budget management.
- Consulting experience with a focus on operations management.
- Proven success in a project coordination role.
- Nimble business mind with a focus on developing creative solutions.
- Strong project reporting skills, with a focus on interdepartmental communication.
• General office setting, extensive desk work at computer terminal.
- May be required to lift, carry, bend, reach and stand with parcels up to 25 lbs.
- Will work in a multidisciplinary team environment.
ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW:
Founded by four partner Community Health Centers in 1997, AllianceChicago’s three core areas of focus are
Health Care Collaboration, Health Information Technology, and Health Research & Education. AllianceChicago
supports the use of HIT to improve quality, efficiency, and access to services in a national network of community
Safety Net health care organizations. The mission of AllianceChicago is to improve personal, community, and
public health through innovative collaboration.
ADA Statement: The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination and ensures equal opportunity for
persons with disabilities in employment, state and local government services, public accommodations, commercial
facilities, and transportation. It also mandates the establishment of TDD/telephone relay services.
EEO Statement: AllianceChicago believes that all applicants and employees are entitled to equal employment
opportunities and maintains a policy of non‐discrimination with respect to religion, color, sex, sexual orientation,
national origin, age, veteran status, marital status, physical or mental disability, or any other legally protected class
in accordance with applicable law, except where a bona fide occupational qualification exists. AllianceChicago will
comply with all phases of employment including, but not limited to, hiring practices, transfers, promotions, benefits,
discipline, and discharge.
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed
by employees assigned to this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all
responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel as qualified.
