CDC Foundation is hiring a
Product Manager

Summary

Join the CDC Foundation as a Product Manager in a remote, grant-funded position with flexible hours and a salary range of $103,500 - $143,500. The role involves leading the delivery and development of high-quality products to improve public health systems and data for the South Dakota Department of Health.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in digital product management
• Experience developing a product vision and strategy and worked with multi-disciplinary teams to achieve that vision from concept to launch
• Knowledge and experience with project management methodologies, principles and processes
• Experience and an understanding of product objectives, goal and metrics to oversee the development and implementation of large-scale projects
• Experience with multiple IT systems and proven aptitude to see and actuate opportunities for automation and modernization preferably related to public health or healthcare
• Experienced 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 providing guidance in the areas of digital systems/products, data sources and the collection and context of data
• Strong understanding of technical concepts and systems
• Understanding of privacy and security implications of use and re-use of public health data
• Knowledge of user experience design and user research principles and concepts
• Ability to communicate and articulate problems and resolutions
• Ability to translate user or data insights into actionable comments and critiques
• Outstanding interpersonal and teamwork skills; and the ability to develop productive working relationships with colleagues and partners
• Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain an up-to-date inventory of IT systems through ongoing engagement
• Design and implement tools and processes to centralize and manage data knowledge within the department
• Assist in creating a comprehensive ‘Data Encyclopedia’ that catalogs data and outputs from departmental systems
• Develop policies and procedures to help the ITSC effectively manage and track supported systems, while collaborating with the Grant Governance Board to ensure the sustainability of both systems and workforce
• Establish a centralized document repository for ITSC-related documents, policies, and artifacts
• Develop and implement methods to build internal capabilities to facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration within the department
• Support IT training initiatives and contribute to the ongoing refinement of the Department of Health's IT Roadmap and strategic plans
• Aid in the development of data governance plans and protocols to maintain the integrity and security of departmental data
• Collaborate with Department of Health programs and technical teams to develop and deliver high-quality, user-friendly products that improve access to information and data for decision making
• Work to understand public health agency needs and processes. Collaborate with the public health agency subject matter teams to create a shared vision for how to best prioritize and address the most critical challenges
• Develop and deliver solutions from concept to release, with conceptual input from executive and management teams or committees
• Implement and evaluate products with a user-centric philosophy, recognizing most end-users are health subject matter experts and not technologists
• Contribute to product strategy and success metrics, which may include Key Performance Indicator (KPI) models and analytics
• Collaborate in the creation of product development and management documents, including roadmaps, project briefs and grant deliverables
• Be strategic and tactical to help define the product strategy
• Build solid relationships with partners to understand users' needs, program goals, and the program's policies and operational constraints so that you can develop products that are valuable, usable and feasible
• Provide product management advice and guidance to the public health agency and the CDC Foundation to share expertise and build capacity
• Coordinate meetings; prepare agendas, take minutes, assign follow up tasks and ensure progress on action items