VP of Product Operations and Strategy

Summary

Join Linus Health, a Boston-based digital health company focused on transforming brain health, as their Vice President of Strategy and Product Operations. This key leadership role requires driving strategic initiatives, product alignment, and market positioning to address critical needs in brain health and cognitive care. You will act as the right hand to the Chief Product and Strategy Officer, leveraging expertise in healthcare, cognitive assessment, and operational strategy. The position demands a balance of strategic thinking, scientific understanding, and operational execution across various areas, including resource allocation, cross-functional leadership, and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and 8-12+ years of relevant experience in cognitive assessments, neurology, or digital health. Linus Health offers a competitive compensation package, unlimited PTO, and a supportive work environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 8–12+ years in cognitive assessments, neurology, digital health, or disease management, with a focus on scaling operations and strategy
• Experience leading or scaling operations in digital health or cognitive diagnostics startups
• Experience partnering with enterprise health systems
• Proven track record of aligning operational strategies with scientific advancements in digital assessments and neurological care
• Experience in optimizing processes, scaling systems, and managing cross-functional initiatives
• Leadership roles in startups transitioning from early-stage to growth-stage, with a focus on digital health
• Management of cross-functional teams across R&D, marketing, product, and clinical operations
• Familiarity with analytics-driven tools for tracking diagnostic outcomes, reimbursement trends, and market performance
• Experience deploying advanced diagnostics, SaaS platforms, and EHR-compatible tools
• Expertise in compliance with healthcare-specific regulations such as HIPAA, GDPR, and FDA pathways for cognitive diagnostics and decision support

Responsibilities

• Analyze Market Needs: Identify trends, opportunities, and challenges in cognitive assessment, cognitive care, disease management, and related therapies
• Assess alignment between emerging market needs and reimbursement frameworks, emphasizing payer models in primary care, neurology and team-based care
• Develop Strategic Plans : Craft comprehensive strategy documents focused on product roadmaps, market positioning, and scaling opportunities in assessment, care delivery, and therapeutics
• Drive alignment across the organization by creating actionable, evidence-based strategies
• Forecast market growth and evolution, focusing on reimbursement trends for cognitive assessment tools, cognitive care delivery, and disease-specific interventions
• Provide insights into long-term financial models for cognitive health and neurological pathways
• Manage Resources: Oversee resource allocation across assessment tools, digital platforms, and cognitive disease solutions to ensure alignment with strategic goals
• Optimize budgets and investments in R&D, clinical trials, and commercial deployment
• Guide Product Teams: Sit in on product development meetings to align innovations in cognitive diagnostics with market needs and regulatory requirements
• Act as a trusted advisor to product leaders, helping refine cognitive assessment tools, cognitive care delivery, and disease-specific interventions
• Ensure Collaboration: Drive coordination across assessments, therapeutics, and digital platforms, ensuring a cohesive approach to addressing cognitive health challenges
• Monitor cross-functional projects, identifying and resolving gaps in coordination between teams
• Monitor and Report Progress: Implement systems to track KPIs related to diagnostic accuracy, patient outcomes, and market penetration
• Report on progress of strategic initiatives to the executive team, leveraging insights to refine approaches
• Navigate Regulatory Pathways: Maintain familiarity with global regulatory bodies (e.g., FDA, EMA) and compliance standards for cognitive diagnostics, decision support, and digital health tools
• Understand the boundaries between wellness tools, clinical diagnostics, and software classified as a medical device
• Ethical Leadership: Uphold a commitment to integrity and patient welfare in decision-making, particularly for vulnerable populations affected by cognitive decline or neurological disorders
• Lead Innovation Efforts: Introduce cutting-edge technologies and practices in assessment and disease management, such as AI/ML, remote monitoring, and precision medicine approaches
• Lead organizational changes with clear communication, comprehensive training programs, and stakeholder alignment
• Internal Communication: Represent strategic initiatives in executive discussions, providing updates on market trends, risks, and opportunities in cognitive health
• External Communication: Present the company’s vision and product roadmap to industry leaders, partners, and investors at conferences, advisory boards, and strategic meetings
• Identify and Mitigate Risks: Evaluate risks specific to cognitive assessments, including regulatory challenges, reimbursement, provider adoption hurdles, payer engagement, and clinical validation
• Implement mitigation strategies to ensure smooth development and commercialization of products

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree such as a MS, PhD or MD
• Familiarity with AI/ML applications in cognitive diagnostics and disease prediction
• Experience scaling operations internationally and addressing diverse regulatory environments
• Expertise in mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships within the diagnostics space
• Active or recent clinical practice

Benefits

• As a brain health company, an opportunity to have a lasting impact on the way people and communities engage with brain and mental health, and even to affect the prognosis of people’s mental and brain health trajectory
• A mission-driven environment where all 115 (and counting) employees strive to exemplify our core values every day
• Competitive compensation packages that include an annual discretionary target bonus incentive as well as valuable equity
• Unlimited PTO — We know this can work both ways, however our leadership team does an excellent job at encouraging people to take PTO
• A sincere and deep appreciation for the importance of mental health. We have a “monthly flex day” where employees are encouraged to take time away from work to rest, recharge & reset
• A peer-to-peer recognition program: Celebrating our employees hard work and success is in our DNA!
• Employee Referral Incentive program
• A robust healthcare package that includes medical, dental & vision benefits as well as a 401(K) program