Remote Product Manager

The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (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. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over$1.9billion and launched more than1,300programsimpacting 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. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of programs in the United States and in more than90countries last year. Visit for more information. Job Highlights Location: Remote, must be based in the United States Salary Range: $103,500 - $143,500 per year plus benefits. Individual salary offers will be based on experience and qualifications unique to each candidate. Work Hours: 8am- 5pm Pacific time zone is preferred, but working hours are flexible. Position End Date: June 30, 2025 Overview The Product Manager will lead the delivery of high-quality 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). WAI is a federally funded CDC Foundation program with the goal of helping the nation’s public health agencies by providing them with the technology and data experts they need to accelerate their information system improvements. Working in the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Division, the Product Manager will help increase the public health agency’s capacity to build the modern systems, tools and technology they need to address public health needs effectively. Specifically, the Product Manager will work under the Public Health Officer to serve as a data lead on the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Justice Involved Initiative (JII) team, which aims to improve the care of justice-involved Medicaid (MediCal in California) enrollees through data exchange to enable whole person care. In collaboration, this position will lead creation of a data strategy plan, guide technology procurement, and create a roadmap/implementation plan for data systems and data exchange to support the CalAIM JII in Marin County. The data landscape will include adoption of an EHR, participation in our newly adopted HIE, and identification and adoption of a system for referral and care coordination between justice system collaborators, and physical health, behavioral health, and social services providers. This role is best for someone who is mission driven and is comfortable bringing a product mindset to organizations who may be unfamiliar with this approach. The Product Manager will be hired by the CDC Foundation and assigned to the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Division. This position is eligible for a fully remote work arrangement for U.S. based candidates. \n Responsibilities Coordinate, lead or participate in project meetings, working closely with technical teams, product manager(s), developers, subject matter experts, vendors, and users. Build solid relationships with partners to understand users' needs, program goals, and the program's policies and operational constraints to develop or identify products that are valuable, usable and feasible. Collaborate with public health agency and partner programs and technical teams to specify and adopt high-quality, user-friendly technologies that improve access to data for decision making. Work to understand public health agency and JII partner data exchange needs and processes. Collaborate with the JII team and County technical team to create a shared vision for how to best prioritize and address the most critical challenges. Oversee the delivery of technical solutions from concept to release, while ensuring smooth operations and continuous product improvement. Test products and new features to confirm usability and identify bugs. 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 user stories. Be strategic and tactical to help define the product strategy. Provide product management advice and guidance to the public health agency and the CDC Foundation to share expertise and build capacity. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree required. Minimum of 8 years of experience in digital product management. Understanding of Requirement Gathering and best practices in Business Analysis Experience with electronic health records (EHR) systems, EPIC certification preferred. Experience with health information exchanges (HIEs) and case management systems beneficial. Experience developing a product vision and strategy and have led 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, goal and metrics to oversee the development and implementation of large-scale projects. 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. 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. Capability to embed privacy and security into product delivery processes and design. Ability to communicate and articulate problems and resolutions to designers. Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams. \n Special Notes This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by the CDC Foundation in order to best support the public health programming. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law. We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans. The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment. Relocation expenses are not included.