Lead Data Product Owner

Role Description

The Lead Data Product Owner supports the lifecycle of CenterWell Pharmacy (CWP) and CenterWell Specialty Pharmacy (CWSP) data products, ensuring data assets are trusted, governed, discoverable, and reusable across analytics, operational workflows, digital experiences (web/mobile), and emerging AI-enabled self-service.

This role translates CWP and CWSP business needs into high-quality user stories and a well-managed backlog, enabling engineering teams to deliver reliable, productized data—particularly as legacy pharmacy datasets are modernized and migrated to Databricks.

The Lead Data Product Owner is accountable for ensuring CenterWell Pharmacy data—across mail-order, retail, and specialty fulfillment—reaches consumers as well-defined, governed, and reusable data products.

This position requires an individual who can operate at the strategy level when needed, but is primarily detail-oriented and execution-focused.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the CWP & CWSP Data Product Backlog (New + Legacy)
• Partner with the Lead Data Product Manager – CWP/CWSP to translate pharmacy strategy into a prioritized, story-driven backlog.
• Maintain an inventory of CWP and CWSP data products.
• Identify high-value legacy datasets that require clarification, remediation, or protection during modernization.
• Ensure backlog prioritization drives measurable outcomes.
• User Story Leadership (Primary Execution Responsibility)
• Write clear, testable user stories that reflect CWP and CWSP consumer needs.
• Decompose complex cross-entity requirements into incremental stories.
• Define acceptance criteria that reinforce business semantics, data quality expectations, documentation completeness, and readiness for consumption.
• Productize Data During Modernization / Migration to Databricks
• Ensure CWP and CWSP data modernization efforts result in managed data products.
• Partner with engineering and architecture to ensure migrated datasets meet established standards.
• Sustain and Operationalize Existing Data Governance & Stewardship
• Apply and reinforce existing governance and stewardship models across CWP and CWSP data products.
• Ensure datasets consistently align with enterprise data policy.
• Support ongoing data quality management.
• Enable Self-Service Analytics & AI Readiness Through Consistency
• Improve usability and trust by ensuring CWP and CWSP data products consistently meet established standards.
• Support Downstream Product Experiences (Web/Mobile & Operational) via Data Contracts
• Partner with digital and operational product teams to expose data appropriately.
• Deliver Through SAFe Agile with Strong Backlog Discipline
• Operate within SAFe with a story-first mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience)
• 6–10+ years in data product ownership, analytics delivery, analytics product ownership, or related roles
• Strong ability to write high-quality user stories and acceptance criteria for data products
• Comfortable performing SQL-based data exploration/validation
• Experience working within established governance frameworks
• Strong stakeholder management skills

Requirements

• Experience with Databricks / lakehouse modernization (or similar platform migrations)
• Experience supporting pharmacy fulfillment, specialty pharmacy, or member-facing digital products
• Familiarity with DAMA-DMBOK2 concepts applied pragmatically
• Healthcare, pharmacy, claims, or regulated data environment experience
• Demonstrated experience productizing data assets
• Proven ability to operationalize governance through delivery
• Proven ability to work effectively in SAFe / Agile environments
• Strong competency in data concepts

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid time off, company and personal holidays
• Paid parental and caregiver leave
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Many other opportunities

Work at Home Requirements

• Minimum download speed of 25 Mbps and upload speed of 10 Mbps is required
• Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

$115,200 - $158,400 per year. This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan.

Application Deadline

07-16-2026