Analytics Portfolio Management Lead

Risant Health•Washington, DC

8h•$195,000 - $257,400•Hybrid

About The Position

The Data & Analytics (D&A) team delivers strategic insights, analytics products, and decision-support capabilities across Risant Health, Risant Health’s Value-Based Platform (VBP) and Risant Health Organizations (RHOs), and Kaiser Permanente (KP). Through four key pillars—Risant Strategic Analytics, VBP/Solution Intelligence, RHO Support & Enablement, and Foundational Capabilities—the team translates data into actionable intelligence that drives clinical quality improvement, total cost of care reduction, better experiences for members and clinicians, and health equity. The D&A Portfolio Management Lead drives strategic portfolio management across all D&A initiatives, ensuring alignment with business priorities, optimal allocation of resources, and delivery of maximum value. This role establishes and governs intake, prioritization, and roadmap planning processes while coordinating dependencies across analytics pods, platform development, and other strategic initiatives. The Portfolio Management Lead is the central orchestrator of D&A delivery, liaising with VBP teams, Risant Technology and RHO counterparts (as necessary) to balance stakeholder needs and resource constraints to maximize impact for Risant Health and RHOs.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Data Science, Engineering, Health Informatics, or related field
Experience: Seven (7) years working with healthcare analytics or business intelligence functions in healthcare (payer, provider, health tech) with exposure to value-based care models in healthcare
Five (5) years in portfolio management, program management, product management, or analytics delivery in healthcare or related industry
Five (5) years demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence stakeholders, and coordinate complex initiatives across multiple workstreams
Experience with common analytics platforms (Tableau, Power BI, Snowflake)
Familiarity with Total Cost of Care analytics, risk adjustment, clinical quality measures
Deep expertise in strategic portfolio management methodologies, agile delivery frameworks, and prioritization techniques, including ability to balance short-term delivery needs against long-term capability building
Strong understanding of healthcare analytics (including common data sources / standards and industry-standard analytic methodologies), value-based care models, data & analytics solution delivery
Analytical mindset with ability to assess business impact, technical complexity, and resource requirements
Exceptional stakeholder management skills with ability to influence without explicit authority across clinical, operational, and technical teams
Excellent communication skills with ability to present complex portfolio dynamics to executive audiences
Strong financial acumen including budget management, ROI analysis, and value realization tracking
Experience with portfolio management tools (Jira, Asana, Smartsheet) and data visualization platforms
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
Planning/Priority Setting
Strategic Planning/Thinking/Creativity
Communication
Collaboration/Teamwork
Business Acumen/Understanding the Organization
Adaptability/Flexibility
Influencing/Persuading

Nice To Haves

Education Preferred: Master’s degree in Business Administration, Health Informatics, Public Health, or related field
Change management expertise to drive adoption of new portfolio processes and governance structures
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI) for reporting and presentations
PMI Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)
PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)
SAFe Product Owner / Manager (POPM)
SAFe Agile Product Manager (APM)
SAFe Lean Portfolio Manager (LPM)
SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC)
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Responsibilities

Portfolio Intake & Prioritization: Lead portfolio intake and prioritization across D&A pillars, ensuring alignment with business strategy. Serve as point of contact for new analytics requests, including adhoc requests from Risant leadership. Facilitate intake evaluation process including business impact assessment, effort estimation, and resource allocation recommendations.
Portfolio Backlog & Roadmap Definition: Develop and maintain portfolio roadmap, working closely with analytic asset owners, business and clinical partners to translate complex business needs into roadmap components. Maintain roadmap through close partnership with analytics product managers / owners / program managers.
Portfolio Optimization & Planning: Partner with analytic product managers / owners / program managers and D&A leadership to balance competing priorities and optimize overall portfolio value. Lead quarterly portfolio planning cycles, incorporating feedback from RHOs, VBP teams, and executive stakeholders. Incorporate updates into Risant Quarterly Business Review (QBR) and Monthly Business Review (MBR) as needed, working closely with D&A leadership.
Cross-Pillar Coordination & Continuous Improvement: Coordinate dependencies across each D&A pillar, helping resolve resource conflicts and priority misalignments. Drive continuous improvement in portfolio management processes, tooling, and governance structures.
Cross-Functional Alignment: Serve as a liaison between D&A, clinical, business, and technical stakeholders in key forums (including VBP Product Governance “War Rooms”).
Performance Monitoring: Establish and monitor portfolio-level KPIs including delivery velocity, resource utilization, business value delivered, and stakeholder satisfaction. Provide executive reporting on portfolio health, risks, and recommendations for strategic adjustments.
Refine Analytics Strategy: Actively inform and refine Risant Health’s analytics strategy (including standards and approaches) for data sourcing and usage, measurement methodologies and analytics deployment based on evolving portfolio needs and industry trends.
Vendor Management: In coordination with D&A and other functional leaders, help manage vendor relationships and provide oversight to their performance.