Clinical and Economic Research Inpatient Product Owner

Solventum•Albany, NY

6d•Remote

About The Position

Solventum is hiring a Clinical and Economic Research (CER) Product Owner to lead development and maintenance of inpatient classification methodologies, including APR-DRGs, MS-DRGs, and Tri-Care DRGs. The role supports payment and value-based care systems in the United States and internationally, with the goal of advancing patient safety, quality of care, population health, payment accuracy, efficiency, and value across healthcare delivery. The position supports Solventum’s Health Information Systems Business. The Product Owner leads and prioritizes solution design and development, coordinates cross-functional delivery, and ensures the methodologies are meaningfully integrated into end-user operations. The role works across markets and products with business product owners, research, marketing, sales, and development teams. It applies Scrum practices and ensures that commitments, road maps, specifications, documentation, and integrations are clinically precise, accurate, timely, and compliant. The role also collaborates on combining categorical models with big data to improve analytical capabilities and make clinically relevant findings more understandable and actionable. This is a remote position that may involve up to 10% domestic or international travel. Relocation assistance is not authorized. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without employment visa sponsorship. The expected U.S. compensation range is $163,200–$224,400, including base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. The role may be eligible for benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage, flexible spending accounts, disability and life insurance, voluntary benefits, paid absences, and retirement benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher and at least 7 years of experience in the health payer, software, or services industry; alternatively, a high school diploma/GED or higher and at least 11 years of experience in those industries may substitute for the bachelor’s degree requirement.
At least 4 years of product owner experience in healthcare software or healthcare services development life cycles.
Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in business or a healthcare-related field, such as healthcare policy, health economics, or clinical informatics (e.g., MBA, MPH, or MPP).
Four years of healthcare organization experience, such as with a government payer, provider, hospital, insurance company, healthcare consulting firm, software company, research organization, or services firm.
Strong project management skills; process- and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage complex, multistage projects on time and in full.
Strong knowledge of healthcare payment policy gained in the United States or internationally.
Ability to communicate solution use cases, target-market needs, and solution impact through compelling storytelling.
Experience working with or within health systems, health plans, government or regulatory organizations, value-based care arrangements, pay-for-performance models, advanced payment models, or quality outcome models.
Strong collaboration skills across development, marketing, sales, and other business units, with an interest in research, market developments, and trends.
Ability to work independently, stay organized, and support business-unit objectives.
Strong presentation and writing skills, including the ability to explain complex topics to expert and nonexpert audiences.
Demonstrated thought leadership through speaking engagements, interviews, blogs, or articles.

Responsibilities

Lead, direct, prioritize, and manage design and development of inpatient classification solutions, including APR-DRGs, MS-DRGs, and Tri-Care DRGs.
Advance inpatient payment and utilization solutions and integrate them with quality and value-based care solutions and end-user operations.
Guide business product owners responsible for DRG payment solutions across markets and products, supporting revenue goals while operating in a matrix organization.
Guide marketing and sales in understanding and communicating the value of methodologies and enhancements to drive growth.
Improve solution impact and usability for payment accuracy, efficiency, and quality among payer, provider, government, business partner, and nonprofit clients.
Lead cross-functional teams to deliver regulatory-compliant maintenance, modifications, and enhancements on time, in full, and without errors.
Champion Scrum principles and implement Scrum practices across departmental teams.
Work with teams to define, roadmap, prioritize, and meet deliverable commitments, including clinically precise specifications, documentation, and product integration.
Collaborate with research teams to combine categorical models with big data and improve models and analytics, making clinically relevant results understandable and actionable.
Develop a broad understanding of the healthcare landscape and patient payment classification solutions from a global perspective.
Comply with corporate policies, procedures, and security standards while performing assigned duties.