Clinical Prototyping Product Development Manager

MedImpact•San Diego, CA

18d•$102,260 - $178,955•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Prototyping Product Development Manager will lead the translation of early product concepts into tangible prototypes and pilot-ready solutions. This role is responsible for designing, testing, and refining early-stage clinical products to ensure they are clinically viable, technically feasible, and client value centered. The role will oversee the prototyping process, lead product pilot programs, including point solutions, and generate evidence to inform go/no-go investment decisions.

Requirements

BS/BA and 9+ years’ experience or equivalent combination of education and experience, and 6 years' of SME in respective areas
This role requires expertise in visualization and workflow design tools (such as Figma, Miro, Lucidchart, or Visio) to create wireframes, prototypes, workflows, and user experiences that bring concepts to life and enable effective testing and iteration.
Role requires Microsoft 365 skills.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Composure
Decision Quality
Organizational Agility
Problem Solving
Customer Focus
Drive for Results
Peer Relations
Time Management
Dealing with Ambiguity
Learning on the Fly
Political Savvy
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.
Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less).
The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic).
This position works on-site at the San Diego Headquarters or other company location (or from a remote location with management approval based on business requirements).
Must provide adequate support to internal clients; be available for regular interactions and coordination of work with other employees, colleagues, clients, or vendors; as well as be available to facilitate effective decisions through collaboration with stakeholders.
This is an exempt level position requiring the incumbent to work the hours required to fully accomplish job responsibilities and reasonable meet deadlines for work deliverables.
The individual must have the flexibility to work beyond traditional hours and be able to work nights, weekends or on holidays as required.
Work hours may be changed from time to time to meet the needs of the business.
Typical core business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm.
This position requires domestic travel of up to 10% of the time.

Nice To Haves

MBA, RN or RPh preferred
Proven experience leading prototypes, pilot programs, or MVP development within healthcare, Pharmacy Benefit Management, or digital health.
Strong ability to map clinical workflows and translate them into intuitive, user-centered solutions.
Knowledge of healthcare regulatory and compliance environments (HIPAA, FDA, ISO, etc.).
Demonstrated success in developing pilot programs with point solutions and translating results into actionable recommendations.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills with ability to work across clinical, technical, and business domains.

Responsibilities

Accountable for Prototyping & Solution Design Lead the design and development of product prototypes and minimum viable products (MVPs).
Translate high-level requirements into functional mockups, interactive prototypes, and workflow visualizations.
Lead the end-to-end incubation process, from idea generation and validation to prototype development and market launch of clinical products.
Establish clear processes, metrics, and governance to ensure the program’s effectiveness.
Proactively shares knowledge of emerging technologies (AI, machine learning, data analytics, automation, etc.) and assess their potential application to the PBM clinical products.
Conduct technology feasibility studies and develop proof-of-concepts by partnering with technology teams.
Ensure designs reflect user-centered principles, clinical workflows, regulatory considerations, and technical feasibility.
Collaborate with internal design, engineering, and clinical experts, as well as external partners, to accelerate prototyping.
Drive Pilot Program Development & Implementation Scope, plan, and lead new concept pilot programs or point solutions to test product assumptions in real-world clinical products and outcomes.
Partner with internal and external clinical program teams and end users to execute pilot programs, ensuring robust data collection and outcome measurement.
Define success metrics (clinical, operational, financial, user adoption) and report outcomes to leadership.
Refine prototypes and solutions based on pilot learnings to improve usability, effectiveness, and scalability.
Develop and execute launch strategies, including pricing, positioning, and marketing plans.
Collaborate with sales and account management to drive adoption and revenue growth.
Responsible for cross-functional Collaboration & Handoff Work closely with colleagues to align product concepts and business cases.
Deliver validated evidence, refined designs, and prototype results to downstream product development teams for scale and commercialization.
Partner with product solution team, Clinical account executives, compliance, regulatory, and operational leaders to ensure pilots meet organizational and industry standards.
Supports Clinical Product Success Identify risks, barriers, and enablers to adoption early in the design and pilot process.
Provide input into build vs. buy/partner recommendations based on pilot outcomes and feasibility.
Support portfolio decision-making by offering outcome-based recommendations on whether to scale, redesign, or discontinue prototypes.