Sr. Director, Clinical Technology Portfolio Management

Centene Corporation•Remote-MO, MO

1d•$185,700 - $352,500•Remote

About The Position

Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, you’ll have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility. This role is responsible for guiding the strategic product direction for the department. This includes responsibility for the product road map, development and implementation, opportunity identification, business case development, industry research, and new product introduction across the product set. The role is also responsible for end-to-end product governance from concept to production of multiple products at a global level. The Sr. Director will align and engage stakeholders on complex business needs into a product strategy on a global level. They will lead the translation of business strategy into product strategy and roadmaps by facilitating the collaboration and alignment of business leaders and technology teams. This role is responsible for the overall product lifecycle of multiple enterprise-wide products including design, development, implementation, and support. They will ensure the ongoing funding and investment of product development and ensure the measure of efficiencies gained, value realized, and ROI. The Sr. Director will ensure the overall health of the agile development process, providing coaching and monitoring of the process to ensure productivity and efficiency of the development process and teams engagement. They will collaborate and influence senior leadership and technology teams to negotiate and agree on proposed new systems and changes to existing systems and practices. This role will actively synthesize and integrate market changes and technology improvements into actionable improvements for products. The Sr. Director will act as a thought leader by partnering closely with internal and external stakeholders to provide a global viewpoint and extend applications across use cases. They will drive a sustainable cyclical process of business value, financial review, forecasting, idea generation, opportunity sizing, business case preparation, product development, and implementation. This role is responsible for aligning and engaging stakeholders on complex business needs into a product strategy on a global level across the Centene organization. They will own the end-to-end product governance from concept to production of multiple products at a global Centene level. Performs other duties as assigned. Complies with all policies and standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field.
10+ years of business operations and systems integration experience for call center, enrollment, billing, payment processing, or similar operations applications.
5+ years of experience in agile software development and large scale program and project management.
Management experience with budgeting and business case development.
Previous management experience including responsibilities for hiring, training, assigning work, managing performance of staff and change management.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Sponsorship and future sponsorship are not available for this opportunity, including employment-based visa types H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, or CPT.

Nice To Haves

Strategic healthcare product leadership with deep care management and LTSS expertise; able to translate clinical and operational priorities into a high-impact product roadmap.
Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills, aligning clinical, operations, technology, and vendor partners to drive meaningful outcomes.
Track record of building high-performing teams, developing product talent, and driving accountability in complex, fast-paced environments.
Health insurance and program management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Guiding the strategic product direction for department.
Responsible for the product road map, development and implementation, opportunity identification, business case development, industry research, and new product introduction across the product set.
Responsible for end-to-end product governance from concept to production of multiple products at a global level.
Align and engage stakeholders on complex business needs into a product strategy on a global level.
Lead the translation of business strategy into product strategy and roadmaps by facilitating the collaboration and alignment of business leaders and technology teams.
Responsible for the overall product lifecycle of multiple enterprise-wide products including design, development and implementation and support.
Ensure the ongoing funding and investment of product development and ensure the measure efficiencies gained, value realized and ROI.
Ensure the overall health of the agile development process providing coaching and monitoring of the process to ensure productivity and efficiency of the development process and teams engagement.
Collaborate and influence senior leadership and technology teams to negotiate and agree on proposed new systems and changes to existing systems and practices.
Actively synthesize and integrate market changes and technology improvements into actionable improvements for products.
Act as a thought leader by partnering closely with internal and external stakeholders to provide a global viewpoint and extend applications across use cases.
Drive a sustainable cyclical process of business value, financial review, forecasting, idea generation, opportunity sizing, business case preparation, product development, and implementation.
Responsible for aligning and engaging stakeholders on complex business needs into a product strategy on a global level across the Centene organization.
Own the end-to-end product governance from concept to production of multiple products at a global Centene level.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Complies with all policies and standards.