Lead Product Manager, Healthcare AI Products

Lead Product Manager, Healthcare AI ProductsExperience: 5–7 years | Type: Full-Time | Compensation: Competitive salary, paid in USDBuild AI That Protects Sight — At a Global ScaleEvery five seconds, someone in the world goes blind. Most of it is avoidable.Ophthalytics is an award-winning healthcare AI startup on a mission to change that. We build AI-powered products that transform retinal imaging, disease detection, clinical decision support, diabetic retinopathy screening, and clinical trial workflows — helping healthcare organizations catch disease earlier, work faster, and protect millions of people from preventable vision loss.We're looking for a Lead Product Manager to shape the future of that portfolio.This is not a backlog-management job. It's a high-ownership, multidisciplinary leadership role for someone who wants to build at the intersection of AI, clinical medicine, medical imaging, and global health — working directly with our Founder & CEO, executive leadership, world-class AI engineers, clinicians, hospitals, health systems, and pharmaceutical partners.The RoleYou will own the vision, strategy, roadmap, and execution of Ophthalytics' healthcare AI products.You are the bridge — between what clinicians need, what customers will pay for, what AI can actually do, what regulators require, and where the business is going. You'll sit with physicians to understand real-world friction, translate it into sharp requirements, and work shoulder-to-shoulder with engineering and AI teams to ship products that are clinically meaningful, technically scalable, and genuinely easy to use.A typical week might include: a workflow deep-dive with a retina specialist, a model-performance discussion with AI engineers, a roadmap presentation to a hospital CIO, and a strategy session with the CEO. If that range excites you rather than exhausts you, keep reading.What You'll OwnProduct Vision & StrategyDefine and refine the vision and strategy for our healthcare AI portfolioBuild short- and long-term roadmaps aligned to customer needs, clinical priorities, regulatory pathways, and company objectivesIdentify the highest-impact opportunities across AI screening, retinal imaging, clinical workflows, reading services, clinical trials, and disease detectionTurn complex clinical problems into focused, scalable, commercially viable solutionsTrack market trends, competitors, emerging tech, and clinical evidence to guide directionMake hard prioritization calls weighing patient impact, customer value, feasibility, regulatory risk, and business potentialCustomer & Clinical EngagementEngage directly with hospitals, clinics, physicians, pharma companies, CROs, health plans, and strategic partnersLead discovery sessions, product demos, workflow assessments, and feedback loopsDevelop deep fluency in clinical workflows, operational realities, and buying processesPartner with ophthalmologists, retina specialists, primary care providers, imaging technicians, clinical researchers, and administratorsTranslate what you hear into clear user stories, requirements, acceptance criteria, and roadmap prioritiesBecome a trusted product partner through implementation, launch, adoption, and expansionCross-Functional LeadershipLead initiatives across AI/ML, software engineering, healthcare integrations, design, clinical ops, regulatory, quality, cybersecurity, sales, and BDWrite clear PRDs, workflow diagrams, use cases, user stories, release plans, and success criteriaAlign technical, clinical, commercial, and operational stakeholdersPartner with engineering leaders on scope, timelines, dependencies, milestones, and release prioritiesWork with AI teams to turn model capabilities into understandable, responsible product experiencesMake sure every team knows the problem, the user, the clinical value, and the expected outcomeSpot risks early, clear roadblocks, keep momentum across parallel workstreamsHealthcare AI Product DevelopmentLead AI products from concept and clinical validation through deployment and continuous improvementUnderstand the product implications of classification, detection, segmentation, quality assessment, confidence scoring, explainability, and human-in-the-loop reviewDefine model requirements, performance expectations, interfaces, outputs, alerts, and review workflows with AI engineers and clinical expertsEstablish metrics for model performance, clinical utility, usability, workflow efficiency, adoption, and patient impactEnsure AI outputs are presented clearly and responsibly to cliniciansSupport post-deployment monitoring, feedback collection, and evaluationBalance innovation with patient safety, clinical accountability, transparency, and responsible AI principlesWorkflows & IntegrationsBuild products that fit into real clinical environments instead of adding workPartner with integration specialists on EHR, PACS, imaging platforms, APIs, HL7, FHIR, and DICOMDefine end-to-end experiences: patient identification → image acquisition → AI analysis → clinical review → reporting → results deliveryEnsure secure, reliable, scalable healthcare data exchangeSimplify onboarding, implementation, training, and ongoing useUnderstand how product decisions ripple into clinical operations, IT, compliance, and patient careRegulatory, Quality & Clinical ReadinessWork with regulatory, quality, cybersecurity, and clinical teams so requirements reflect real healthcare expectationsBuild in privacy, security, HIPAA, clinical safety, validation, documentation, and quality considerationsSupport planning for clinical validation, Software as a Medical Device, FDA pathways, research-use products, and commercial deploymentsHelp define product claims, intended users, intended use, workflows, and limitations alongside regulatory and clinical leadershipKeep patient safety, reliability, data integrity, and responsible deployment front of mindLaunch, Adoption & GrowthDrive readiness from concept through launch and market adoptionPartner with commercial leadership on positioning, value props, customer presentations, implementation plans, and GTM strategySupport sales and partnership conversations with hospitals, health systems, pharma, CROs, and international partnersBuild training materials, onboarding workflows, release comms, and documentationDefine success metrics and track usage, adoption, satisfaction, retention, and business impactUse data and feedback to drive continuous improvementIdentify new markets, product extensions, partnerships, and revenue modelsWhat We're Looking For5–7 years in product management — ideally healthcare tech, digital health, medical devices, AI, medical imaging, clinical software, or enterprise SaaSTrack record taking complex products from concept to launch to sustained adoptionProven ability to set strategy, build roadmaps, prioritize competing needs, and drive cross-functional executionExperience working closely with engineers, AI/data science teams, clinical stakeholders, customers, and business leadersStrong grasp of the AI/ML product lifecycle: data, model development, validation, deployment, monitoring, improvementFamiliarity with healthcare delivery, clinical workflows, patient data, privacy, security, and regulatory considerationsSkill at customer discovery and translating needs into crisp requirementsSharp analytical judgment across customer feedback, product data, technical constraints, and business prioritiesExceptional written and verbal communication; can make complex technical and clinical concepts land with any audienceLeadership without formal authorityA builder's mindset and comfort with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and hard callsA real desire to build technology that protects people from vision lossPreferred ExperienceAny of the following is a strong plus:Ophthalmology, optometry, retinal imaging, or diabetic retinopathy screeningComputer vision, medical imaging, or AI diagnostic productsClinical decision support or physician-facing softwarePharma development, clinical trials, patient screening, or research technologyFDA-regulated software, SaMD, clinical validation, or QMSEnterprise healthcare SaaS sold to hospitals, health systems, health plans, or pharmaZero-to-one product development at an early-stage or high-growth startupGlobal deployments or products serving underserved communitiesWho Will Thrive HereYou're more than a backlog manager. You're a product builder, strategic thinker, customer advocate, and cross-functional leader.You speak the language of clinicians, customers, engineers, AI researchers, and business leaders. You're as comfortable studying a clinical workflow as presenting a roadmap to leadership — and you listen hard when a customer raises a concern.Why This Is More Than a JobThis isn't a routine nine-to-five PM seat. It's a mission-driven leadership opportunity to build products that could protect the sight of millions.Here's what you get:Direct line to the top. Work daily with the Founder, executive leadership, and world-class AI engineers — no layers, no telephone game.Real ownership. Own products end-to-end, from strategy through global deployment.Frontier problems. Cutting-edge AI applied to medicine where the science is still being written.Access. Collaborate with leading physicians, major health systems, and strategic partners worldwide.Reach that matters. Build for commercial healthcare markets and underserved communities who've never had access to screening.Room to grow. Help shape our product culture and grow into broader product leadership as the portfolio expands.Competitive salary, paid in USD.How to ApplyApply through LinkedIn or email your resume and a brief introduction to careers@ophthalytics.comSubject line: Lead Product Manager, Healthcare AI ProductsIn your introduction, tell us about a healthcare or AI product you helped build, the impact you created, and why preventing avoidable blindness matters to you