Product Principal, Clinical Platform Strategy & Modernization

Boston, NH - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 210000 - 250000

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Care Lumen Remote (US Only) / Remote (Global)

Employment Type: Full-time Employee / Part-time Employee / Contractor

Salary Range: $241500 to $287500

About the Role

Product Principal Clinical Platform Strategy & Modernization is a senior individual-contributor role responsible for defining the future-state clinical platform architecture supporting Case Management (CM) Disease Management (DM) and Utilization Management (UM) across our enterprise.

This role partners closely with executive stakeholders across Product Technology Clinical Services and Health Plans to move the organization from assessment to actionable architectural direction. The Principal will lead system rationalization build-vs-buy strategy integration design and IP boundary definition to establish a clear enterprise-aligned Clinical Platform that natively embraces emerging technologies.

This role does not have people-management responsibilities and is designed for a highly experienced product/platform leader who operates with significant autonomy and executive credibility.

What Youll Do

Enterprise Clinical Platform Strategy

Define a future-state CM / DM / UM platform architecture aligned to long-term clinical operational and AI-enabled strategy.
Establish an enterprise north star for clinical platform modernization that balances innovation scalability regulatory requirements and cost efficiency.
Translate business strategy and clinical workflow needs into clear platform-level product and architectural direction.

System Evaluation & Rationalization

Evaluate existing CM DM and UM platforms workflows and redundancies across the enterprise.
Identify opportunities for system consolidation deprecation or modernization with a focus on reducing duplicative spend and operational overhead.
Develop a current-state vs. future-state system rationalization narrative including sequencing considerations and dependencies.

Build vs. Buy & IP Strategy

Assess third-party and internal vendor solutions to determine license partner or build-in-house recommendations.
Define which capabilities constitute distinctive competencies versus commoditized services.
Partner with Technology and Product leadership to defend and evolve distinctive competencies in AI-enabled clinical workflows insights and decisioning.

Integration & Platform Design

Assess integration touchpoints with adjacent enterprise systems.
Define integration patterns ownership boundaries and interaction models across systems.

Architecture Visualization & Communication

Produce a Platform Architecture Visualization.
Develop program artifacts that are executive-ready and usable for cross-functional investment decisioning planning sequencing and alignment.

Execution Transition & Rollout Leadership

Translate approved platform strategy architectural direction and system rationalization decisions into actionable execution plans in partnership with Vendor Product Engineering Enterprise Architecture and Health Plan teams.
Define phased rollout and transition strategies including sequencing dependencies and risk mitigation across CM / DM / UM capabilities.
Partner with delivery leaders to ensure future-state architecture is faithfully implemented across the Enterprise.

Whats Required

12 years of experience in product management product strategy product development with exposure to payer systems or regulated healthcare environments.
Demonstrated success leading enterprise-scale platform definition re-platforming or transformation efforts.
Understanding of clinical workflows and their supporting technologies.
Proven experience making and defending build vs. buy and system rationalization decisions across diverse stakeholder groups.
Track record of influencing executive stakeholders without direct authority.
Fluency in modern platform architectures including:

- Modular and composable systems
- API-driven integration patterns
- Data platforms and analytics
- AI/ML-enabled decisioning data insights and workflow automation
Ability to bridge clinical operational product and technical perspectives into cohesive platform direction.
Comfort operating at the intersection of business strategy and system design.
Executive-level communication skills including the ability to:

- Synthesize complexity into clear narratives and visuals
- Drive alignment across federated organizations
- Challenge assumptions constructively
Operate with high autonomy judgment and accountability as a senior individual contributor.
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and incomplete information to produce decisive direction.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer
This role requires travel for up to 5% of work-time.
This role requires support of the business hours 8 am to 5 pm EST.

Whats Preferred

Experience in large payer organizations healthcare platforms or scaled health-tech companies.
Prior role as a Principal Distinguished Engineer/Product Leader or equivalent IC in a complex enterprise environment.
Exposure to AI-enabled clinical or operational systems is strongly preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

The expected total cash compensation for this role is market-driven with an expected starting salary of $241500 to $287500. Salary is ultimately determined based on a candidates skills expertise and experience.
Care Lumen offers a robust and comprehensive benefits package including:

Remote-first environment with company provided computer
Thirteen paid holidays per year (average)
Medical dental and vision coverage with multiple levels of coverage
HSA FSA and Dependent Care accounts
Short-term and Long-term disability
Life and accidental death insurance
Discounted voluntary benefits such as additional life insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Parental Leave
Flexible vacation time
401(k) with employer matching and immediate vesting

Offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background screening. Background screenings will be conducted in compliance with applicable laws and will not be initiated without your consent.

Care Lumen is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran status disability status age or any other legally protected status.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please contact us at

About Care Lumen
Care Lumen is transforming healthcare by connecting people care and dataso that every decision leads to better outcomes. We empower care teams with a unified platform that delivers intelligent real-time insights streamlined workflows and stronger collaboration across clinical operational and administrative domains.

Our vision is bold: to reimagine how care is delivered by unifying clinical operations and unlocking insights that improve lives. We believe in the power of great people and purposeful technologyand with all of us aligned around a common goal our potential grows even stronger. Were building for impact today and evolving through innovation tomorrow.
Were a remote-first company that values flexibility autonomy and results over hours logged. Were guided by values that push us to excel stay curious and take smart risks. The best solutions come from teams that listen learn and build together. And were focused on outcomes that matternot just for our clients but for the people they serve.

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Care Lumen Remote (US Only) / Remote (Global)Employment Type: Full-time Employee / Part-time Employee / ContractorSalary Range: $241500 to $287500About the RoleProduct Principal Clinical Platform Strategy & Modernization is a senior individual-contributor role responsible for defining the future-st...