About this Product Manager – Healthcare Integration & Interoperability role at athenahealth
Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.
Position Summary: We are looking for a Manager, Product Management to join the Integration Platform Team within the Data & Ecosystem Platform organization in Chennai, India (Hybrid). In this role, you will drive the product strategy, roadmap, and execution for connectivity solutions that enable secure, compliant, reliable, and cost-effective exchange of healthcare information across the healthcare ecosystem. You will work closely with engineering, UX, analytics, customers, and business stakeholders to deliver innovative interoperability solutions that improve care delivery, support healthcare workflows, and advance athenahealth's AI-first technology strategy.
About the Team: The Integration Platform Team is a cross-functional group of Product Managers, Engineers, UX Designers, Analytics, and Patient Safety professionals focused on simplifying healthcare connectivity. Our platform enables athenahealth customers to seamlessly connect with healthcare networks, partners, and systems through scalable integration services, tools, and a broad library of healthcare connections. The team is committed to building intelligent, interoperable solutions that help providers deliver better patient care and operational outcomes.
Essential Job Responsibilities
- Define and execute the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for healthcare integration platform capabilities.
- Own product backlog prioritization and make scope, schedule, and trade-off decisions.
- Define epics, user stories, and business requirements with a strong focus on customer outcomes.
- Partner with engineering, UX, and analytics teams to deliver high-quality product solutions.
- Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, and internal teams to identify problems and opportunities.
- Drive interoperability initiatives involving healthcare integration standards such as HL7 and FHIR.
- Establish success metrics and measure product performance using data-driven decision making.
- Support feature launches through alpha, beta, and general availability phases.
- Foster an AI-first mindset and identify opportunities to leverage AI-enabled product capabilities.
- Communicate product direction, priorities, and decisions across technical and business audiences.
Additional Job Responsibilities
- Become a subject matter expert in healthcare integration, interoperability, and regulatory requirements.
- Develop business cases and validate product investment opportunities.
- Conduct customer and market research to understand user needs and industry trends.
- Partner with UX teams to design intuitive and scalable user experiences.
- Work with global cross-functional teams to deliver platform enhancements.
- Influence stakeholders and drive alignment around product priorities.
- Identify opportunities for automation, self-service, and operational efficiency.
- Support customer-facing teams with product rollout plans, communications, and adoption efforts.
Expected Education & Experience
- Minimum 2+ years of Product Management experience from a Tier 1 institution or Minimum 7+ years of relevant Product Management experience in software/product companies.
- Proven experience building and executing product roadmaps in agile environments.
- Strong experience working with cross-functional stakeholders and engineering teams.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize competing initiatives and manage product trade-offs.
- Experience using analytics and data to guide product decisions.
- Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
- Experience with healthcare interoperability standards such as FHIR and HL7 preferred.
- Exposure to AI-enabled software development or AI-powered products is a strong plus.
About athenahealth
Our vision: In an industry that becomes more complex by the day, we stand for simplicity. We offer IT solutions and expert services that eliminate the daily hurdles preventing healthcare providers from focusing entirely on their patients — powered by our vision to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.
Our company culture: Our talented employees — or athenistas, as we call ourselves — spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplish our vision. We are a diverse group of dreamers and do-ers with unique knowledge, expertise, backgrounds, and perspectives. We unite as mission-driven problem-solvers with a deep desire to achieve our vision and make our time here count. Our award-winning culture is built around shared values of inclusiveness, accountability, and support.
Our DEI commitment: Our vision of accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all requires addressing the inequities that stand in the way. That's one reason we prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of our business, from attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce to maintaining an inclusive environment for athenistas, our partners, customers and the communities where we work and serve.
What we can do for you:
Along with health and financial benefits, athenistas enjoy perks specific to each location, including commuter support, employee assistance programs, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, and collaborative workspaces — some offices even welcome dogs.
We also encourage a better work-life balance for athenistas with our flexibility. While we know in-office collaboration is critical to our vision, we recognize that not all work needs to be done within an office environment, full-time. With consistent communication and digital collaboration tools, athenahealth enables employees to find a balance that feels fulfilling and productive for each individual situation.
In addition to our traditional benefits and perks, we sponsor events throughout the year, including book clubs, external speakers, and hackathons. We provide athenistas with a company culture based on learning, the support of an engaged team, and an inclusive environment where all employees are valued.
Learn more about our culture and benefits here: athenahealth.com/careers
