Product Strategist - GTRI-ICL

Overview:

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry. GTRI's renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state, and industry.   

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Project/Unit Description

GTRI's Information and Communication Laboratory (ICL) Trusted and Interoperable Systems and Architecture Division is looking for a product strategist in the healthcare domain with 3+ years of experience identifying, interpreting and summarizing requirements (business, functional, technical). The initial assignment will be as part of a multi-year effort to assist the State of Georgia in the development of a new Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS). The ideal candidate will have excellent collaboration skills, will be innovative, creative, quick thinker, fast learner, and a team player with a strong customer service focus.

The project is based in the Centergy Building at 75 Fifth Street NW Atlanta, on the Georgia Tech campus.

Job Purpose

Product Strategist create long-term visions for product lines and technologies. This is based on in-depth stakeholder and market research and a deep understanding of the breadth of technologies. They analyze product performance and adjust product designs accordingly. At the higher levels, a strategist oversees product managers across multiple product lines for an organization. This can be internal to GTRI or across multiple sponsor organizations.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the development of stakeholder engagement/customer discovery instrument (e.g. surveys and interview guides) development.
• Conduct stakeholder engagement/customer discovery
• Analyze customer insight and market and technology research to develop a product vision
• Work with product designers to design the product
• Work with a cross-functional team to create a realistic and value-driven product roadmap
• Designate roles to their team by thinking critically about the work dynamic, strengths and weaknesses of all their employees
• Staying on top of trends to determine market openings for new products
• Report the progress of a product to senior staff and/or upper-level management.
• Foster a positive team culture *Write selling points and design strategies to sell their product
• Work with a Product Strategist to ensure that the product vision and roadmap aligns with the larger product strategy.
• Work with a Senior Product Manager to ensure that the product roadmap aligns with a larger suite of product roadmaps.

Additional Responsibilities

• Collaborate directly with the sponsor and stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into actionable technical and business solutions.
• Analyze business processes and technical systems, proposing strategic improvements to enhance organizational performance and system functionality.
• Work closely with Senior Product Managers and technical teams to ensure that products align with product strategy and organizational goals.
• Document and communicate project goals, workflows, and strategies to ensure transparency and alignment across teams.
• Ensure all technical implementations comply with all State and Federal Medicaid, legal and regulatory requirements.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of Medicaid Information Management Systems