Director of Product, Data Science

R1 is the leading provider of technology-driven solutions that transform the patient experience and financial performance of hospitals, health systems and medical groups. We are the one company that combines the deep expertise of a global workforce of revenue cycle professionals with the industry’s most advanced technology platform, encompassing sophisticated analytics, AI, intelligent automation, and workflow orchestration. 

We are seeking a visionary Data Science Director of Product to lead our data science initiatives and drive the development of cutting-edge products in the healthcare industry. 

This role demands a unique blend of leadership in product strategy, an understanding of the healthcare revenue cycle, deep experience leading teams, and a grounding in data science principles and analytics. 

Responsibilities: 

• Strategic Leadership in AI-focused Product Development: Lead the strategic vision for embedding innovative data science solutions within our product offerings in healthcare revenue cycle, reporting into R1’s VP of Data Science. Balance technical expertise with a keen eye for improving the business, finding product opportunities, market trends, and prioritizing the highest impact projects. 

• Team and Project Management: Oversee a team of data science product managers, nurturing a high-performance culture of teamwork, collaboration, and innovation. Prioritize and manage multiple projects to efficiently allocate resources and ensure alignment with R1’s business strategy and data science team’s goals. 

• Stakeholder Engagement and Influence: Act as a bridge between data science and Senior leadership across the business. Use exceptional communication skills to translate complex data concepts into actionable business strategies, influence decision-making, and promote product adoption across the organization. 

• Innovative Analytics and Product Insights: Leverage data to make informed decisions about solution feasibility, model improvements, product innovation and efficiency. Use data to tell compelling data science product stories.  

• Cross-functional Problem-Solving: Identify pain points and obstacles in current product offerings, then synthesize into innovative solutions to complex challenges. Recognize opportunities to scale data science solutions and products across the business. 

• Healthcare Industry Expertise: Deeply understand healthcare revenue cycle processes and regulations. Use this knowledge to guide product development, translate business challenges for our data scientists, and ensure compliance and relevance in our solutions. 

Required Qualifications: 

• Experience: 10+ years total business experience including working in product or leading innovative teams.  

• Healthcare Experience: 3+ years of experience working in healthcare revenue cycle. 

• Technical Experience: 3+ years working in data science or analytics, with at minimum an understanding of core data science principles.  Ability to visualize data and model results utilizing a modern BI tool (Power BI, Spotfire, Tableau, etc.). 

• Leadership: Strong leadership, presentation, and reporting skills coupled with a track record of managing high-performing teams and complex projects. Excellent mentoring capabilities.  

• Communication: Excellent communication and presentation skills, with a keen eye for details. Capable of engaging and influencing various stakeholders. 

• Business Acumen: Robust understanding of business financials (e.g., P&L budgets) and metrics (e.g., OKRS) with the ability to align data science initiatives with business objectives.
   

The healthcare system is always evolving — and it’s up to us to use our shared expertise to find new solutions that can keep up. On our growing team you’ll find the opportunity to constantly learn, collaborate across groups and explore new paths for your career.

Our associates are given the chance to contribute, think boldly and create meaningful work that makes a difference in the communities we serve around the world. We go beyond expectations in everything we do. Not only does that drive customer success and improve patient care, but that same enthusiasm is applied to giving back to the community and taking care of our team — including offering a competitive benefits package.

R1 RCM Inc. (“the Company”) is dedicated to the fundamentals of equal employment opportunity. The Company’s employment practices , including those regarding recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline, and termination shall not be based on any person’s age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Furthermore, the Company is dedicated to providing a workplace free from harassment based on any of the foregoing protected categories.

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