Ascendum Solutions
Cincinnati, Ohio
Job Description Job Summary Ascendum is seeking a senior, entrepreneurial Healthcare Practice Leader & Solution Architect to build and scale our healthcare consulting, technology implementation, managed services, and staffing practice. This executive-level role will have end-to-end responsibility for developing the healthcare business, identifying market opportunities, establishing senior client relationships, architecting solutions, developing commercial models, mobilizing delivery teams, oversee execution, and building profitable and scalable practice. The ideal candidate combines the executive presence and commercial capabilities of a healthcare client partner with the technical credibility of a solution architect and the firsthand mentality of an entrepreneur. This individual must be equally comfortable engaging with CIOs and other healthcare executives, shaping complex technology solutions, developing proposals and Statements of Work, assembling multidisciplinary teams, and remaining actively involved throughout delivery. The successful candidate will bring deep knowledge of the U.S. healthcare ecosystem, an established professional network, strong healthcare technology and solution architecture experience, and a demonstrated ability to convert client challenges into executable and commercially viable engagements. Key Responsibilities Healthcare Practice Leadership Own and scale Ascendum's healthcare services practice across consulting, technology implementations, project delivery, managed services, and staff augmentation. Develop and execute the healthcare practice strategy, including target markets, offerings, capabilities, partnerships, talent requirements, revenue goals, and investment priorities. Develop business with healthcare software companies, payers, pharmacies, healthcare data organizations, and other healthcare enterprises. Leverage existing healthcare relationships while developing new client relationships and external revenue opportunities. Establish repeatable processes for business development, solutioning, recruiting, pricing, delivery governance, and account expansion. Define, develop, and articulate Ascendum's healthcare capabilities, industry expertise, delivery models, and client value proposition. Develop differentiated healthcare solutions, accelerators, frameworks, and reusable service offerings. Partner directly with Ascendum's executive leadership, Sales, Recruiting, Engineering, and Delivery teams to mobilize resources and convert opportunities into successful engagements. Build the operating model, governance structure, partnerships, and talent ecosystem required to support sustainable practice growth. Represent Ascendum as a credible healthcare industry and technology leader in client meetings, industry forums, partner discussions, and executive presentations. Healthcare Industry Expertise Bring deep knowledge of the U.S. healthcare ecosystem, including: Health plans and commercial payersplans and commercial payers' plans and commercial payers, Medicare and Medicaid programs, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requirements, Healthcare technology and software companies, Healthcare data and analytics organizations, Pharmacy and pharmacy-benefit ecosystems, Provider and care-delivery organizations, Healthcare IT and professional services organizations Business Development and Account Growth Identify, qualify, shape, and pursue healthcare consulting, implementation, managed-services, and staffing opportunities. Develop trusted relationships with CIOs, CTOs, implementation executives, product leaders, delivery leaders, and business stakeholders. Serve as a senior client partner who can quickly understand business challenges and translate them into practical action plans and technology solutions. Lead healthcare discovery sessions, capability presentations, workshops, solution reviews, and executive discussions. Maintain active involvement with strategic accounts from initial opportunity identification through contracting, staffing, delivery, and account expansion. Develop account plans and identify opportunities to expand relationships through additional consulting, implementation, staffing, and managed-service capabilities. Collaborate with Sales and executive leadership to establish opportunity strategies, competitive positioning, and executive engagement plans. Build industry partnerships and referral Solution Architecture and Consulting Translate business and client requirements into practical solution approaches, implementation strategies, operating models, staffing plans, scope, deliverables, and success measures. Provide architectural leadership across: APIs and enterprise integration, ETL and data pipelines, Healthcare data platforms, Databases and data architecture, Cloud platforms and cloud-native solutions, Healthcare interoperability, Enterprise healthcare applications, Analytics and reporting, AI-enabled healthcare solutions Delivery Leadership and Governance Maintain executive oversight of strategic healthcare engagements from initiation through implementation and transition. Ensure that client commitments, scope, deliverables, quality standards, financial objectives, and delivery milestones are clearly defined and achieved. Establish governance models, delivery metrics, communication structures, and escalation processes for healthcare engagements. Partner with delivery leaders to manage project risks, dependencies, staffing challenges, client concerns, and critical escalations. Staffing and Resource Fulfillment Own the complete staffing solution for healthcare engagements rather than simply transferring requirements to Recruiting or Delivery. Define role requirements, team structures, competency needs, delivery locations, utilization assumptions, and staffing timelines. Rapidly mobilize qualified healthcare, technical, product, implementation, and delivery resources. Commercial and Financial Management Own the commercial structure and financial performance of healthcare opportunities and engagements. Develop proposals, Statements of Work, staffing agreements, project estimates, pricing models, and delivery plans. Structure and price: Time-and-materials engagements, Fixed-price projects, Managed services arrangements, Staff-augmentation engagements, Milestone- or outcome-based commercial models People and Practice Development Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing healthcare consulting, architecture, implementation, and delivery team. Establish clear roles, competencies, career paths, and performance expectations for members of the healthcare practice. Foster a culture of accountability, customer focus, collaboration, innovation, commercial discipline, and continuous learning Education and Experience Required Academic Qualifications Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, Healthcare Administration, Business, or a related discipline. Relevant combination of healthcare industry, technology, consulting, and leadership experience. Desirable Academic Qualifications Master's Degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline. Relevant healthcare, cloud, architecture, project management, Agile, security, data, or technology certifications. Required Experience Ideally 15+ years of progressive experience across healthcare technology, healthcare consulting, implementations, professional services, solution architecture, client delivery, and business development. Significant experience within a healthcare technology company, payer IT organization, healthcare enterprise, or established healthcare consulting and services organization. Prior leadership experience as a Healthcare Practice Director, Practice Leader, Client Partner, Healthcare Delivery Executive, Solution Executive, or in a comparable senior role. Deep understanding of the U.S. healthcare landscape and the ability to communicate credibly with senior healthcare executives. Demonstrated ability to originate, shape, sell, and deliver healthcare technology and services engagements. Strong knowledge of enterprise technology architecture, integration, APIs, healthcare data, interoperability, security, and cloud-based delivery environments. Demonstrated ability to convert complex healthcare business needs into practical technology solutions, implementation plans, staffing models, and commercial proposals. Experience owning revenue, pricing, margins, proposals, Statements of Work, staffing, delivery, and client satisfaction. Proven ability to build, mobilize, and lead multidisciplinary teams. Experience in managing both project-based services and staff-augmentation engagements. Strong executive communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship management skills. Entrepreneurial and hands-on approach, with the ability to operate effectively in a growth-oriented environment. Desirable Experience Established relationships with executives and decision makers across healthcare payers, healthcare software companies, pharmacies, healthcare data organizations, and other healthcare enterprises. . click apply for full job details
Job Description Job Summary Ascendum is seeking a senior, entrepreneurial Healthcare Practice Leader & Solution Architect to build and scale our healthcare consulting, technology implementation, managed services, and staffing practice. This executive-level role will have end-to-end responsibility for developing the healthcare business, identifying market opportunities, establishing senior client relationships, architecting solutions, developing commercial models, mobilizing delivery teams, oversee execution, and building profitable and scalable practice. The ideal candidate combines the executive presence and commercial capabilities of a healthcare client partner with the technical credibility of a solution architect and the firsthand mentality of an entrepreneur. This individual must be equally comfortable engaging with CIOs and other healthcare executives, shaping complex technology solutions, developing proposals and Statements of Work, assembling multidisciplinary teams, and remaining actively involved throughout delivery. The successful candidate will bring deep knowledge of the U.S. healthcare ecosystem, an established professional network, strong healthcare technology and solution architecture experience, and a demonstrated ability to convert client challenges into executable and commercially viable engagements. Key Responsibilities Healthcare Practice Leadership Own and scale Ascendum's healthcare services practice across consulting, technology implementations, project delivery, managed services, and staff augmentation. Develop and execute the healthcare practice strategy, including target markets, offerings, capabilities, partnerships, talent requirements, revenue goals, and investment priorities. Develop business with healthcare software companies, payers, pharmacies, healthcare data organizations, and other healthcare enterprises. Leverage existing healthcare relationships while developing new client relationships and external revenue opportunities. Establish repeatable processes for business development, solutioning, recruiting, pricing, delivery governance, and account expansion. Define, develop, and articulate Ascendum's healthcare capabilities, industry expertise, delivery models, and client value proposition. Develop differentiated healthcare solutions, accelerators, frameworks, and reusable service offerings. Partner directly with Ascendum's executive leadership, Sales, Recruiting, Engineering, and Delivery teams to mobilize resources and convert opportunities into successful engagements. Build the operating model, governance structure, partnerships, and talent ecosystem required to support sustainable practice growth. Represent Ascendum as a credible healthcare industry and technology leader in client meetings, industry forums, partner discussions, and executive presentations. Healthcare Industry Expertise Bring deep knowledge of the U.S. healthcare ecosystem, including: Health plans and commercial payersplans and commercial payers' plans and commercial payers, Medicare and Medicaid programs, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requirements, Healthcare technology and software companies, Healthcare data and analytics organizations, Pharmacy and pharmacy-benefit ecosystems, Provider and care-delivery organizations, Healthcare IT and professional services organizations Business Development and Account Growth Identify, qualify, shape, and pursue healthcare consulting, implementation, managed-services, and staffing opportunities. Develop trusted relationships with CIOs, CTOs, implementation executives, product leaders, delivery leaders, and business stakeholders. Serve as a senior client partner who can quickly understand business challenges and translate them into practical action plans and technology solutions. Lead healthcare discovery sessions, capability presentations, workshops, solution reviews, and executive discussions. Maintain active involvement with strategic accounts from initial opportunity identification through contracting, staffing, delivery, and account expansion. Develop account plans and identify opportunities to expand relationships through additional consulting, implementation, staffing, and managed-service capabilities. Collaborate with Sales and executive leadership to establish opportunity strategies, competitive positioning, and executive engagement plans. Build industry partnerships and referral Solution Architecture and Consulting Translate business and client requirements into practical solution approaches, implementation strategies, operating models, staffing plans, scope, deliverables, and success measures. Provide architectural leadership across: APIs and enterprise integration, ETL and data pipelines, Healthcare data platforms, Databases and data architecture, Cloud platforms and cloud-native solutions, Healthcare interoperability, Enterprise healthcare applications, Analytics and reporting, AI-enabled healthcare solutions Delivery Leadership and Governance Maintain executive oversight of strategic healthcare engagements from initiation through implementation and transition. Ensure that client commitments, scope, deliverables, quality standards, financial objectives, and delivery milestones are clearly defined and achieved. Establish governance models, delivery metrics, communication structures, and escalation processes for healthcare engagements. Partner with delivery leaders to manage project risks, dependencies, staffing challenges, client concerns, and critical escalations. Staffing and Resource Fulfillment Own the complete staffing solution for healthcare engagements rather than simply transferring requirements to Recruiting or Delivery. Define role requirements, team structures, competency needs, delivery locations, utilization assumptions, and staffing timelines. Rapidly mobilize qualified healthcare, technical, product, implementation, and delivery resources. Commercial and Financial Management Own the commercial structure and financial performance of healthcare opportunities and engagements. Develop proposals, Statements of Work, staffing agreements, project estimates, pricing models, and delivery plans. Structure and price: Time-and-materials engagements, Fixed-price projects, Managed services arrangements, Staff-augmentation engagements, Milestone- or outcome-based commercial models People and Practice Development Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing healthcare consulting, architecture, implementation, and delivery team. Establish clear roles, competencies, career paths, and performance expectations for members of the healthcare practice. Foster a culture of accountability, customer focus, collaboration, innovation, commercial discipline, and continuous learning Education and Experience Required Academic Qualifications Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, Healthcare Administration, Business, or a related discipline. Relevant combination of healthcare industry, technology, consulting, and leadership experience. Desirable Academic Qualifications Master's Degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline. Relevant healthcare, cloud, architecture, project management, Agile, security, data, or technology certifications. Required Experience Ideally 15+ years of progressive experience across healthcare technology, healthcare consulting, implementations, professional services, solution architecture, client delivery, and business development. Significant experience within a healthcare technology company, payer IT organization, healthcare enterprise, or established healthcare consulting and services organization. Prior leadership experience as a Healthcare Practice Director, Practice Leader, Client Partner, Healthcare Delivery Executive, Solution Executive, or in a comparable senior role. Deep understanding of the U.S. healthcare landscape and the ability to communicate credibly with senior healthcare executives. Demonstrated ability to originate, shape, sell, and deliver healthcare technology and services engagements. Strong knowledge of enterprise technology architecture, integration, APIs, healthcare data, interoperability, security, and cloud-based delivery environments. Demonstrated ability to convert complex healthcare business needs into practical technology solutions, implementation plans, staffing models, and commercial proposals. Experience owning revenue, pricing, margins, proposals, Statements of Work, staffing, delivery, and client satisfaction. Proven ability to build, mobilize, and lead multidisciplinary teams. Experience in managing both project-based services and staff-augmentation engagements. Strong executive communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship management skills. Entrepreneurial and hands-on approach, with the ability to operate effectively in a growth-oriented environment. Desirable Experience Established relationships with executives and decision makers across healthcare payers, healthcare software companies, pharmacies, healthcare data organizations, and other healthcare enterprises. . click apply for full job details
Ascendum Solutions
Cincinnati, Ohio
Job Description Candidates should be eligible to work for any employer in the United States without needing Visa sponsorship. Only considering W2 eligible candidates, C2C/1099 will not be considered. Position Overview We are seeking an experienced Technical Product Manager to lead the delivery, implementation, and ongoing operational success of a strategic healthcare solutions deployment for a large retail customer. This individual will serve as the primary execution authority and customer-facing delivery lead, owning the engagement from implementation planning through production launch, stabilization, and ongoing operations. The ideal candidate combines strong technical product knowledge with hands-on delivery leadership and exceptional customer-facing skills. This role will sit at the intersection of the customer, engineering, implementation, operations, product management, and account teams, ensuring that complex business and technical requirements translate into reliable, scalable solutions. Key Responsibilities Serve as the delivery and operations owner for a large, strategic retail implementation, with accountability for successful execution and ongoing operational performance. Act as the primary customer-facing delivery leader, establishing strong relationships with customer business, technical, and operational stakeholders. Own end-to-end implementation execution, including planning, requirements alignment, dependencies, delivery milestones, launch readiness, stabilization, and transition to ongoing operations. Translate customer business and operational needs into clear technical and product requirements for engineering, architecture, product, and implementation teams. Manage complex dependencies, risks, issues, and competing priorities, driving them to resolution while maintaining clear accountability across teams. Establish appropriate delivery governance, including status reporting, risk and issue management, decision tracking, escalation management, and executive communication. Provide clear visibility into implementation health, upcoming milestones, dependencies, customer concerns, and areas requiring leadership intervention. Lead customer discussions involving solution capabilities, implementation decisions, technical tradeoffs, operational readiness, and future-state opportunities. Partner with technical teams to ensure solutions meet requirements for scalability, reliability, integration, supportability, security, and operational readiness. Coordinate production releases, customer readiness, acceptance activities, go-live planning, incident response, and post-launch stabilization. Serve as an escalation point for significant delivery or operational issues, bringing the appropriate teams together to determine root cause, establish ownership, and drive resolution. Required Qualifications Minimum 8-10 years of experience in technical product management, implementation leadership, solutions delivery, or a comparable customer-facing technology role. Demonstrated experience leading complex, enterprise-scale technology implementations involving multiple business and technical workstreams. Strong experience working directly with enterprise customers and serving as a primary point of accountability for delivery. Experience working with SaaS platforms, enterprise software, digital products, APIs, system integrations, data platforms, or distributed technology environments. Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and experience partnering closely with engineering, architecture, QA, DevOps, and product teams. Ability to translate technical concepts into clear business language while also converting customer and business requirements into actionable technical deliverables. Proven ability to manage delivery risks, dependencies, competing priorities, escalations, and executive-level communications. Ability to operate successfully in environments where requirements evolve and execution requires coordination across multiple teams. Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills. Preferred Qualifications Experience delivering technology solutions within healthcare, healthcare services, pharmacy, health technology, or other regulated environments. Familiarity with healthcare data and interoperability concepts such as APIs, HL7/FHIR, healthcare integrations, eligibility, claims, clinical workflows, or related healthcare technology ecosystems. Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, ServiceNow, or comparable product and delivery-management platforms. Experience supporting products through implementation, production launch, stabilization, and ongoing operational ownership. Agile/Scrum, SAFe, Product Owner/Product Manager, PMP, or comparable certifications are beneficial but not required.
Job Description Candidates should be eligible to work for any employer in the United States without needing Visa sponsorship. Only considering W2 eligible candidates, C2C/1099 will not be considered. Position Overview We are seeking an experienced Technical Product Manager to lead the delivery, implementation, and ongoing operational success of a strategic healthcare solutions deployment for a large retail customer. This individual will serve as the primary execution authority and customer-facing delivery lead, owning the engagement from implementation planning through production launch, stabilization, and ongoing operations. The ideal candidate combines strong technical product knowledge with hands-on delivery leadership and exceptional customer-facing skills. This role will sit at the intersection of the customer, engineering, implementation, operations, product management, and account teams, ensuring that complex business and technical requirements translate into reliable, scalable solutions. Key Responsibilities Serve as the delivery and operations owner for a large, strategic retail implementation, with accountability for successful execution and ongoing operational performance. Act as the primary customer-facing delivery leader, establishing strong relationships with customer business, technical, and operational stakeholders. Own end-to-end implementation execution, including planning, requirements alignment, dependencies, delivery milestones, launch readiness, stabilization, and transition to ongoing operations. Translate customer business and operational needs into clear technical and product requirements for engineering, architecture, product, and implementation teams. Manage complex dependencies, risks, issues, and competing priorities, driving them to resolution while maintaining clear accountability across teams. Establish appropriate delivery governance, including status reporting, risk and issue management, decision tracking, escalation management, and executive communication. Provide clear visibility into implementation health, upcoming milestones, dependencies, customer concerns, and areas requiring leadership intervention. Lead customer discussions involving solution capabilities, implementation decisions, technical tradeoffs, operational readiness, and future-state opportunities. Partner with technical teams to ensure solutions meet requirements for scalability, reliability, integration, supportability, security, and operational readiness. Coordinate production releases, customer readiness, acceptance activities, go-live planning, incident response, and post-launch stabilization. Serve as an escalation point for significant delivery or operational issues, bringing the appropriate teams together to determine root cause, establish ownership, and drive resolution. Required Qualifications Minimum 8-10 years of experience in technical product management, implementation leadership, solutions delivery, or a comparable customer-facing technology role. Demonstrated experience leading complex, enterprise-scale technology implementations involving multiple business and technical workstreams. Strong experience working directly with enterprise customers and serving as a primary point of accountability for delivery. Experience working with SaaS platforms, enterprise software, digital products, APIs, system integrations, data platforms, or distributed technology environments. Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and experience partnering closely with engineering, architecture, QA, DevOps, and product teams. Ability to translate technical concepts into clear business language while also converting customer and business requirements into actionable technical deliverables. Proven ability to manage delivery risks, dependencies, competing priorities, escalations, and executive-level communications. Ability to operate successfully in environments where requirements evolve and execution requires coordination across multiple teams. Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills. Preferred Qualifications Experience delivering technology solutions within healthcare, healthcare services, pharmacy, health technology, or other regulated environments. Familiarity with healthcare data and interoperability concepts such as APIs, HL7/FHIR, healthcare integrations, eligibility, claims, clinical workflows, or related healthcare technology ecosystems. Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, ServiceNow, or comparable product and delivery-management platforms. Experience supporting products through implementation, production launch, stabilization, and ongoing operational ownership. Agile/Scrum, SAFe, Product Owner/Product Manager, PMP, or comparable certifications are beneficial but not required.