Healthcare Data Analyst - W2

Data Product Manager Location: Fully Remote (US-based) Employment Type: Contract (W2 only) Industry: Healthcare / Clinical Diagnostics Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced Data Product Manager to join a leading organization in the clinical diagnostics and healthcare space. This role focuses on defining and managing data products that support laboratory operations, patient data workflows, and enterprise analytics. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in data governance, data contracts, and cross-functional collaboration within a healthcare or life sciences environment. Key Responsibilities: Data Product Ownership

• Define, manage, and evolve data products aligned to business and clinical objectives
• Own and maintain a data product roadmap in partnership with stakeholders across technology, operations, and analytics
• Establish and track KPIs to measure data product adoption, quality, and impact

Data Contracts and Consumption

• Design and enforce data contracts to ensure reliable and consistent data exchange between producers and consumers
• Work closely with data engineering teams to implement schema validation, SLAs, and data delivery guarantees
• Partner with analytics and business intelligence teams to optimize data consumption patterns

Data Governance and Stewardship

• Champion data governance best practices, including metadata management, lineage tracking, and data classification
• Collaborate with compliance and security teams to ensure adherence to healthcare data regulations (e.g., HIPAA)
• Drive data quality initiatives across the enterprise data ecosystem

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as the bridge between business stakeholders, data engineering, analytics, and IT teams
• Translate business requirements into clear data product specifications
• Facilitate data literacy and adoption across the organization

Operational Excellence

• Implement and refine data product lifecycle management processes
• Monitor and report on data product performance and reliability
• Continuously improve data delivery mechanisms and self-service capabilities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data product management, data governance, or a related data management role
• Strong understanding of clinical laboratory data, healthcare data systems, or life sciences data environments
• Hands-on experience with data mesh, data fabric, or similar modern data architecture paradigms
• Familiarity with data cataloging tools, metadata management platforms, and data quality frameworks
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams
• Bachelor//'s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Healthcare Informatics, or a related field

Required Knowledge

• Clinical laboratory operations and data workflows
• Healthcare data standards and interoperability (HL7, FHIR)
• Data governance frameworks and regulatory compliance (HIPAA)
• Modern data platforms and cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Agile and product management methodologies

Skills

• Data product strategy and roadmap development
• Stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership
• Data contract design and enforcement
• Data quality assessment and improvement
• Technical communication and data storytelling

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